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Altea: a below-average pass rate worth digging into
Across 20,213 MOT tests, the Altea returns 67.8% first-time pass — well below the UK fleet average. The single most-logged Major fail is a split CV-joint boot. A broken or weak spring and a missing CV-joint boot round out the top three. Average tested mileage sits at 107,930, which is the lens to read those failure rankings through. If you own one and the next test is close, the ranked list below is a sensible pre-test checklist.
Top ten reasons for rejection.
- 01
A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot severely deteriorated
1,373 occurrences · 6.8% of tests
- 02
A spring or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
1,265 occurrences · 6.3% of tests
- 03
A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc
774 occurrences · 3.8% of tests
- 04
A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources
769 occurrences · 3.8% of tests
- 05
Windscreen or window damaged or seriously discoloured but not adversely affecting driver's view
672 occurrences · 3.3% of tests
- 06
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
659 occurrences · 3.3% of tests
- 07
A suspension joint dust cover missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc
652 occurrences · 3.2% of tests
- 08
Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake
517 occurrences · 2.6% of tests
- 09
A tyre cords visible or damaged
517 occurrences · 2.6% of tests
- 10
Stop lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning
507 occurrences · 2.5% of tests
Counts cover Major and Dangerous defects logged at test. Advisory items excluded so this shows why a car was rejected, not just what the tester flagged in passing.
Worst-case fix budget · top 2 failures
£88–£275
If every one of this Altea's most-logged Major fails hit at the same MOT, that's the real-world UK garage range. Reality is usually one or two items, not all of them. Open the estimator →
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Use the failure ranking as a pre-test checklist or a haggling lever. Treat the headline pass rate as a fleet-wide trend, not a guarantee on any individual car.
If you own a Altea and your last MOT looked nothing like the ranked failures above, that's normal — individual cars vary widely. The ranking shows the patterns testers flag most often across the country.