For The Seat Exeo offers a compact executive experience for family car money. It's also loaded with luxury and safety kit, and the engines are strong.

Against The ride and handling could be better, many rivals are more spacious, and refinement is poor.

Seat Exeo Saloon
33 5stars

The Seat Exeo is based on the previous-generation Audi A4, so it’s not in the first flush of youth. It's a high-quality car for the money, though.

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4.5
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There are 10 Seat Exeo versions available

Saloon 2.0 TDI 120 S 4dr £19,480
What Car? says:3 stars out of 5
Saloon 2.0 TDI 143 S 4dr £20,230
What Car? says:3 stars out of 5
Saloon 2.0 TDI 120 SE 4dr £20,430
What Car? says:3 stars out of 5
Saloon 2.0 TDI 143 SE 4dr £21,180
What Car? says:3 stars out of 5
Saloon 2.0 TDI 143 SE Tech 4dr £22,080
What Car? says:3 stars out of 5
Saloon 2.0 TDI 143 Sport 4dr £22,630
What Car? says:3 stars out of 5
Saloon 2.0 TSI Sport 4dr £23,380
What Car? says:3 stars out of 5
Saloon 2.0 TDI 143 Sport Tech 4dr £23,530
What Car? says:3 stars out of 5
Saloon 2.0 TDI 170 Sport 4dr £23,700
What Car? says:3 stars out of 5
Saloon 2.0 TDI 170 Sport Tech 4dr £24,600
What Car? says:3 stars out of 5

Buyer's notes

Target Price team says:

Seat offers the Exeo with four engines, but it's hard to look past the strong, economical and attractively priced 141bhp diesel.

The 168bhp diesel is even gutsier and almost as easy on fuel, but starting prices are much higher – the 141bhp unit can be combined with a number of Exeo trims, whereas the 168bhp engine is available with the top two only. There's also a 118bhp diesel.

A smooth and punchy 2.0-litre petrol engine rounds off the range, but is available only with Sport trim, which brings stiffer suspension. We prefer the more forgiving set-up that other trims get, but some will like the Sport's superior body control.

Reader test team says:

Seat Exeo Saloon 2.0 TDI 143 SE 4dr

I have had the car for one year today, it has been faultless, great performance and economy. It is extreemly well equipt, and has everything you would…

Maurice Neal

5 out of 5 stars

Seat Exeo Saloon 2.0 TDI 170 SE Lux 4dr

9 months and 25,000 miles of ownership so far. Only problem has been a dribbling headlight washer when parked. The suspension seemed hard at first…

Steven Sheppard

4 out of 5 stars
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