How many SEAT Exeos are still on the road in Great Britain, how many are declared off the road, how new registrations have changed and which fuels they use. Built from DVLA licensing records and 4,292 DVSA MOT tests.
Licensed in Great Britain3,731−12.6% on a year earlier
Declared SORN538Off the road, not taxed
MOT first-time pass rate, 202562.0%Cars of the same ages 62.6%
Rank by number licensedNo. 468of 1,159 models we cover
Peak year20137,752 licensed
Average annual mileage7,846miles a year
How many SEAT Exeos are left in Great Britain?
There were 3,731 SEAT Exeos licensed in Great Britain at the end of March 2026, and a further 538 declared off the road (SORN).
That is 51.9% fewer than the peak of 7,752 in 2013.
SEAT Exeos licensed in Great Britain
Numbers peaked in 2013 and have fallen every year since, as older cars are scrapped faster than new ones are registered.
In 2025, 62.0% of SEAT Exeo MOT tests were passed first time,
against 72.8% for all cars.
Cars of the same ages as the SEAT Exeos tested pass 62.6% of the time, so the SEAT Exeo does about as well as average for its age. In 2024 its pass rate was 64.1%.
MOT first-time pass rate by age: SEAT Exeo vs all cars
Comparing like with like: each bar pair covers cars of the same age, so an older average age does not count against a model.
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50%
100%
11–14 years
15–19 years
SEAT Exeo
All cars
MOT first-time pass rate by vehicle age, SEAT Exeo compared with all cars
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment is the most common reason a SEAT Exeo fails its MOT,
appearing on 37.4% of failed tests. A failed test can have defects in
more than one category, so shares add up to more than 100%.
10.9% of SEAT Exeo tests found at least one dangerous defect, against 7.3% for all cars.
Most common MOT failure categories
Share of failed SEAT Exeo MOT tests with at least one defect in each category
The single most common reason a SEAT Exeo failed its MOT in 2025 was
“Coil spring: fractured or broken”, on 17.4% of 1,631 failed tests.
68.6% of tests ended with at least one advisory, a problem to watch that did not fail the test; the most common was “Tread depth: worn close to legal limit or worn on edge”.
The same fault on any wheel or side counts once.
Most common reasons for failure
Share of failed tests with each defect. A test can fail for more than one.
Most common specific MOT defects on failed SEAT Exeo tests, 2025
Defect
Share of failed tests
Coil spring: fractured or broken Suspension
17.4%
Malfunction indicator lamp: inoperative or indicates a malfunction Noise, emissions and leaks
14.0%
Position lamp: not working Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment
12.1%
Track rod end: ball joint dust cover excessively damaged or deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt Steering
4 years of the SEAT Exeo, by year of first registration, have their own page with MOT results, common faults, mileage and how many are left. Against all cars of the same age, the 2010 cars did best at their 2025 MOT (62.3% passed first time) and the 2011 cars worst (60.2%).
Registered: cars on the DVLA record at the end of the year they were first registered (these counts start in 2014, so older years show a dash). Left:
licensed or declared SORN at the end of 2025.
Both cover the United Kingdom. Pass rate: first-time passes at normal MOT tests in Great
Britain in 2025; all cars: every car first registered the same year.
SEAT Exeo annual mileage
The average SEAT Exeo covers 7,846 miles a year,
worked out from odometer readings at consecutive MOT tests.
Average annual mileage by age
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4k
6k
8k
7,871
11–14 years
7,807
15–19 years
Average annual mileage of a SEAT Exeo by vehicle age
Registrations of SEAT Exeos for the first time in Great Britain peaked at 2,700 in 2011. In 2025, 0 were registered. With almost none registered new, the number on the road is likely to keep falling.
Registered for the first time, by year
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SEAT Exeos registered for the first time in Great Britain, by year
SEAT Exeos licensed in the UK by fuel type, share of each year’s total
Year
Diesel
Petrol
2014
98.6%
1.4%
2015
98.5%
1.5%
2016
98.5%
1.5%
2017
98.5%
1.5%
2018
98.4%
1.6%
2019
98.4%
1.6%
2020
98.4%
1.6%
2021
98.4%
1.6%
2022
98.4%
1.6%
2023
98.4%
1.6%
2024
98.5%
1.5%
2025
98.5%
1.5%
Source:DfT / DVLAEnd of 2014 to end of 2025Updated
United Kingdom figures from DfT table VEH0220 (licensed cars at the end of each year, SORN
excluded), so they differ slightly from the Great Britain counts elsewhere on this page.
How we use engine sizes.
SEAT Exeo fuel economy and CO2
The Vehicle Certification Agency’s new car data lists the SEAT Exeo from 2009 to 2015. On the NEDC test (listings 2009 to 2015), official combined fuel economy for its petrol and diesel versions ranges from 35.8 to 58.9 mpg, with CO2 of 129 to 184 g/km.
Official NEDC figures by engine and fuel, listed 2009 to 2015
Official NEDC figures by engine and fuel, listed 2009 to 2015
Official figures from laboratory type-approval tests. VCA says they may not be achieved in
real-world driving, and should not be used to rank cars with similar figures.
Engine sizes are rounded to the nearest 0.1 litre. A version is one line in
VCA’s data (description, gearbox, engine and fuel), counted once however many years it was
listed.
Matched from VCA’s model names “Exeo ST”, “Exeo”. How we use VCA’s figures.
SEAT Exeo safety recalls
DVSA lists 3 safety recalls for the SEAT Exeo since 1992, the first in 2024. The most recent was launched on 27 August 2025.
Passenger airbag replacement
Launched 27 August 2025DVSA recall R/2025/391Manufacturer ref. 69Z8
Defect
In some SEAT EXEO (3R) vehicles within the specified range of VINs with a front passenger airbag by Takata a deterioration of the propellant could occur due to high air humidity and temperature changes. As a result in the event of an accident and the activation of the front passenger airbag fragments of the generator housing could become detached and injure the passengers.
A recall applies to cars built on particular dates or with particular VINs, not to every SEAT Exeo. The details come from manufacturers through DVSA, which says they may be delayed or
incomplete. To check a specific car, use GOV.UK’s vehicle recall check or ask the manufacturer or a
dealer. How we match recalls to models.
Figures cover Great Britain (England, Scotland and Wales). Northern Ireland is not included.
Licensed counts are vehicles with a current tax or exemption at the end of each year (or the latest quarter). SORN counts are shown separately.
First registrations count vehicles registered in Great Britain for the first time, including used imports.
Models are grouped by DVLA’s generic model name, so every generation and trim counts together.
MOT figures cover normal tests of cars aged three and over in 2025; retests are excluded. Age is rounded to the nearest year.
DVSA records the model name typed in at the test. We match those names to DVLA’s generic models, so a handful of tests may be counted under a close relative.
