Seat Alhambra reliability, MOT pass rate and rarity

Time Period & Model

Time period snapshot: Last 5 years

Manufacturer: Seat

Model: Alhambra

Model reliability rank

MOT-based rank from 174,907 selected-period tests.

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Overall MOT pass rate

79.1%

Share of this model's 174,907 selected-period MOT tests that pass.

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Efficiency, emissions & tax

Average MPG

51.5 mpg

CO2 emission

146 g/km

Euro emissions

Euro 6

Tax cost

£205/yr

Vehicle list price over £40,000?NoYes

Average vehicle miles

116,382

Solid average mileage for this model.

Life expectancy miles

134,305

Moderate mature-fleet mileage expectation.

Average vehicle age

11.1

Comfortable mid-life age pattern.

Vehicles represented

22,737

22,737 valid MOT, 0 under 3 years.

Tests analysed

174,907

174,907 MOT tests in the selected period.

Rarity ranking

Based on Make & Model

Scarce

22,737On the road

Insight summary

Seat Alhambra is a scarce model in this snapshot, with 22,737 represented vehicles and 0.05% of the active UK pool tracked by AutoRank. For the last 5 years, it has a pass rate of 79.1% from 174,907 MOT tests, with a reliability score of 49. The current pool shows an average of 116,382 miles and an average age of 11.1 years, while mature-fleet mileage is estimated at 134,305 miles. Diesel leads the fuel split, followed by petrol, and the most frequent defect themes are windscreen damage, engine warning light and tyre condition. The practical read is that the Seat Alhambra looks like a solid used-car baseline rather than a rare find, with age, mileage and common wear items doing most of the explaining.

Fuel type breakdown (by model)

Fuel	Vehicles
DIESEL	22,168
PETROL	568
LPG	1

Euro NCAP Safety

NCAP rating

4 / 5

Adult

89%

Children

78%

Pedestrian

59%

Safety systems

62%

Top 25 most common defects (by model)

Defect	Count
Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view (3.2 (a) (i))	2,957
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g))	2,057
Offside Rear Tyre has ply or cords exposed (5.2.3 (d) (ii))	1,748
Nearside Front Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (5.2.3 (e))	1,347
Offside Front Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (5.2.3 (e))	1,293
Nearside Rear Tyre has ply or cords exposed (5.2.3 (d) (ii))	1,199
Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	1,182
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))	1,143
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	1,100
Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	1,085
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	1,067
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))	1,045
Offside Front Tyre has ply or cords exposed (5.2.3 (d) (ii))	906
Nearside Rear Tyre has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (5.2.3 (d) (i))	738
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))	693
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))	668
Offside Rear Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (5.2.3 (e))	662
Nearside Front Tyre has ply or cords exposed (5.2.3 (d) (ii))	661
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault (1.6 (b))	652
Tyre pressure monitoring system malfunctioning or obviously inoperative (5.2.3 (h))	643
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	641
Offside Rear Tyre has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (5.2.3 (d) (i))	629
Nearside Rear Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (5.2.3 (e))	607
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	599
Windscreen washer provides insufficient washer liquid (3.5 (a))	578

All 25 defects ranked by recorded countShowing 25,900 defects across this top 25 set

Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view (3.2 (a) (i))

2,957

Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g))

2,057

Offside Rear Tyre has ply or cords exposed (5.2.3 (d) (ii))

1,748

Nearside Front Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (5.2.3 (e))

1,347

Offside Front Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (5.2.3 (e))

1,293

Nearside Rear Tyre has ply or cords exposed (5.2.3 (d) (ii))

1,199

Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))

1,182

Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))

1,143

Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))

1,100

Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))

1,085

Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))

1,067

Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))

1,045

Offside Front Tyre has ply or cords exposed (5.2.3 (d) (ii))

906

Nearside Rear Tyre has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (5.2.3 (d) (i))

738

Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))

693

Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))

668

Offside Rear Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (5.2.3 (e))

662

Nearside Front Tyre has ply or cords exposed (5.2.3 (d) (ii))

661

Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault (1.6 (b))

652

Tyre pressure monitoring system malfunctioning or obviously inoperative (5.2.3 (h))

643

Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))

641

Offside Rear Tyre has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (5.2.3 (d) (i))

629

Nearside Rear Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (5.2.3 (e))

607

Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))

599

Windscreen washer provides insufficient washer liquid (3.5 (a))

578

Seat Alhambra reliability and MOT data