Used buyer's guide: SEAT Toledo
The SEAT Toledo was a flop new, but looks good value second-hand
How much?
As little as £3,000 secures a Toledo 1.6 petrol with 75,000 miles, or a 120,000-mile 1.9 TDI or 2.0 TDI. Spend £1,000 more, and 80,000-mile Toledos come within reach; you can buy a 55-plate 1.9 TDI Reference or Stylance, or a lower-mileage 2.0 FSI Sport. It’s hard to pay over £8,000 for a MkII Toledo; the priciest we could find was a 30,000-mile 58-plate 2.0 TDI Stylance DSG, at £7,500. Few were registered after 2009, although Glass’s Guide lists values for 11-platers.
Running costs
| Model | Insurance group | Fuel economy | CO2 emissions | Annual road tax |
| 1.6 Reference | 10 | 36mpg | 187g/km | £260 |
| 1.6 Stylance | 10 | 36mpg | 187g/km | £260 |
| 2.0 FSI Sport | 17 | 36mpg | 200g/km | £260 |
| 1.9 TDI Reference | 12 | 51mpg | 149g/km | £140 |
| 1.9 TDI Stylance | 13 | 51mpg | 140g/km | £140 |
| 2.0 TDI Stylance | 18 | 47mpg | 159g/km | £175 |
| 2.0 TDI Sport | 18 | 47mpg | 157g/km | £175 |
Whatever a Toledo’s age or engine, it has to visit the garage every 12 months or 10,000 miles, with services alternating between minor and major check-ups. SEAT dealers offer a fixed-price servicing scheme, called It’s Fixed, on any Toledo from three to 10 years old. Under this, a minor service is £129-£149 and a major £249-£356, depending on how new the car is. The 2.0-litre petrol engine is chain-driven, but all others have a cambelt which must be replaced at four years/110,000 miles for £299. Every two years, brake fluid (£49) and coolant (£85) also need to be renewed.
