Compact
6 generations
1998 → present
Seat Leon
2020 - Current days
4 generation
2017 - 2020
3 generation, restyling
2012 - 2016
3 generation
2009 - 2012
2 generation, restyling
2005 - 2009
2 generation
1998 - 2006
1 generation
First year1998
Generations6
Current chassis—
Body types3Hatchback 5-door · Estate 5-door · Hatchback 3-door
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Current4 generation 2020 — Current days
Hatchback 5-doorEstate 5-door
Variants2
3 generation, restyling 2017 — 2020Hatchback 5-doorEstate 5-doorHatchback 3-door
Variants3
3 generation 2012 — 2016Hatchback 3-doorEstate 5-doorHatchback 5-door
Variants3
2 generation, restyling 2009 — 2012Hatchback 5-door
Variants1
2 generation 2005 — 2009Hatchback 5-door
Variants1
1 generation 1998 — 2006Hatchback 5-door
Variants1
Full powertrain matrix (2026)
Every engine × drivetrain combination currently available in the German market
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Generation lineage
Each generation at a glance, oldest to newest
1M11 gen.1998 — 20061 variants
1P12 gen.2005 — 20091 variants
1P12 gen. rest.2009 — 20121 variants
5F53 gen.2012 — 20163 variants
33 gen. rest.2017 — 20203 variants
44 gen.2020 — Current days2 variants
71 original brochures are preserved in the Automobilisto archive.
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