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SEAT recalls by model

61 DVSA safety recalls name SEAT cars and vans, launched 1993 to 2025. One recall can cover several models, so the model counts add up to more than this.

Recall data updated

Models

SEAT models named in at least one recall. A model with one recall links straight to it.
ModelRecallsLatest launch
Leon2223 July 2025
Ibiza1730 June 2025
Alhambra1323 July 2025
Toledo1216 July 2024
Ateca1111 September 2023
Altea923 July 2025
Tarraco77 March 2024
Arona530 June 2025
Mii427 December 2017
Exeo327 August 2025
Arosa16 July 2002

Latest SEAT recalls

  • R/2025/391 Passenger airbag replacement 27 August 2025, SEAT Exeo
  • R/2025/348 Takata front drivers or passenger airbag replacement 23 July 2025, SEAT Altea, SEAT Exeo, SEAT Leon and others
  • R/2025/230 Passenger airbag replacement 30 June 2025, SEAT Ibiza, SEAT Arona
  • R/2024/437 Passenger airbag replacement 4 November 2024, SEAT Exeo
  • R/2024/285 Drivers side front airbag 16 July 2024, SEAT Toledo, SEAT Leon, SEAT Altea and others
  • R/2024/160 Driver's side front airbag 10 April 2024, SEAT Altea, SEAT Leon, SEAT Alhambra
  • R/2024/116 Replacement of curtain airbag 7 March 2024, SEAT Tarraco
  • R/2023/294 In certain vehicles within a range of specified VINs it has been detected that an engine support that did not receive the correct heat treatment may have been fitted. 16 October 2023, Cupra Formentor, SEAT Leon
  • R/2023/273 Front driver airbag replacement 11 September 2023, SEAT Ateca, SEAT Alhambra, SEAT Ibiza and others
  • R/2023/200 Possibility that four of the six welding points on the bottom connection of the impact beam for the rear left door are too small 10 July 2023, SEAT Tarraco
  • R/2022/185 The wiring harness of the airbag control unit may possibly have been caught by the clutch pedal during installation 28 June 2022, SEAT Leon
  • R/2022/088 In some vehiclesthe fuse in the high-voltage system has been produced in part with an insufficient amount of extinguishing sand 7 April 2022, SEAT Leon, SEAT Tarraco
  • R/2022/076 Engine design covers could detach from their fixing 23 March 2022, SEAT Leon, SEAT Tarraco, SEAT Ateca
  • R/2021/407 It is possible that the rear knuckle fastening screw does not have the corrct tightening torque 10 November 2021, SEAT Leon
  • R/2021/324 The front seat belts are not properly anchored 31 August 2021, Cupra Formentor, SEAT Leon
  • R/2020/113 The bracket of the double belt buckle may have been damaged during the forming process 20 April 2020, SEAT Arona, SEAT Ibiza
  • R/2020/090 The engine oil may possibly reach the brake servo through the vacuum hose 18 March 2020, SEAT Ibiza
  • R/2020/031 The fuel tank walls may not be to the correct thickness 7 February 2020, SEAT Tarraco
  • R/2019/422 A condenser may fail due to inadequate heat treatment in the airbag control unit 5 December 2019, SEAT Alhambra
  • R/2019/356 Possible fault in a turn signal 14 October 2019, SEAT Leon, SEAT Ateca
Is a specific SEAT affected? A recall lists models and build dates, not individual vehicles, so these pages cannot tell you whether one car is included. Enter the registration on the DVSA vehicle recall checker on GOV.UK, or give the vehicle identification number (VIN) to the manufacturer or one of its dealers. Buying used? Ask the seller for proof that any recall work was done.

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Source

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: DVSA vehicle recall records (RecallsFile.csv), recalls launched 1992 to 2026. Recall data updated 22 September 2026.

Recall wording is DVSA's, with capitals and punctuation tidied and American spellings such as tire, center and windshield given in British English. We list a recall when its make and model match a car or van family with at least 1,000 DVSA MOT tests from 2022 to 2025, and when the maker of the vehicle issued it.

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