Where each one leads
SEAT Arona
- New SEAT Arona cars registered in Europe in 2022 average 126 g/km of CO₂ on the WLTP test, against 143 for the Volkswagen T-Roc in 2022.
- Measured by the cars' own fuel meters, the petrol SEAT Arona uses 6.4 l/100 km on the road, the Volkswagen T-Roc 7.1.
Volkswagen T-Roc
- Against cars of the same age, the Volkswagen T-Roc comes out better at its first MOT test (passes 6% more often than average) than the SEAT Arona (passes as often as average).
Too close to call: dutch odometer readings judged illogical.
Only measures that do not depend on how many cars were sold: pass and failure rates against cars of the same age, ratings, fuel use and CO₂. How we compare
At a glance
| SEAT Arona | Volkswagen T-Roc | |
|---|---|---|
| New cars registered in Europe | 401,691 (2017–2022) | 821,733 (2017–2022) |
| Licensed in the United Kingdom | 81,753 | 164,903 |
| On the road in the Netherlands | 17,819 | 58,020 |
| In traffic in Finland | 1,798 | 7,268 |
EEA new-car registrations (CC BY 4.0) · DVLA licensed vehicles (OGL v3.0) · RDW (CC0) · Traficom (CC BY 4.0) · generations: Wikidata (CC0).
Reliability and problems
| SEAT Arona | Volkswagen T-Roc | |
|---|---|---|
| UK MOT first-time pass rate | 86% | 91% |
| … against cars of the same age | average | +6% |
| Illogical odometer records (NL) | 1.3% | 1.3% |
Complaint, recall and bulletin counts grow with the number of cars sold and are not adjusted for it. UK MOT: DVSA anonymised MOT results (OGL v3.0); New York: DMV inspections; complaints, recalls, bulletins and investigations: NHTSA (public domain); odometer: RDW (CC0).
Fuel, emissions and price
| SEAT Arona | Volkswagen T-Roc | |
|---|---|---|
| Real-world use in Europe, petrol | 6.4 l/100 km | 7.1 l/100 km |
| Real-world use in Europe, diesel | — | 6.0 l/100 km |
| Official CO₂ of new cars in Europe | 126 g/km | 143 g/km |
| Average power of new cars in Europe | 80 kW (107 hp) | 103 kW (138 hp) |
| Average mass in running order | 1,231 kg | 1,375 kg |
| Dutch list price when new (median) | €28,458 | €40,652 |
| Average odometer in Finland | 83,000 km | 82,000 km |
Canada: NRCan Fuel Consumption Ratings, most frugal version of the latest year (OGL Canada). Europe: EEA monitoring of new-car CO₂ and on-board fuel meters (OBFCM), CC BY 4.0. Price: RDW catalogue price (CC0). Finland: Traficom (CC BY 4.0).