SEAT Exeo 2012: MOT failure rate for its age

27.7% of 6,495 MOT tests of the SEAT Exeo first registered in 2012 failed at the first attempt (2019–2024; retests excluded). Against this model's own normal rate at the same ages the index is 95.2 (95% CI 90.8–99.6; 100 = normal for this model at that age): close to other build years of the same model at the same age (within 5 points of normal).

SEAT Exeo built in 2012 at a glance
Measure	Value	Unit	Compared with	Years	Tests
Failed first time	27.7	%	all ages tested	2019–2024	6495
Index against this model at the same age (95% CI 90.8–99.6)	95.2	index	100 = normal for this model at that age	2019–2024	6495
Rank among this model's 5 build years	1	of 5	1 = fails least for its age	2019–2024	6495
Tested in 2024	936	tests	median 122,298 miles	2024	936

Built 2012 against SEAT Exeo normal for the age: first-time MOT failure share at each age, age 7: 24.6% vs 25%; age 8: 26% vs 27.9%; age 9: 26.5% vs 29.4%; age 10: 27.7% vs 29.4%; age 11: 30.9% vs 31.6%; age 12: 31.6% vs 32.3%. Axis from 0% to 40%. DVSA MOT bulk data, 2019–2024.

Check a 2012 SEAT Exeo by registration · All SEAT Exeo MOT statistics · Download the build-year table (CSV)

Data release dvsa-2024-v2 (24 Sep 2026) · page updated 30 Sep 2026 · full dataset (v5).

How does the 2012 SEAT Exeo fail at each age?

Cars built in 2012 were tested at ages 7 to 12 between 2019 and 2024. Each row compares their first-time failure share with what this model normally shows at that age, after allowing for the overall failure level of each test year.

SEAT Exeo built 2012: first-time MOT failure by age, against the model's normal rate at that age (2019–2024)
Age	Tests	Failed, %	95% interval	Normal for this model at that age, %	Index (100 = normal)
7	1,221	24.6	22.2–27.1	25	98.5
8	1,132	26	23.5–28.6	27.9	93.2
9	1,115	26.5	24–29.2	29.4	90.3
10	1,072	27.7	25.1–30.5	29.4	94.1
11	1,019	30.9	28.2–33.8	31.6	97.8
12	936	31.6	28.7–34.7	32.3	97.8

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 6,495 (initial tests) · Method: normal rate = this model's first-time failure share at that age across its build years (cells of 400+ tests), adjusted for each test year's overall level; cells of 30+ tests, under 500 marked rough · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV

What fails most on the 2012 SEAT Exeo?

The most common failure group on cars built in 2012 is lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment: 13.6 items per 100 first tests, against 16.3 across all build years of the SEAT Exeo. These counts are not age-adjusted: cars built in 2012 were tested at ages 7 to 12.

Failure items per 100 first tests, SEAT Exeo built 2012 against the SEAT Exeo in all build years (2019–2024, not age-adjusted)
Failure group	Built 2012, per 100	All build years, per 100	Items
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment	13.6	16.3	884
Tyres	11.7	11.7	757
Suspension	10.2	13	662
Brakes	9.7	11.8	630
Steering	6.1	6	393

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 6,495 (initial tests of this build year) · Method: failure items grouped by DVSA's top-level defect groups, per 100 initial tests; groups with 30+ items · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV

How does 2012 compare with the years around it?

Among the 5 published build years of the SEAT Exeo, 2012 ranks 1 (1 = fails least for its age). 2011: index 103.2. 2013: index 96.3.

SEAT Exeo build years: index against the model at the same age (2019–2024)
Build year	Index (100 = normal)	95% interval	Verdict	Tests
2009	95.9	91.2–100.5	no different	4,935
2010	102.9	99.3–106.5	no different	9,291
2011	103.2	99.7–106.6	no different	10,421
2012	95.2	90.8–99.6	better	6,495
2013	96.3	89.8–102.9	no different (rough estimate)	3,210

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 34,352 (initial tests) · Method: observed failures against those expected for the same model at the same ages, test-year level adjusted; verdict follows the printed one-decimal bound · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV

How to cite this page

MOT Risk Index (2026). SEAT Exeo 2012 MOT statistics (data release dvsa-2024-v2; full dataset motriskindex-families-2024-v5, DOI 10.5281/zenodo.22975051), updated 30 September 2026. motriskindex.co.uk/cars/seat-exeo/2012/

How every figure is calculated: methodology. Age, test year and build year are tied together (age = test year − build year), so the test-year level is taken as observed, not estimated.

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