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SEAT Toledo 2016: MOT failure rate for its age

22.4% of 4,025 MOT tests of the SEAT Toledo first registered in 2016 failed at the first attempt (2019–2024; retests excluded). Against this model's own normal rate at the same ages the index is 99.8 (95% CI 93.3–106.3; 100 = normal for this model at that age): the 2016 build year is no different from other years of the same model at the same age.

SEAT Toledo built in 2016 at a glance
MeasureValueUnitCompared withYearsTests
Failed first time22.4%all ages tested2019–20244025
Index against this model at the same age (95% CI 93.3–106.3)99.8index100 = normal for this model at that age2019–20244025
Rank among this model's 12 build years8of 121 = fails least for its age2019–20244025
Tested in 2024563testsmedian 99,400 miles2024563
line · SEAT Toledo built 2016 · first-time MOT failure share by age · built 2016 19.3% vs model normal 15.4% at age 3 · 2019–2024
Built 2016 against SEAT Toledo normal for the age: first-time MOT failure share at each age, age 3: 19.3% vs 15.4%; age 4: 16.9% vs 17.6%; age 5: 22.7% vs 23.1%; age 6: 22.1% vs 24.9%; age 7: 25.5% vs 27.1%; age 8: 30% vs 29.1%. Axis from 0% to 30%. DVSA MOT bulk data, 2019–2024.
Check a 2016 SEAT Toledo by registration · All SEAT Toledo 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 2016 SEAT Toledo fail at each age?

Cars built in 2016 were tested at ages 3 to 8 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 Toledo built 2016: first-time MOT failure by age, against the model's normal rate at that age (2019–2024)
AgeTestsFailed, %95% intervalNormal for this model at that age, %Index (100 = normal)
375319.316.6–22.215.4125
470316.914.3–19.917.696.3
570422.719.8–2623.198.6
667922.119.1–25.424.988.6
762325.522.3–29.127.194
85633026.4–33.929.1103.2

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 4,025 (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 2016 SEAT Toledo?

The most common failure group on cars built in 2016 is lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment: 10.1 items per 100 first tests, against 16.7 across all build years of the SEAT Toledo. These counts are not age-adjusted: cars built in 2016 were tested at ages 3 to 8.

Failure items per 100 first tests, SEAT Toledo built 2016 against the SEAT Toledo in all build years (2019–2024, not age-adjusted)
Failure groupBuilt 2016, per 100All build years, per 100Items
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment10.116.7406
Suspension9.616.9387
Tyres8.810.6355
Brakes5.612.8227
Visibility5.37.2215

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 4,025 (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 2016 compare with the years around it?

Among the 12 published build years of the SEAT Toledo, 2016 ranks 8 (1 = fails least for its age). 2015: index 107.3. 2017: index 93.4.

SEAT Toledo build years: index against the model at the same age (2019–2024)
Build yearIndex (100 = normal)95% intervalVerdictTests
200493.082.4–103.7no different (rough estimate)625
200596.290.0–102.3no different (rough estimate)1,873
2006101.294.2–108.2no different (rough estimate)1,577
2007100.589.5–111.5no different (rough estimate)652
201292.979.4–106.4no different (rough estimate)615
2013107.5103.2–111.8worse7,363
201498.694.1–103.1no different6,627
2015107.3101.9–112.8worse5,481
201699.893.3–106.3no different4,025
201793.486.9–100.0no different4,058
201884.878.8–90.9better4,634
201970.046.1–93.9better (rough estimate)267

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 37,797 (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 Toledo 2016 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-toledo/2016/

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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