Does the SEAT Exeo fail the MOT on vehicle identification more than it should?
The SEAT Exeo records 0.40 vehicle identification failure items per 100 initial MOT tests (2019–2024), against 0.40 expected for a car of the same age mix: about as expected for its class and age (the difference is within its interval or under 0.5 items per 100 tests) (−0.00, 95% interval −0.07 to +0.07). It ranks 330 of 636 models on vehicle identification (1 = most failures above expected).
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What exactly fails on vehicle identification?
The most frequent DVSA defect wording in this group on the SEAT Exeo is “Number plate does not conform to the specified requirements”, recorded 81 times in 2019–2024.
| DVSA defect wording | Items | Per 100 tests |
|---|---|---|
| Number plate does not conform to the specified requirements | 81 | 0.24 |
| Number plate inscription missing or illegible | 45 | 0.13 |
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 34,374 (initial tests) · Method: failure items (major and minor) grouped by DVSA's defect tree; wordings with 30+ items · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV
If a SEAT Exeo gets a vehicle identification advisory, how often does it fail next time?
2.9% of SEAT Exeo MOTs with a vehicle identification advisory were followed by a fail in the same group at the next MOT, typically 12 months and 7,843 miles later (558 advisories followed).
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 558 (advisories followed) · Method: the same vehicles followed to their next ordinary MOT · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV
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