Does the SEAT Tarraco fail the MOT on lamps, reflectors and electrics more than it should?
The SEAT Tarraco records 2.24 lamps, reflectors and electrics failure items per 100 initial MOT tests (2019–2024), against 2.50 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) (−0.26, 95% interval −0.49 to −0.04). It ranks 299 of 729 models on lamps, reflectors and electrics (1 = most failures above expected).
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What exactly fails on lamps, reflectors and electrics?
The most frequent DVSA defect wording in this group on the SEAT Tarraco is “A lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning”, recorded 100 times in 2019–2024.
| DVSA defect wording | Items | Per 100 tests |
|---|---|---|
| A lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning | 100 | 0.54 |
| The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements | 48 | 0.26 |
| Lamp emitted colour, position or intensity not in accordance with the requirements | 47 | 0.25 |
| Lamp showing red light to the front, white light to the rear or has heavily reduced light intensity | 41 | 0.22 |
| A direction indicator lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning | 30 | 0.16 |
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
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