2016 SEAT Ibiza MOT pass rate: 73.0% (54,202 tests)

2016-registered SEAT Ibizas passed 73.0% of 54,202 MOT tests in 2023–2025 — 8.3 points worse than same-age cars (81.3%). This is one of the lower-scoring Ibiza years after correcting for vehicle age — inspect the individual car carefully.

73.0%Pass rate, 2016 cars

91.7Age-adjusted index (100 = average)

54,202Tests analysed

57,453 miMedian mileage at test

73.1% / 71.8%Petrol vs diesel pass rate

Is the 2016 Ibiza getting worse?

Pass rate of 2016-registered cars across recent test years:

Test year	Pass rate
2023	75.1% -8.0 vs same-age
2024	72.5% -8.7 vs same-age
2025	71.4% -8.2 vs same-age

The raw rate normally falls as cars age. The “vs same-age” figure compares this cohort with all UK cars registered in the same year, so normal ageing is not mistaken for a bad model year.

What fails on a 2016 Ibiza

#	System	Defects recorded	Share
1	Suspension	10,048	30.3%
2	Tyres	6,753	20.4%
3	Brakes	5,971	18.0%
4	Visibility	3,330	10.0%
5	Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment	2,698	8.1%
6	Noise, emissions and leaks	2,615	7.9%

All Ibiza years compared

Registration year	Tests	Pass rate	Vs same-age	Median mileage
2003	2,744	59.8%	-5.1 pts	95,205
2004	3,584	60.1%	-4.2 pts	91,951
2005	4,441	59.6%	-4.8 pts	98,375
2006	8,137	60.4%	-4.0 pts	99,700
2007	11,496	58.7%	-6.4 pts	99,168
2008	16,083	58.1%	-7.1 pts	100,712
2009	26,186	61.4%	-5.0 pts	98,556
2010	31,165	64.2%	-3.1 pts	96,399
2011	40,899	65.1%	-4.1 pts	91,331
2012	40,069	67.1%	-4.1 pts	85,584
2013	48,531	67.9%	-5.5 pts	80,660
2014	57,638	70.2%	-5.7 pts	71,310
2015	53,360	72.2%	-6.5 pts	63,802
2016 (this page)	54,202	73.0%	-8.3 pts	57,453
2017	46,903	74.9%	-9.1 pts	49,306
2018	38,191	79.4%	-6.9 pts	42,684
2019	34,317	88.2%	-0.2 pts	34,054
2020	22,593	89.5%	-0.4 pts	28,254
2021	16,477	90.2%	-0.2 pts	25,981
2022	4,636	90.3%	-0.9 pts	22,044

Weighing up which year to buy? See the full ranking: SEAT Ibiza years to avoid.

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FAQs

Is a 2016 SEAT Ibiza reliable?

2016-registered examples passed 73.0% of their MOT tests (54,202 tests, 2023–2025), -8.3 points versus all UK cars registered in the same year. At roughly 10 years old with a median 57,453 miles, condition now varies car by car — always check the individual MOT history.

What mileage is too high for a 2016 Ibiza?

The median tested example shows 57,453 miles. Anything far beyond that isn't automatically bad — a motorway-mile car with consistent service records often beats a low-mileage school-run car — but price accordingly and scrutinise the mileage trail for gaps or drops.

Source: DVSA Anonymised MOT tests and results, 2023–2025 extracts (96 million Class 4 initial tests; retests excluded). Only vehicles old enough for a routine first MOT are included. Age-adjusted figures compare the model-year cohort with all vehicles of the same registration year tested in the same calendar year. Contains public sector information licensed under OGL v3.0.