Does the SEAT Tarraco fail the MOT on brakes more than it should?
The SEAT Tarraco records 4.35 brakes failure items per 100 initial MOT tests (2019–2024), against 2.89 expected for a car of the same age mix: more than expected for its class and age (+1.46, 95% interval +1.16 to +1.76). It ranks 248 of 712 models on brakes (1 = most failures above expected).
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What exactly fails on brakes?
The most frequent DVSA defect wording in this group on the SEAT Tarraco is “a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm”, recorded 399 times in 2019–2024.
| DVSA defect wording | Items | Per 100 tests |
|---|---|---|
| a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm | 399 | 2.15 |
| Brake lining or pad worn down to wear indicator | 167 | 0.90 |
| Brake disc or drum significantly and obviously worn | 80 | 0.43 |
| Excessive fluctuation in brake effort through each wheel revolution. | 58 | 0.31 |
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 18,558 (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 Tarraco gets a brakes advisory, how often does it fail next time?
4.9% of SEAT Tarraco MOTs with a brakes advisory were followed by a fail in the same group at the next MOT, typically 12 months and 9,046 miles later (1,953 advisories followed).
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 1,953 (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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