SEAT introduced the fourth generation of its small-segment vehicle Ibiza in 2008, and it built it as a three- and five-door hatchback or as a station wagon.

Seat introduced a facelift for the third generation Ibiza in 2006, improving the car in all areas, no only on the outside.

SEAT introduced the third generation of the Ibiza in 2002 and became a serious contender for other small-segment vehicles thanks to its German engineering combined with the passionate Spanish design.

In late 1999, the Ibiza was heavily facelifted in terms of design and engines. Some have considered the 1999 model the third generation Ibiza and with good reasons.

SEAT introduced a facelifted version for the Ibiza in 1996, three years after it launched the second generation of the small-segment vehicle.

The second generation of the Ibiza was the first SEAT built on a Volkswagen platform, the same used by the German carmaker for the Polo.