How many SEAT Tarracos 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 8,216 DVSA MOT tests.
Licensed in Great Britain12,206−1.0% on a year earlier
Declared SORN30Off the road, not taxed
MOT first-time pass rate, 202584.3%Cars of the same ages 85.6%
Rank by number licensedNo. 315of 1,159 models we cover
Peak year202412,359 licensed
Average annual mileage9,712miles a year
How many SEAT Tarracos are left in Great Britain?
There were 12,206 SEAT Tarracos licensed in Great Britain at the end of March 2026, and a further 30 declared off the road (SORN).
That is 1.2% fewer than the peak of 12,359 in 2024.
SEAT Tarracos licensed in Great Britain
Numbers peaked in 2024 and have fallen every year since, as older cars are scrapped faster than new ones are registered.
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SEAT Tarracos licensed in Great Britain at the end of each year
In 2025, 84.3% of SEAT Tarraco MOT tests were passed first time,
against 72.8% for all cars.
Cars of the same ages as the SEAT Tarracos tested pass 85.6% of the time, so the SEAT Tarraco does worse than average for its age, by 1.3 points. In 2024 its pass rate was 85.2%.
MOT first-time pass rate by age: SEAT Tarraco 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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MOT first-time pass rate by vehicle age, SEAT Tarraco compared with all cars
Tyres is the most common reason a SEAT Tarraco fails its MOT,
appearing on 38.2% of failed tests. A failed test can have defects in
more than one category, so shares add up to more than 100%.
6.4% of SEAT Tarraco tests found at least one dangerous defect, against 7.3% for all cars.
Most common MOT failure categories
Share of failed SEAT Tarraco MOT tests with at least one defect in each category
Most common SEAT Tarraco MOT defects and advisories
The single most common reason a SEAT Tarraco failed its MOT in 2025 was
“Tyres: tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm”, on 17.2% of 1,291 failed tests.
46.2% 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 Tarraco tests, 2025
Defect
Share of failed tests
Tyres: tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm Tyres
17.2%
Brake pads: less than 1.5 mm thick Brakes
13.4%
SRS malfunction indicator lamp: warning lamp indicates a fault Seat belts and supplementary restraint systems
13.2%
Tyres: cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords Tyres
12.0%
Malfunction indicator lamp: inoperative or indicates a malfunction Noise, emissions and leaks
7.0%
Suspension arms: pin or bush excessively worn Suspension
6.8%
Wipers: does not clear the windscreen effectively Visibility
5.5%
Tyres: ply or cords exposed Tyres
5.4%
Brake pads: worn down to wear indicator Brakes
4.4%
Headlamp aim: too high Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment
4 years of the SEAT Tarraco, 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 2019 cars did best at their 2025 MOT (83.3% passed first time) and the 2022 cars worst (86.5%).
Registered: cars on the DVLA record at the end of the year they were first registered. 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 Tarraco annual mileage
The average SEAT Tarraco covers 9,712 miles a year,
worked out from odometer readings at consecutive MOT tests.
Average annual mileage by age
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9,696
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Average annual mileage of a SEAT Tarraco by vehicle age
Registrations of SEAT Tarracos for the first time in Great Britain peaked at 4,290 in 2019. In 2025, 21 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 Tarracos registered for the first time in Great Britain, by year
Of the 13,109 SEAT Tarracos licensed in the UK at the end of 2025, 53.0% have an engine of 1,401cc to 1,500cc, and 47.0% have an engine of 1,901cc to 2,000cc. The share with an engine of 1,901cc to 2,000cc has fallen from 64.2% in 2019 to 47.0%. Petrols made up 44.6% of those licensed in 2019 and 58.6% in 2025.
Engine sizes, end of 2025
DVLA records engine size in 100cc bands.
SEAT Tarracos licensed in the UK at the end of 2025, by engine size
Engine size
Share of those licensed
1,401cc to 1,500cc 6,949 licensed
53.0%
1,901cc to 2,000cc 6,160 licensed
47.0%
Source:DfT / DVLAEnd of 2014 to end of 2025Updated
Engine size and fuel together, end of 2025
Engine size and fuel together, end of 2025
Engine size
Fuel
Licensed
Share
1,401–1,500cc
Petrol
6,949
53.0%
1,901–2,000cc
Diesel
5,422
41.4%
1,901–2,000cc
Petrol
738
5.6%
Engine sizes, 2019 to 2025
Share of those licensed at the end of each year, for the most common sizes.
SEAT Tarracos licensed in the UK by fuel type, share of each year’s total
Year
Petrol
Diesel
2014
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2015
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2017
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2018
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2019
44.6%
55.4%
2020
51.7%
48.3%
2021
57.8%
42.2%
2022
59.2%
40.8%
2023
59.5%
40.5%
2024
58.4%
41.6%
2025
58.6%
41.4%
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 Tarraco fuel economy and CO2
The Vehicle Certification Agency’s new car data lists the SEAT Tarraco from 2019 to 2024. On the WLTP test (listings 2019 to 2024), official combined fuel economy for its petrol and diesel versions ranges from 30.7 to 52.3 mpg, with CO2 of 142 to 209 g/km.
Official WLTP figures by engine and fuel, listed 2019 to 2024
Official WLTP figures by engine and fuel, listed 2019 to 2024
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 name “Tarraco”. How we use VCA’s figures.
SEAT Tarraco safety recalls
DVSA lists 7 safety recalls for the SEAT Tarraco since 1992, the first in 2019. The most recent was launched on 7 March 2024.
Replacement of curtain airbag
Launched 7 March 2024DVSA recall R/2024/116Manufacturer ref. 69FU
Defect
In Terraco vehicles within a specified range of VINs curtain airbags with a defective gas generator may have been installed due to a manufacturing error. A defective gas generator may cause the airbag not to work correctly and therefore not provide the required level of protection. In the event of an accident where the curtain airbag is deployed components from the gas generator may become detached and injure vehicle passengers
A recall applies to cars built on particular dates or with particular VINs, not to every SEAT Tarraco. 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.
