SEAT Tarraco 2019: MOT failure rate for its age

15.2% of 12,746 MOT tests of the SEAT Tarraco first registered in 2019 failed at the first attempt (2019–2024; retests excluded). Against this model's own normal rate at the same ages the index is 105.6 (95% CI 100.9–110.3; 100 = normal for this model at that age): the 2019 SEAT Tarraco fails more often than other build years of the same model at the same age.

SEAT Tarraco built in 2019 at a glance
Measure	Value	Unit	Compared with	Years	Tests
Failed first time	15.2	%	all ages tested	2019–2024	12746
Index against this model at the same age (95% CI 100.9–110.3)	105.6	index	100 = normal for this model at that age	2019–2024	12746
Rank among this model's 2 build years	2	of 2	1 = fails least for its age	2019–2024	12746
Tested in 2024	4227	tests	median 42,692 miles	2024	4227

Built 2019 against SEAT Tarraco normal for the age: first-time MOT failure share at each age, age 3: 14.6% vs 13.5%; age 4: 14.5% vs 13.8%; age 5: 16.5% vs 16%. Axis from 0% to 20%. DVSA MOT bulk data, 2019–2024.

Check a 2019 SEAT Tarraco by registration · All SEAT Tarraco 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 2019 SEAT Tarraco fail at each age?

Cars built in 2019 were tested at ages 3 to 5 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 Tarraco built 2019: 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)
3	4,250	14.6	13.5–15.7	13.5	107.8
4	4,269	14.5	13.5–15.6	13.8	105.8
5	4,227	16.5	15.4–17.7	16	103.5

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 12,746 (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 2019 SEAT Tarraco?

The most common failure group on cars built in 2019 is tyres: 8 items per 100 first tests, against 7.7 across all build years of the SEAT Tarraco. These counts are not age-adjusted: cars built in 2019 were tested at ages 3 to 5.

Failure items per 100 first tests, SEAT Tarraco built 2019 against the SEAT Tarraco in all build years (2019–2024, not age-adjusted)
Failure group	Built 2019, per 100	All build years, per 100	Items
Tyres	8	7.7	1,025
Brakes	4.5	4.4	571
Visibility	4.3	4.2	555
Seat belts and supplementary restraint systems	2.6	2.6	335
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment	2.4	2.2	309

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 12,799 (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 2019 compare with the years around it?

Among the 2 published build years of the SEAT Tarraco, 2019 ranks 2 (1 = fails least for its age). 2020: index 101.4.

SEAT Tarraco build years: index against the model at the same age (2019–2024)
Build year	Index (100 = normal)	95% interval	Verdict	Tests
2019	105.6	100.9–110.3	worse	12,746
2020	101.4	93.2–109.5	no different	4,265

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 17,011 (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 Tarraco 2019 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-tarraco/2019/

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.

Other pages for this model

SEAT Tarraco 2020 · SEAT Tarraco in the Netherlands · SEAT Tarraco by postcode area · SEAT Tarraco body, chassis and structure failures · SEAT Tarraco brakes failures · SEAT Tarraco vehicle identification failures · SEAT Tarraco lamps, reflectors and electrics failures · SEAT Tarraco noise, emissions and leaks failures · SEAT Tarraco seat belts and airbags failures · SEAT Tarraco suspension failures · SEAT Tarraco tyres failures · SEAT Tarraco visibility failures