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Prices for a current-shape Leon start from £15,000 for a 1.0-litre TSI and from £18,000 for a 1.5-litre. A 2.0-litre diesel is around £20,000, an ETSI just above at £21,000 and an ehybrid £24,000.

The previous-generation petrolpowered Leon finished 10th in the 2020 What Car? Reliability Survey for family cars up to five years old and the diesel model finished 11th. As a brand, Seat finished 17th place out of 30 car makers in the 2021 survey with an average score of 93.3% for models up to five years old. That’s behind Skoda (95%), but ahead of Audi (92.8%), VW (91.4%) and Ford (86.2%).

With the exception of the plug-in hybrid version (see ‘Buyer beware’), the hatchback has a 380-litre boot (the same as the previous , Mk3 version) with a 60:40 split rear seat, and the estate has a sizeable 620 litres.