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DU08 OEK

2008 Seat Altea

Grey Diesel 1896cc
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MOT Status

Valid
Expires26 Feb 2027
Tests23 (16 pass, 7 fail)
Pass rate69.6%

Mileage

167,790 mi
Last recorded167,790 miles
Recorded on27 Feb 2026
Typical for 2008 Seat Altea80,098 mi

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Vehicle Details

RegistrationDU08 OEK
MakeSeat
ModelAltea
Year2008
ColourGrey
Fuel typeDiesel
Engine1,896cc

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MOT History

16 pass 7 fail
Pass 27 Feb 2026 167,790 miles

Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement lower arm, rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i))

Nearside Rear Suspension arm attachment bracket/mounting corroded but its strength is not seriously reduced chassis leg around trailing arm mounting (5.3.3 (b) (i))

Nearside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement trailing arm bush (5.3.4 (a) (i))

Offside Front Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material to flexi (1.1.11 (c))

Offside Front Track rod end ball joint dust cover damaged or deteriorated, but preventing the ingress of dirt cracked (2.1.3 (g) (i))

Offside Rear Suspension arm attachment bracket/mounting corroded but its strength is not seriously reduced chassis leg around trailing arm mounting (5.3.3 (b) (i))

Offside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement trailing arm bush (5.3.4 (a) (i))

Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i))

Rear Sub-frame corroded but not seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i))

Fail 17 Feb 2026 167,731 miles

Nearside Front Suspension component mounting prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength strut tower (5.3.6 (a) (i))

Nearside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side hand brake cable not connected to caliper, due to hand brake level on caliper been seized (1.4.1 (a))

Offside Front Suspension component mounting prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength strut tower (5.3.6 (a) (i))

Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))

Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement lower arm, rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i))

Nearside Rear Service brake binding but not excessively (1.2.1 (f))

Nearside Rear Suspension arm attachment bracket/mounting corroded but its strength is not seriously reduced chassis leg around trailing arm mounting (5.3.3 (b) (i))

Nearside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement trailing arm bush (5.3.4 (a) (i))

Offside Front Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material to flexi (1.1.11 (c))

Offside Front Track rod end ball joint dust cover damaged or deteriorated, but preventing the ingress of dirt cracked (2.1.3 (g) (i))

Offside Rear Suspension arm attachment bracket/mounting corroded but its strength is not seriously reduced chassis leg around trailing arm mounting (5.3.3 (b) (i))

Offside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement trailing arm bush (5.3.4 (a) (i))

Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i))

Rear Sub-frame corroded but not seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i))

Pass 18 Feb 2025 162,165 miles

Central Front Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view chip in screen (3.2 (a) (i))

Nearside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge wearing on inside edge (5.2.3 (e))

Nearside Rear Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing tyre cracking (5.2.3 (d) (ii))

Offside Front Nail in tyre ()

Offside Front Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing starting to crack (5.2.3 (d) (ii))

Offside Rear Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing tyre cracking (5.2.3 (d) (ii))

Fail 17 Feb 2025 162,151 miles

Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))

Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))

Windscreen washer provides insufficient washer liquid (3.5 (a))

Central Front Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view chip in screen (3.2 (a) (i))

Nearside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge wearing on inside edge (5.2.3 (e))

Nearside Rear Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing tyre cracking (5.2.3 (d) (ii))

Offside Front Nail in tyre ()

Offside Front Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing starting to crack (5.2.3 (d) (ii))

Offside Rear Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing tyre cracking (5.2.3 (d) (ii))

Pass 16 Feb 2024 156,311 miles

Exhaust has a minor leak of exhaust gases rear box corroded (6.1.2 (a))

Nearside Rear Service brake binding but not excessively (1.2.1 (f))

rear exhaust bracket broken

Fail 16 Feb 2024 156,311 miles

Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))

Exhaust has a minor leak of exhaust gases rear box corroded (6.1.2 (a))

Nearside Rear Service brake binding but not excessively (1.2.1 (f))

rear exhaust bracket broken

Pass 14 Feb 2023 150,054 miles

Nearside Rear Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge wearing out of shape (5.2.3 (e))

Offside Rear Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge wearing out of shape (5.2.3 (e))

boost pipe insecure

centre exhaust clamp corroded through

Pass 18 Feb 2022 143,258 miles

Front tyres starting to perish

Nearside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))

Offside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))

exhaust back box deteriorated

Pass 12 Feb 2021 138,431 miles

Central exhaust sleeve deteriorated

Nearside Front Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing (5.2.3 (d) (ii))

Offside Front Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing (5.2.3 (d) (ii))

Offside Rear Service brake binding but not excessively (1.2.1 (f))

exhaust back box deteriorated

Pass 18 Feb 2020 135,227 miles

Exhaust mounting defective centre bracket broken (6.1.2 (a))

Offside Rear brake binding slightly

Pass 13 Feb 2019 129,872 miles

Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement rear most bush of front arm (5.3.4 (a) (i))

Nearside Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view stone chips (3.2 (a) (i))

exhaust back box deteriorated

Pass 31 Jan 2018 123,580 miles

Rear Exhaust has a minor leak of exhaust gases (7.1.2)

Rear brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (3.5.1i)

Fail 30 Jan 2018 123,580 miles

Front Brake pad(s) less than 1.5 mm thick (3.5.1g)

Offside Front position lamp(s) not working (1.1.A.3b)

Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (1.7.5a)

Offside Headlamp not working on main beam (1.7.5a)

Rear Exhaust has a minor leak of exhaust gases (7.1.2)

Rear brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (3.5.1i)

Pass 20 Feb 2017 105,879 miles

Nearside Front Outer Front constant velocity joint gaiter damaged, but preventing the ingress of dirt (2.5.C.1a)

Pass 15 Feb 2016 84,872 miles
Pass 23 Feb 2015 63,250 miles

Nearside Rear Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)

Offside Rear Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)

Pass 17 Feb 2014 39,913 miles
Fail 17 Feb 2014 59,377 miles

Rear fog lamp switch faulty (1.3.1a)

Pass 15 Mar 2013 36,535 miles

Engine covers fitted obscuring some components in the engine bay

Under-trays fitted obscuring some underside components

Windscreen has damage to an area less than a 40mm circle outside zone 'A' (8.3.1d)

Fail 15 Mar 2013 36,535 miles

Front registration plate character(s) incorrectly spaced (6.3.4a)

Rear registration plate character(s) incorrectly spaced (6.3.4a)

Nearside Rear Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (4.1.E.1) DANGEROUS

Offside Rear Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (4.1.E.1) DANGEROUS

Engine covers fitted obscuring some components in the engine bay

Under-trays fitted obscuring some underside components

Windscreen has damage to an area less than a 40mm circle outside zone 'A' (8.3.1d)

Fail 23 Mar 2012 32,443 miles

Child seat fitted not allowing full inspection of adult belt

Nearside Rear Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (4.1.E.1)

Offside Rear Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (4.1.E.1)

Windscreen has damage to an area less than a 40mm circle outside zone 'A' (8.3.1d)

n/s/f tyre tread low [2mm]

o/s/f tyre tread low [2mm]

Pass 23 Mar 2012 32,443 miles

Child seat fitted not allowing full inspection of adult belt

Windscreen has damage to an area less than a 40mm circle outside zone 'A' (8.3.1d)

n/s/f tyre tread low [2mm]

o/s/f tyre tread low [2mm]

Pass 25 Mar 2011 27,968 miles

How Reliable is the Seat Altea?

Based on 461,665 MOT tests across 29,343 vehicles.

74.5%
Pass Rate
7,299
Miles/Year
22
Year Lifespan
29,343
On UK Roads

Top MOT Failure Points

Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm 12,536
coil spring broken 6,672
Brake pad(s) less than 1.5 mm thick 5,675
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively 4,395
Tyre has ply or cords exposed 4,100
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DU08 OEK is a 2008 Seat Altea in Grey with a 1,896cc diesel engine. This vehicle has been through 23 MOT tests with a personal pass rate of 69.6%.

Across all 2008 Seat Altea models, the average MOT pass rate is 74.8% with a typical mileage of 80,098 miles. This particular vehicle has a lower pass rate than the average for its year, which may indicate maintenance issues worth investigating.

The most common reason a Seat Altea fails its MOT is tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm, accounting for 12,536 recorded failures. If you're considering buying DU08 OEK, it's worth having these areas checked by a mechanic before committing.

The Seat Altea typically stays on UK roads for around 22 years. At 18 years old, this Seat Altea is approaching the upper end of the typical lifespan for this model.

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What year was DU08 OEK registered?

DU08 OEK is a 2008 Seat Altea, first registered on 29 March 2008.

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