Used car guide

2012 SEAT Altea: petrol or diesel?

Petrol, diesel and hybrid versions go wrong in different ways, so each has its own figures from the MOTs these cars had during 2023–2025. Pick the one you’re looking at: the fuel is on the logbook and in the car’s MOT history.

Petrol 65% pass first time (all 2012 cars: 64%) Stands out: shock absorbers 2.1× 286 MOTsSee the petrol guide › Diesel 66% pass first time (all 2012 cars: 64%) Stands out: shock absorbers 2×, braking performance 2.1×, anti-roll bar link joints 2.6× 4,194 MOTsSee the diesel guide ›

Hybrid versions had too few MOTs for figures of their own, or weren’t sold.

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Other years

Every year of the SEAT Altea compared

YearMOT testsMost flagged
20151,359Tyres 32%
20142,097Tyres 34%
20133,616Tyres 34%
20113,599Suspension 41%
20103,666Suspension 46%
20094,323Suspension 48%
20084,893Suspension 49%
20075,754Suspension 50%
20063,518Suspension 50%
20051,797Suspension 50%
2004720Suspension 48%