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SEAT Leon

The Golf's Spanish sibling, and mechanically the same car — the same engines, the same gearboxes, the same faults at the same mileages. The practical value of knowing that is that a Leon owner searching for their own symptom finds almost nothing, while the identical Golf or Octavia problem is documented a thousand times over.

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SEAT Leon
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Generations

  • 1M 1999–2006

    PQ34, shared with the Mk4 Golf; 1.8T and the 1.9 TDI PD.

    Body styles
    Hatchback
    Platform
    PQ34
    Engines
    • 1.4 16v — petrol · 55 kW (74 hp) · 126 Nm (93 lb-ft)
    • 1.6 petrol — petrol · 74–77 kW (99–103 hp) · 145–148 Nm (107–109 lb-ft)
    • 1.8 20v — petrol · 92 kW (123 hp) · 170 Nm (125 lb-ft)
    • 1.8T — petrol · 132–165 kW (177–221 hp) · 235–280 Nm (173–207 lb-ft) · Cupra and Cupra R
    • 2.8 Cupra 4 — VR6 · petrol · 150 kW (201 hp)
    • 1.9 TDI — diesel · 66–110 kW (89–148 hp) · 210–320 Nm (155–236 lb-ft)
    • 1.8 turbo — petrol · 132–165 kW (177–221 hp) · 235–280 Nm (173–207 lb-ft)
    Transmissions
    5-speed manual · 6-speed manual · 4-speed automatic
    Drivetrain
    Front-wheel drive · Four-wheel drive

  • 1P 2005–2012

    PQ35. The 2.0 TFSI's cam follower and the 2.0 TDI's fuel system are this generation's standing patterns.

    Body styles
    Hatchback
    Platform
    PQ35
    Engines
    • 1.4 TSI — petrol · 92 kW (123 hp) · 200 Nm (148 lb-ft)
    • 2.0 TFSI — petrol · 155–195 kW (208–261 hp) · 280–350 Nm (207–258 lb-ft) · cam-follower wear is this engine's standing pattern
    • 1.9 TDI PD — diesel · 77 kW (103 hp) · 250 Nm (184 lb-ft)
    • 2.0 TDI — diesel · 103–125 kW (138–168 hp) · 320–350 Nm (236–258 lb-ft)
    • 1.2 turbo — petrol · 77 kW (103 hp) · 175 Nm (129 lb-ft)
    • 1.4 — EA111 · petrol · 63–92 kW (84–123 hp) · 130–132 Nm (96–97 lb-ft)
    • 1.6 — petrol · 75 kW (101 hp) · 148 Nm (109 lb-ft)
    • 1.8 turbo — petrol · 118 kW (158 hp) · 250 Nm (184 lb-ft)
    • 2.0 — petrol
    • 1.6 turbo — diesel · 66–77 kW (89–103 hp) · 230–250 Nm (170–184 lb-ft)
    Transmissions
    5-speed manual · 6-speed manual · 6-speed DSG · 7-speed DSG
    Drivetrain
    Front-wheel drive

  • 5F 2012–2020

    MQB, EA211 and EA288; dry-clutch dual-clutch mechatronics recur.

    Body styles
    Hatchback · Estate
    Platform
    MQB
    Engines
    • 1.0 TSI — petrol · 63–85 kW (84–114 hp)
    • 1.4 TSI — petrol · 92–110 kW (123–148 hp) · 200–250 Nm (148–184 lb-ft)
    • 1.8 TSI — petrol · 132 kW (177 hp) · 250 Nm (184 lb-ft)
    • 2.0 TSI Cupra — petrol · 140–228 kW (188–306 hp) · 320–380 Nm (236–280 lb-ft)
    • 1.6 TDI — diesel · 66–85 kW (89–114 hp) · 230–250 Nm (170–184 lb-ft)
    • 2.0 TDI — diesel · 85–135 kW (114–181 hp) · 320–380 Nm (236–280 lb-ft)
    • 1.0 — petrol · 63–85 kW (84–114 hp)
    • 1.2 turbo — petrol · 63–81 kW (84–109 hp) · 160–175 Nm (118–129 lb-ft)
    • 1.5 turbo — petrol · 96–110 kW (129–148 hp) · 200–250 Nm (148–184 lb-ft)
    Transmissions
    5-speed manual · 6-speed manual · 6-speed DSG · 7-speed DSG
    Drivetrain
    Front-wheel drive · Four-wheel drive

  • KL 2020–present

    Mild-hybrid petrols and a plug-in variant — hybrid-block codes arrive on the nameplate.

    Body styles
    Hatchback · Estate
    Platform
    MQB Evo
    Engines
    • 1.0 TSI — EA211 · petrol · 66–85 kW (89–114 hp)
    • 1.5 TSI — mild hybrid
    • 2.0 TSI Cupra — petrol
    • 1.4 TSI e-Hybrid — plug-in hybrid
    • 2.0 TDI — diesel · 85–110 kW (114–148 hp)
    • 1.5 TGI CNG — CNG bi-fuel · 96 kW (129 hp) · 200 Nm (148 lb-ft)
    Transmissions
    6-speed manual · 7-speed DSG · 5/6-speed manual · 6/7-speed DSG
    Drivetrain
    Front-wheel drive · Four-wheel drive

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