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FY14 XDB

2014 Seat Ibiza

Red Petrol 1390cc
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MOT Status

Valid
Expires28 Jun 2027
Tests21 (11 pass, 10 fail)
Pass rate52.4%

Mileage

118,824 mi
Last recorded118,824 miles
Recorded on29 Jun 2026
Typical for 2014 Seat Ibiza52,260 mi

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Vehicle Details

RegistrationFY14 XDB
MakeSeat
ModelIbiza
Year2014
ColourRed
Fuel typePetrol
Engine1,390cc

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MOT History

11 pass 10 fail
Pass 29 Jun 2026 118,824 miles

Power steering pipe/hose slightly corroded on the steering rack (2.1.5 (g) (i))

Pass 29 Apr 2025 116,993 miles

Nearside Front Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))

Offside Front Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))

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

Fail 8 Apr 2025 116,991 miles

Exhaust emissions likely to be affected by an exhaust leak (8.2.1.1 (b))

Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases Flexi joint. (6.1.2 (a))

Nearside Front Wheel bearing has excessive play (5.1.3 (a) (i))

Nearside Front Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i))

Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))

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

Nearside Front Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))

Offside Front Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))

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

Pass 3 Apr 2024 113,753 miles
Fail 2 Apr 2024 113,749 miles

Registration plate lamp inoperative in the case of a single lamp or all lamps (4.7.1 (b) (ii))

Nearside Rear Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (5.2.3 (e)) DANGEROUS

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

Pass 25 Mar 2023 110,504 miles
Pass 9 May 2022 104,166 miles
Fail 5 May 2022 104,166 miles

Brake lever has insufficient reserve travel hand brake (1.1.2 (a))

Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak (5.3.2 (b))

Pass 17 May 2021 94,503 miles
Fail 12 May 2021 94,502 miles

Offside Front Drag link end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))

Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))

Nearside Front Drag link end ball joint worn to the extent there is a serious risk of detachment (2.1.3 (b) (ii)) DANGEROUS

Central Exhaust has a minor leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a))

Nearside Rear Nail in tyre

Pass 23 Jul 2020 94,440 miles
Fail 22 Jul 2020 94,440 miles

Front Brakes imbalanced across an axle 38% (1.2.1 (b) (i))

Pass 31 Mar 2020 92,336 miles

Exhaust has a minor leak of exhaust gases cat to mid box sleeve (6.1.2 (a))

Front Play in steering rack inner joint(s) both sides

Front Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement both sides - large bushes @ rear of arm (5.3.4 (a) (i))

Nearside Front Tyre slightly damaged (5.2.3 (d) (ii))

Nearside Rear Nail in tyre

Power steering pipe/hose slightly corroded (2.1.5 (g) (i))

Fail 30 Mar 2020 92,335 miles

Brake lever has abnormal movement of levers indicating excessive wear or maladjustment hand brake (1.1.15 (f))

Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i))

Exhaust has a minor leak of exhaust gases cat to mid box sleeve (6.1.2 (a))

Front Play in steering rack inner joint(s) both sides

Front Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement both sides - large bushes @ rear of arm (5.3.4 (a) (i))

Nearside Front Tyre slightly damaged (5.2.3 (d) (ii))

Nearside Rear Nail in tyre

Offside Front Shock absorbers light misting of oil or has limited damping effect shock absorber performance poor @ front and rear.( noticed when driving on to ramp) (5.3.2 (b))

Power steering pipe/hose slightly corroded (2.1.5 (g) (i))

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

Fail 30 Sep 2019 81,306 miles

Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))

Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))

Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak (5.3.2 (b))

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))

Pass 23 Mar 2019 66,917 miles
Fail 22 Mar 2019 66,917 miles

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

Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c))

Pass 22 Jan 2018 35,829 miles

Nearside Rear Tyre worn close to the legal limit 2mm (4.1.E.1)

Offside Rear Tyre worn close to the legal limit 3mm (4.1.E.1)

Fail 22 Jan 2018 35,829 miles

Front Windscreen washer provides insufficient washer liquid (8.2.3)

Nearside Front Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively (8.2.2)

Nearside rear brake binding (3.7.B.1)

Offside Front Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively (8.2.2)

Parking brake lever has no reserve travel (3.1.6b)

Rear Brakes imbalanced across an axle (3.7.B.5b)

Front Brakes imbalanced requirements only just met. It would appear that the braking system requires adjustment or repair. (3.7.B.5b)

Nearside Rear Tyre worn close to the legal limit 2mm (4.1.E.1)

Offside Rear Tyre worn close to the legal limit 3mm (4.1.E.1)

slight brake bind offside rear

Pass 27 Mar 2017 24,304 miles

ALL FOUR COIL SPRINGS ARE SLIGHTLY CORRODED

BOTH FRONT BRAKE DISCS ARE WORN

BOTH FRONT HEADLAMP AIMS ARE AT THERE LOWESYT ACCEPITABLE LEVEL

Nearside Front Brake hose has slight corrosion to ferrules (3.6.B.4e)

Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover deteriorated, but preventing the ingress of dirt (2.4.G.2)

Nearside Front Upper Macpherson strut has slight movement at the upper attachment (2.5.A.1c)

Nearside Rear Brake hose has slight corrosion to ferrules (3.6.B.4e)

Offside Front Brake hose has slight corrosion to ferrules (3.6.B.4e)

Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover deteriorated, but preventing the ingress of dirt (2.4.G.2)

Offside Front Upper Macpherson strut has slight movement at the upper attachment (2.5.A.1c)

Offside Rear Brake hose has slight corrosion to ferrules (3.6.B.4e)

PLASTIC FLOOR AND ENGINE COVERS

VEHICLE TESTED IN WET CONDITIONS

Fail 17 Mar 2017 23,870 miles

Nearside Front Front constant velocity joint gaiter insecure to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc (2.5.C.1a)

Nearside Front Lower Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.4.G.2)

Nearside Front Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm 215/45/16 (4.1.E.1)

Offside Front Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm 215/45/16 (4.1.E.1)

ALL FOUR COIL SPRINGS ARE SLIGHTLY CORRODED

BOTH FRONT BRAKE DISCS ARE WORN

BOTH FRONT HEADLAMP AIMS ARE AT THERE LOWESYT ACCEPITABLE LEVEL

Nearside Front Brake hose has slight corrosion to ferrules (3.6.B.4e)

Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover deteriorated, but preventing the ingress of dirt (2.4.G.2)

Nearside Front Upper Macpherson strut has slight movement at the upper attachment (2.5.A.1c)

Nearside Rear Brake hose has slight corrosion to ferrules (3.6.B.4e)

Offside Front Brake hose has slight corrosion to ferrules (3.6.B.4e)

Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover deteriorated, but preventing the ingress of dirt (2.4.G.2)

Offside Front Upper Macpherson strut has slight movement at the upper attachment (2.5.A.1c)

Offside Rear Brake hose has slight corrosion to ferrules (3.6.B.4e)

PLASTIC FLOOR AND ENGINE COVERS

VEHICLE TESTED IN WET CONDITIONS

How Reliable is the Seat Ibiza?

Based on 3,964,856 MOT tests across 342,511 vehicles.

73.7%
Pass Rate
6,230
Miles/Year
31
Year Lifespan
342,511
On UK Roads

Top MOT Failure Points

Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm 119,614
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively 54,702
Stop lamp not working 50,601
position lamp(s) not working 45,153
Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement 43,548
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FY14 XDB is a 2014 Seat Ibiza in Red with a 1,390cc petrol engine. This vehicle has been through 21 MOT tests with a personal pass rate of 52.4%.

Across all 2014 Seat Ibiza models, the average MOT pass rate is 77.3% with a typical mileage of 52,260 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 Ibiza fails its MOT is tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm, accounting for 119,614 recorded failures. If you're considering buying FY14 XDB, it's worth having these areas checked by a mechanic before committing.

The Seat Ibiza typically stays on UK roads for around 31 years. At 12 years old, this Seat Ibiza is still in the earlier part of its expected life.

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FY14 XDB is a 2014 Seat Ibiza, first registered on 10 April 2014.

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