84.7%
Cupra Leon
Cupra Leon MOT pass rate and common problems
The Cupra Leon passed 84.7% of its initial MOT tests in 2025, 12.4 percentage points above the 72.3% UK average. The item testers recorded most often was condition has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords.
Checking a specific car? Its own results, advisories and recorded mileages are in a free MOT history check.
How the Leon compares
Initial MOT tests in 2025, retests excluded. A car that failed and was repaired at the test station counts as a fail.
89.2%
Cupra average
72.3%
UK average, all cars
The Leon runs 4.5 points behind the Cupra average. It is 3rd of the 3 Cupra models in the data. The average Leon arrived at its test 3.5 years old with 32,632 miles recorded.
A pass rate records whether cars met the roadworthiness standard on test day. It is not a reliability score, and part of any gap reflects how old the tested cars were.
Leon MOT pass rate by age
The same 2025 tests split by the car's age at test.
| Age at test | Tests | Pass rate | vs UK average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 to 5 years | 1,086 | 82.7% | 10.4 pts above |
Every Cupra Leon tested in 2025 was aged 3 to 5 years, so there is no other age group to compare with. The UK average of 72.3% covers cars of every age, so compare like with like.
Where Leon failures cluster
Every failure item recorded on Cupra Leon cars in 2025, grouped into the DVSA's test areas.
Tyres and suspension together account for 67.9% of recorded failure items. These are recorded failures across the model, not faults every car has.
The 10 most common Leon MOT failures
Specific items recorded on Cupra Leon cars that failed their 2025 MOT, as a share of all recorded failure items.
Together these 10 items make up 69.4% of everything testers recorded against failed Cupra Leon cars. The rest is spread across many smaller items, and one failed test often records several at once.
What to look at on a Leon
The recorded failures above, grouped by area, biggest first.
1
Tyres
Recorded most often: condition has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords, condition has ply or cords exposed, condition has a bulge, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure, tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm, condition has a tear, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure and condition has a lump, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure. 53.9% of failure items.
2
Suspension
Recorded most often: shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak. 6.4% of failure items.
3
Visibility
Recorded most often: wipers does not clear the windscreen effectively and washers provides insufficient washer liquid. 4.8% of failure items.
4
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment
Recorded most often: headlamp aim too high. 4.3% of failure items.
The car's own MOT history matters more than any model average. A free MOT history check shows whether a specific Leon has failed on these items before, or had them noted as advisories. Buying one? See the used Cupra Leon buying guide.
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Cupra Leon MOT FAQs
What is the Cupra Leon MOT pass rate?
84.7% of Cupra Leon cars passed their initial MOT first time in 2025, from 1,623 tests. That is 12.4 percentage points above the 72.3% average for all cars, and ranks 122nd of 575 models.
What does a Cupra Leon most commonly fail its MOT on?
The item testers recorded most often on Cupra Leon cars failing their 2025 MOT was condition has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords, on 15.7% of failure items. Next were condition has ply or cords exposed (14%) and condition has a bulge, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure (8.8%).
Which area causes the most Cupra Leon MOT failures?
Across every recorded failure item, the largest area was tyres at 57.2%, followed by suspension at 10.7%.
Does this mean every Cupra Leon has these problems?
No. These are the items testers recorded across every Cupra Leon that failed in 2025. They show where the model most often needs attention, not the condition of any individual car.
How do I see a specific Cupra Leon's MOT history?
Enter its registration on the free Carpeep MOT history check to see that car's own test results, failures, advisories and recorded mileages.
MOT figures are aggregated from the DVSA MOT Anonymised data set for 2025: class 4 initial tests, retests excluded, with failure items from failed tests (advisories and minor defects excluded), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. MOT results describe roadworthiness at test, not mechanical reliability.