197,211 on UK roads in 2025-5,935 vs 2024
On the road
197k
197,211 licensed
Change vs 2024
-2.9%
-5,935 cars
New in 2025
2,775
first-time registrations
Electrified
4.2%
hybrid, plug-in & battery
The Seat LEON is a common sight on UK roads, with 197,211 licensed in 2025 - down 2.9% on 2024. 2,775 were registered new in 2025. The fleet is overwhelmingly petrol (55%), with most in the 1.0-1.6L class. Most date from the 2015-2019 era.
Licensed Seat LEON cars on the road over time
First-time registrations per year
Fuel, engine size and age across every Seat LEON on the road today.
Current split
Engine size
Cars on the road by engine capacity
How old are they?
Share of cars by the year they were first registered
How a Seat Leon holds up at its MOT and how it's driven - from 192,400 tests, tracked across 2022-2025.
Average for its class
78.7%
192,400 MOT tests in 2025 · 160,522 first-time
Pass rate over time
2022
81.5%
2023
80.8%
2024
79.9%
2025
78.7%
▼ 2.8 pts since 2022
First-time pass rate by the car's age (tested in 2025)
How a Seat Leon is driven
tracked across 2022-25miles a year, from 175,042 cars tracked across years
24.5%
low · <5k
68%
avg · 5-15k
7.5%
high · 15k+
Most cover 5,053-10,476 miles a year (median 7,490).
Yearly mileage as the car ages
Driven most when newer, easing as it gets older.
Mileage & condition
Odometer when tested (2025)
Typical odometer rising: 71,490 → 75,515 → 81,054 → 86,621
Pass rate as the odometer climbs
First-time pass rate by fuel
Petrol
91,328 tests
80.7%
Diesel
69,179 tests
76.1%
A 2025 Seat Leon passes first time 78.7% of the time - above the 77.6% UK average, and easing slightly year on year. The typical one is driven about 8,258 miles a year, and reliability is mostly about miles: 87.8% of low-mileage cars pass versus 72% past 120k.
Of 34,193 first-time fails, here's what gets flagged most. Most cars fail on more than one item, so shares add up past 100%.
Share of failed tests, by area
Exact items most often recorded as the reason a car failed
Before you buy a specific Seat LEON, run its registration through AnalyzeMyCar for MOT history, mileage checks, service history and valuation.
