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MOT pass rates, common failures, and reliability data for the BYD Seal. Check any Seal by registration number below.
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91.0%
Avg Pass Rate
+0.8%
vs BYD Avg
1
Year Ranges
Excellent
Reliability
The BYD Seal has an average MOT pass rate of 91.0%, which is 0.8 percentage points above the BYD brand average of 90.2%. This is a strong result, indicating that the Seal is well-engineered and tends to age well mechanically. Owners can expect fewer surprises at MOT time.
The most common reasons a BYD Seal fails its MOT are lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment, suspension, brakes. If you are preparing your Seal for its MOT, checking these areas first could save you a retest fee. Our detailed fault analysis includes estimated repair costs for each failure type.
Before buying a used BYD Seal, we recommend checking the full MOT history, write-off status, outstanding finance, and stolen vehicle status. These checks can be done for free using the registration number.
How the BYD Seal performs at MOT across different model years.
Based on 1,500 vehicles
0.7%
6.5%
The most common reasons a BYD Seal fails its MOT, aggregated across all year ranges.
The areas of the vehicle most commonly flagged during MOT inspections.
Compare MOT reliability across BYD models.
Common questions about the BYD Seal MOT and reliability.
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