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SEAT Toledo, Buying guide, MOT record, UK numbers and recalls

5,125 SEAT Toledos are licensed in the UK. In 2025 they passed 68% of initial MOT tests, 4.3 points below the 72.3% UK average.

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SEAT Toledo at the MOT

68% of 5,312 initial tests passed in 2025, ranking the Toledo 385th of 575 models. SEAT Toledos aged 6 to 10 years passed 71.9% of MOT tests in 2025; for examples aged 11 years and over that fell to 59.9%.

First-time pass rate, 2025

Share of initial tests passed, retests excluded.

  • SEAT Toledo68%
  • All SEAT modelsThe Toledo is 6 pts behind74%
  • All cars72.3%

Pass rate by age at test

SEAT Toledo tests in 2025.

  • 6 to 10 years3,475 tests71.9%
  • 11 years and over1,776 tests59.9%

Where Toledos fail

Share of all failure items recorded on SEAT Toledo tests in 2025.

  • Suspension26.1%
  • Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment18.6%
  • Brakes17.4%
  • Tyres14.7%
  • Body, chassis, structure7.2%

The items testers recorded most often were pins and bushes pin or bush excessively worn (9.1%), coil spring fractured or broken (4%) and brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick (3.7%).

The MOT page lists every common Toledo MOT failure. For one car's own results and advisories, run a free MOT history check.

Full SEAT Toledo MOT record

What to look at on a viewing

The Toledo's most common failure areas, and what a tester checks in each.

  1. Suspension

    Listen for knocks over bumps, check the car sits level, and look for leaking shock absorbers and split rubber gaiters.26.1% of Toledo failure items

  2. Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment

    Walk round with every light on: headlights, brake lights, indicators, fog lights and the number plate lamp. Check no warning lights stay on after starting.18.6% of Toledo failure items

  3. Brakes

    Make sure the pedal feels firm, the car stops in a straight line, the handbrake holds on a slope and no brake warning light is showing.17.4% of Toledo failure items

SEAT Toledos in the UK

5,125 were licensed at the end of June 2026. The number licensed has fallen 59% since the end of 2014.

Change since 2014
−59%from 12,397 licensed
Typical year of first use
2015half of those licensed at the end of 2025 were first used in 2015 or earlier
First registered in 2025
1against 1,270 in 2018
Declared off the road
2,22530% of those registered, under SORN

Licensed SEAT Toledos since 2014

Licensed at each year end and in the latest quarter.

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DateLicensed
End of 201412,397
End of 201512,293
End of 201611,946
End of 201711,481
End of 201811,390
End of 201910,554
End of 20209,381
End of 20218,534
End of 20227,733
End of 20236,867
End of 20246,083
End of 20255,448
End of June 20265,125

How old they are

Licensed SEAT Toledos by year of first use.

  • Licensed at the end of 2025
  • First registered that year

A further 46 were first used before 2001.

Show the figures
First usedLicensed, end 2025First registered that year
20198690
20181,1171,270
2017676865
2016515852
20156911,214
2014832
2013797
201293
20110
20100
20090
200816
200775
200693
2005109
200461
200374
200241
200131

691 Toledos first used in 2015 were still licensed at the end of 2025, roughly 57% of the 1,214 first registered that year.

Toledo engines and fuel

1.6 litre engines made up 35% of SEAT Toledo MOT tests in 2025, followed by 1.0 litre at 27%. Petrol accounts for 56% of licensed Toledos and diesel for 44%.

Engine size at MOT, 2025

Share of 5,312 initial MOT tests in 2025.

  • 1.6 litre35.5%
  • 1.0 litre26.6%
  • 1.2 litre22.9%
  • 1.9 litre5.3%
  • 1.4 litre4.4%

Fuel type, licensed Toledos

DfT licensing statistics, June 2026.

FuelLicensedShare
Petrol2,86856%
Diesel2,25644%
Gas1<0.1%

SEAT Toledo recalls

12 DVSA safety recalls launched from 1992 to October 2026 name the SEAT Toledo. The 8 most recent are below. Each covers vehicles built in a set period, so a recall does not mean every Toledo is affected.

  1. Jul 2024 R/2024/285

    Drivers side front airbag

    Toledos built Jul 2012 to Dec 2013 · 1,813 vehicles across the whole recall

    Defect and remedy
    Defect
    On affected vehicles a deterioration of the driver airbag propellant could occur. In the event of an accident and the activation of the driver airbag fragments of the generator housing could become detached and injure the vehicle occupants.
    Remedy
    The driver side front airbag gas generator must be replaced in all affected vehicles.

  2. Sep 2023 R/2023/273

    Front driver airbag replacement

    Toledos built Nov 2013 to Jun 2017 · 52,322 vehicles across the whole recall

    Defect and remedy
    Defect
    In vehicles produced in a specific period with airbags from manufacturer Takata in the event of an accident with airbag activation the driver airbag gas generator housing may explode.
    Remedy
    Inspect the driver's airbag and replace it if necessary.

  3. May 2019 R/2019/157

    The driver's air bag may not inflate fast enough in the event of activation

    Toledos built Dec 2017 · 50 vehicles across the whole recall

    Defect and remedy
    Defect
    Drivers air bag may not inflate at the correct rate.
    Remedy
    Replace the drivers front air bag.

  4. Jul 2017 R/2017/212

    Parts of the front seat belt pretensioner(s) pyrotechnical system could enter the cabin

    Toledos built May 2016 to Oct 2016 · 35 vehicles across the whole recall

    Defect and remedy
    Defect
    Due to a faulty connection parts of the pyrotechnical system could enter the vehicles cabin during deployment.
    Remedy
    On affected vehicles replace the seatbelt(s)

  5. Aug 2016 R/2016/180

    Manual child lock may disengage without warning

    Toledos built Nov 2015 to Apr 2016 · 1,334 vehicles across the whole recall

    Defect and remedy
    Defect
    The child lock can disengage without the driver knowing and the door can again be opened from the inside. If children leave the car unnoticed and run into the road there is a risk of accident.
    Remedy
    Recall the vehicles that are likely to be affected and check the function of the manual child lock. If necessary the door lock/s will be replaced.

  6. Apr 2006 R/2006/033

    Flywheel may fail

    Toledos built Feb 2004 to Jun 2005 · 1,477 vehicles across the whole recall

    Defect and remedy
    Defect
    The two mass flywheel can become damaged because of a non-optimally designed through-flow restrictor in the clutch pressure pipe. This can lead to a total failure of the flywheel and under unfavourable circumstances to a vehicle fire.
    Remedy
    Recall the vehicles that are likely to be affected and establish the manufacturer of the two mass flywheel. Where necessary replace the flywheel and the breather of the clutch pressure pipe.

  7. Feb 2005 R/2004/212

    Bolts of the tandem fuel pump cover may break

    Toledos built Mar 2004 to Aug 2004 · 5,492 vehicles across the whole recall

    Defect and remedy
    Defect
    It is advised that on some vehicles fitted with a 3 and 4 cylinder pump injector engine the bolts of the tandem fuel pump cover may break due to a bolt production fault. As a result the pump housing will not be tight and a diesel fuel leak may occur.
    Remedy
    Recalled vehicles will have the pump checked for being of a certain manufacture. If found to be within the affected range the pump housing cover bolts will be replaced.

  8. Feb 2005 R/2004/202

    Tension cracks may occur on the vacuum pipe to the servo

    26,886 vehicles across the whole recall

    Defect and remedy
    Defect
    Tension cracks may occur on the vacuum pipe to the brake servo in the area of the connections due to a manufacturing fault. Should a vacuum pipe leak the brake servo will loose it's function. This will result in an increase of force which must be applied to the brake pedal. But will not result in a total failure of the braking system.
    Remedy
    Recalled vehicles will have the vacuum pipes checked and if necessary replaced.
How to check a specific Toledo for recalls

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SEAT Toledo FAQs

How many SEAT Toledos are there in the UK?

5,125 SEAT Toledos were licensed in the UK at the end of June 2026, with a further 2,225 declared off the road (SORN), according to DfT vehicle licensing statistics.

Is the SEAT Toledo reliable?

MOT data does not measure reliability. It records whether a car met the roadworthiness standard on the day of its test. What it does show is a 68% first-time pass rate for the SEAT Toledo across 5,312 tests in 2025, below the 72.3% average for all cars.

Has the SEAT Toledo had any recalls?

12 DVSA safety recalls launched from 1992 to October 2026 name the SEAT Toledo. The most recent was published in July 2024. A recall applies to vehicles built in a set period, so check a specific car on the GOV.UK vehicle recall checker.

What should I check before buying a used SEAT Toledo?

On the car itself, start with the areas it most often fails on: suspension, lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment and brakes. Then check the individual car's own records. Outstanding finance, insurance write-offs and police stolen markers are not part of the MOT record, so they take a history check.

How do I check a SEAT Toledo's history?

Enter the registration of the specific car. A Carpeep car history check reports outstanding finance, write-off category, stolen markers, mileage history, previous keepers, MOT and tax status, import and export markers and scrapped status in one £15 report.

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Across the 1,548 vehicles of every make Carpeep has checked since November 2025, 19% had outstanding finance recorded and 13% an insurance write-off. More on the SEAT history check. To confirm a car's identity, see the SEAT VIN check.

  • Outstanding finance
  • Write-off records
  • Stolen markers
  • Mileage history
  • Previous keepers

MOT figures are aggregated from the DVSA MOT Anonymised data set for 2025 (class 4 initial tests, retests excluded), which also gives the engine sizes. Licensed, SORN, fuel and registration figures are from the Department for Transport vehicle licensing statistics (VEH0120, VEH0124, VEH0160). Recalls are from the DVSA vehicle recalls data, with recalls launched up to October 2026. Government data is used under the Open Government Licence v3.0. MOT results describe roadworthiness at test, not mechanical reliability. History-check findings are anonymous counts from reports bought on Carpeep, each vehicle counted once, and are published only where at least 100 vehicles returned an answer.