Seat is celebrating more success in the used car market, with news that some of its models have seen a major increase in their predicted value this April.

On the back of recent reports from experts in the car trade about trend-busting rises in used values, Seat has seen a sizable hike in the value of some of its most popular cars.

According to the latest information from used car experts CAP, some Seats are worth as much as 14% more this month than they were last.

For instance, a 2008 Seat Ibiza 1.6 Sport is predicted to be 14% up on its valuation in March, while a 2008 Ibiza 1.4 SE has seen its value rise by 13% in a month. Likewise, the previous-shape Ibiza 1.4 Sportrider – a special edition model launched last year – is worth eight per cent more in April than it was in March.

A 2008 Seat Leon 1.9 TDI Stylance also gains eight per cent, while a capable and capacious Altea Freetrack 4 dating from 2007 is today worth fully five per cent more than it was four weeks ago, according to CAP.

This rise in Seat used values – which in many cases significantly outstrips the market average of five per cent – is welcome news both for Seat owners and for dealerships keen to compensate for a downturn in new car sales.

Seat UK Used Car Manager David Ardern said: ‘Demand for used new-shape Seat Ibizas is massive right now, and these latest CAP figures reflect what we have been seeing for a while.

‘Even at our first closed auction for these vehicles back in February we saw dealers bidding strongly, paying as much as 115% of the CAP valuation at that time in order to get hold of a car.’

He added: ‘The jump in Seat valuations also clearly reflects the Spanish brand’s popularity among used car buyers keen to snap up a stylish, well-equipped and sporty car.’