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KN13 ZWR

2013 Seat Leon

Red Diesel 1598cc
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MOT Status

Valid
Expires9 Jul 2027
Tests18 (10 pass, 8 fail)
Pass rate55.6%

Mileage

107,481 mi
Last recorded107,481 miles
Recorded on10 Jul 2026
Typical for 2013 Seat Leon69,525 mi

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Vehicle Details

RegistrationKN13 ZWR
MakeSeat
ModelLeon
Year2013
ColourRed
Fuel typeDiesel
Engine1,598cc

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MOT History

10 pass 8 fail
Pass 10 Jul 2026 107,481 miles

Body, axle, chassis and component corrosion

Central Rear Seat belt webbing slightly damaged or frayed (7.1.2 (b))

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

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

Hydraulic boot struts inoperative

Nearside Rear Coil spring corroded (5.3.1 (b) (i))

Offside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge Inner edge slightly worn, unevenly worn. Tread ok. (5.2.3 (e))

Fail 10 Jul 2026 107,481 miles

Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g))

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

Nearside Front Tyre has ply or cords exposed (5.2.3 (d) (ii)) DANGEROUS

Body, axle, chassis and component corrosion

Central Rear Seat belt webbing slightly damaged or frayed (7.1.2 (b))

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

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

Hydraulic boot struts inoperative

Nearside Rear Coil spring corroded (5.3.1 (b) (i))

Offside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge Inner edge slightly worn, unevenly worn. Tread ok. (5.2.3 (e))

TPMS light on dash

Pass 8 Jul 2025 103,095 miles

Body, axle, chassis and component corrosion

Brake hose has slight corrosion to ferrule All (1.1.12 (f) (i))

Central Rear Seat belt webbing slightly damaged or frayed (7.1.2 (b))

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

Front Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement Both (5.3.4 (a) (i))

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

Nearside Rear Coil spring corroded (5.3.1 (b) (i))

Nearside Rear Outer Brake pad(s) wearing thin (1.1.13 (a) (ii))

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

Nearside Rear Service brake fluctuating, but not excessively (1.2.1 (e))

Offside Front Daytime running light bulb not working

Rear Shock absorbers has a slightly worn bush Both (5.3.2 (c))

Tyre pressure warning light on

Fail 8 Jul 2025 103,093 miles

Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g))

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

Body, axle, chassis and component corrosion

Brake hose has slight corrosion to ferrule All (1.1.12 (f) (i))

Central Rear Seat belt webbing slightly damaged or frayed (7.1.2 (b))

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

Front Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement Both (5.3.4 (a) (i))

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

Nearside Rear Coil spring corroded (5.3.1 (b) (i))

Nearside Rear Outer Brake pad(s) wearing thin (1.1.13 (a) (ii))

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

Nearside Rear Service brake fluctuating, but not excessively (1.2.1 (e))

Offside Front Daytime running light bulb not working

Rear Shock absorbers has a slightly worn bush Both (5.3.2 (c))

Tyre pressure warning light on

Pass 3 Jul 2024 98,235 miles

Brake hose has slight corrosion to ferrule All (1.1.12 (f) (i))

Central Rear Seat belt webbing slightly damaged or frayed (7.1.2 (b) (ii))

Front Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement Both (5.3.4 (a) (i))

Offside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge At 4mm and worn on inner edge (5.2.3 (e))

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

Slight body, axle, chassis and component corrosion

Fail 2 Jul 2024 98,235 miles

Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g))

Brake hose has slight corrosion to ferrule All (1.1.12 (f) (i))

Central Rear Seat belt webbing slightly damaged or frayed (7.1.2 (b) (ii))

Front Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement Both (5.3.4 (a) (i))

Front Tyre obviously under inflated Both (5.2.3 (l))

Offside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge At 4mm and worn on inner edge (5.2.3 (e))

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

Slight body, axle, chassis and component corrosion

Tyre pressure warning light on

Pass 29 Jun 2023 94,668 miles

Central Rear Seat belt webbing slightly damaged or frayed (7.1.2 (b) (ii))

front tyres worn on inner edge

Fail 29 Jun 2023 94,668 miles

Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))

Central Rear Seat belt webbing slightly damaged or frayed (7.1.2 (b) (ii))

Nearside Rear Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing 205-55-16 (5.2.3 (d) (ii))

Nearside Registration plate lamp inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources (4.7.1 (b) (i))

Offside Rear Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing 205-55-16 (5.2.3 (d) (ii))

front tyres worn on inner edge

Pass 15 Jun 2022 90,749 miles

Rear Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing both - cracking on tread (5.2.3 (d) (ii))

Fail 15 Jun 2022 90,749 miles

Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g))

Nearside Rear Brake pad(s) less than 1.5 mm thick (1.1.13 (a) (ii)) DANGEROUS

Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has light misting of oil (5.3.2 (b))

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

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

Rear Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing both - cracking on tread (5.2.3 (d) (ii))

both front wipers slightly smearing screen

tyre pressure warning light on

Pass 14 Oct 2020 86,387 miles

Rear Service brake binding but not excessively both - unable to fully inspect wheel bearings due to bind (1.2.1 (f))

fuel flap sticking when opening/closing intermittent fault

Fail 13 Oct 2020 86,387 miles

Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g))

Front Headlamp aim not tested both (4.1.2 (b))

Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))

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

Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))

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

Front Brake pad(s) wearing thin (1.1.13 (a) (ii))

Front Service brake fluctuating, but not excessively (1.2.1 (e))

Nearside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge at 3mm and worn on edges - 205/55R16 (5.2.3 (e))

Offside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge worn on inner edge - at 4mm (5.2.3 (e))

Rear Service brake binding but not excessively both - unable to fully inspect wheel bearings due to bind (1.2.1 (f))

fuel flap sticking when opening/closing intermittent fault

tyre pressure warning light on

Pass 9 Oct 2019 78,782 miles

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

Front Brake pad(s) wearing thin (1.1.13 (a) (ii))

Front Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement both (5.3.4 (a) (i))

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

front grill slightly damaged

nearside rear brake has a slight bind

Fail 9 Oct 2019 78,782 miles

Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g))

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

Front Brake pad(s) wearing thin (1.1.13 (a) (ii))

Front Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement both (5.3.4 (a) (i))

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

engine oil level at minimum

front grill slightly damaged

nearside rear brake has a slight bind

tyre pressure light on dash

Pass 20 Apr 2018 57,270 miles

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

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

Pass 15 Apr 2017 47,564 miles
Pass 22 Apr 2016 36,117 miles
Fail 22 Apr 2016 36,117 miles

Driver's airbag obviously defective (5.4.1)

Tyre pressure monitoring system warning lamp indicates a fault (4.1.D.4)

How Reliable is the Seat Leon?

Based on 3,000,659 MOT tests across 265,838 vehicles.

78.0%
Pass Rate
7,526
Miles/Year
26
Year Lifespan
265,838
On UK Roads

Top MOT Failure Points

Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm 67,909
Brake pad(s) less than 1.5 mm thick 25,884
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively 22,706
Stop lamp not working 22,676
position lamp(s) not working 18,548
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KN13 ZWR is a 2013 Seat Leon in Red with a 1,598cc diesel engine. This vehicle has been through 18 MOT tests with a personal pass rate of 55.6%.

Across all 2013 Seat Leon models, the average MOT pass rate is 82.2% with a typical mileage of 69,525 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 Leon fails its MOT is tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm, accounting for 67,909 recorded failures. If you're considering buying KN13 ZWR, it's worth having these areas checked by a mechanic before committing.

The Seat Leon typically stays on UK roads for around 26 years. At 13 years old, this Seat Leon is well into its expected lifespan but still has years ahead.

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KN13 ZWR is a 2013 Seat Leon, first registered on 24 April 2013.

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