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SEATAlhambra MOT results

In 2025, 74.4% of SEAT Alhambra MOT tests were passed first time, about the same as the 73.5% for cars of the same age. 9.0% had at least one dangerous defect (7.2% for cars the same age). The typical SEAT Alhambra tested was 8 years old with 96,700 miles. Based on 25,665 initial MOT tests in Great Britain.

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First-time pass: 74.4%no defects to fix
Cars the same age: 73.5%first-time pass
Fixed at the test: 4.1%passed after repair
Failed: 21.5%needed a retest
Dangerous defect: 9.0%same age 7.2%
Typical mileage: 96,700at the test

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First-time pass rate by year first registered

SEAT AlhambraAll cars first registered that year

Year first registered	Tests	First-time pass	All cars
2020	781	86.6%	85.9%
2019	2,500	84.4%	83.5%
2018	2,469	81.4%	80.8%
2017	5,823	79.7%	78.1%
2016	4,072	77.3%	74.8%
2015	2,098	73.5%	71.8%
2014	1,787	69.7%	68.5%
2013	1,481	66.8%	65.6%
2012	1,340	65.7%	63.2%
2011	1,144	65.4%	61.0%
2010	307	58.3%	59.1%
2009	267	46.8%	58.1%
2008	356	53.7%	57.0%
2007	302	48.7%	57.2%
2006	230	50.4%	56.8%
2005	191	47.6%	57.5%
2004	232	52.6%	57.5%
2003	133	47.4%	58.5%
2002	57	45.6%	59.4%

Years with fewer than 30 tests are left out.

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By age at the test

SEAT AlhambraAll cars that age

Age	Tests	First-time pass	All cars	Typical miles
3-4 years	337	84.9%	87.4%	43,400
5-9 years	16,183	80.1%	79.1%	81,100
10-14 years	7,146	67.9%	65.7%	114,300
15-19 years	1,403	50.8%	57.6%	140,300
20-29 years	596	49.8%	59.6%	143,200

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Where they’re tested

Colour shows how common the SEAT Alhambra is among cars tested in each area, against its share across Great Britain: 2× means twice as common as usual.

under 0.5×
0.5×–0.8×
0.8×–1.25×
1.25×–2×
2× or more
Fewer than 5 tests
None tested

Postcode area of the garage that did the test, not where the owner lives. Hover over or tap an area for its figures.

Postcode area	Region	Tests	Share	vs all cars	First-time pass
B Birmingham	West Midlands	1,085	4.2%	1.4×	77.1%
E London E	London	636	2.5%	3.1×	83.0%
LE Leicester	East Midlands	601	2.3%	1.3×	78.9%
CF Cardiff	Wales	516	2.0%	1.2×	71.9%
BS Bristol	South West	495	1.9%	1.1×	66.3%
RG Reading	South East	483	1.9%	1.2×	72.5%
N London N	London	481	1.9%	2.8×	82.1%
GU Guildford	South East	469	1.8%	1.3×	71.9%
PE Peterborough	East of England	469	1.8%	1.0×	74.0%
UB Southall	London	430	1.7%	2.7×	84.0%
HA Harrow	London	404	1.6%	2.6×	84.7%
HP Hemel Hempstead	South East	395	1.5%	1.6×	75.7%
SO Southampton	South East	392	1.5%	1.3×	71.9%
M Manchester	North West	386	1.5%	1.0×	78.5%
TN Tonbridge	South East	386	1.5%	1.1×	67.6%
RH Redhill	South East	375	1.5%	1.4×	77.6%
NE Newcastle upon Tyne	North East	374	1.5%	0.9×	75.7%
BD Bradford	Yorkshire and the Humber	368	1.4%	1.6×	79.3%
SL Slough	South East	365	1.4%	2.0×	83.0%
MK Milton Keynes	South East	363	1.4%	1.3×	76.6%
S Sheffield	Yorkshire and the Humber	354	1.4%	0.6×	81.4%
OX Oxford	South East	353	1.4%	1.2×	72.8%
LU Luton	East of England	346	1.3%	2.0×	82.4%
NG Nottingham	East Midlands	345	1.3%	0.7×	72.5%
CV Coventry	West Midlands	343	1.3%	0.9×	70.8%
NN Northampton	East Midlands	340	1.3%	1.0×	70.6%
NW London NW	London	339	1.3%	2.0×	74.6%
GL Gloucester	South West	321	1.3%	1.0×	75.1%
SE London SE	London	315	1.2%	1.6×	81.6%
PO Portsmouth	South East	313	1.2%	0.9×	69.3%
LS Leeds	Yorkshire and the Humber	312	1.2%	1.1×	76.3%
EH Edinburgh	Scotland	309	1.2%	1.0×	70.6%
TW Twickenham	London	307	1.2%	1.6×	79.8%
BB Blackburn	North West	305	1.2%	1.4×	79.3%
CB Cambridge	East of England	294	1.1%	1.6×	67.3%
DE Derby	East Midlands	294	1.1%	0.8×	75.5%
CR Croydon	London	283	1.1%	1.6×	83.4%
G Glasgow	Scotland	283	1.1%	0.7×	70.0%
SN Swindon	South West	280	1.1%	1.2×	64.6%
IP Ipswich	East of England	267	1.0%	0.9×	69.7%
BH Bournemouth	South West	259	1.0%	1.0×	62.2%
BN Brighton	South East	246	1.0%	0.8×	64.6%
KT Kingston upon Thames	London	238	0.9%	1.1×	80.3%
EX Exeter	South West	231	0.9%	0.8×	60.6%
NP Newport	Wales	229	0.9%	1.0×	67.2%
SA Swansea	Wales	229	0.9%	0.7×	68.1%
L Liverpool	North West	225	0.9%	0.8×	69.8%
SG Stevenage	East of England	217	0.8%	1.2×	73.7%
AL St Albans	East of England	216	0.8%	1.9×	77.8%
SK Stockport	North West	213	0.8%	0.8×	73.7%
NR Norwich	East of England	211	0.8%	0.6×	68.2%
CM Chelmsford	East of England	208	0.8%	0.7×	83.7%
DN Doncaster	Yorkshire and the Humber	208	0.8%	0.6×	73.1%
ME Rochester	South East	201	0.8%	0.7×	75.1%
BA Bath	South West	194	0.8%	0.9×	65.5%
PL Plymouth	South West	194	0.8%	0.7×	58.8%
BL Bolton	North West	184	0.7%	0.9×	78.3%
TS Teesside	North East	181	0.7%	0.8×	75.1%
CT Canterbury	South East	180	0.7%	0.9×	69.4%
RM Romford	London	178	0.7%	0.9×	80.3%
SW London SW	London	177	0.7%	1.6×	81.9%
ST Stoke-on-Trent	West Midlands	176	0.7%	0.6×	71.0%
DA Dartford	South East	175	0.7%	0.9×	82.9%
WF Wakefield	Yorkshire and the Humber	172	0.7%	0.8×	77.3%
IG Ilford	London	161	0.6%	1.4×	84.5%
PR Preston	North West	160	0.6%	0.7×	68.8%
SP Salisbury	South West	156	0.6%	1.3×	66.7%
WA Warrington	North West	156	0.6%	0.6×	68.6%
EN Enfield	London	155	0.6%	1.0×	78.7%
AB Aberdeen	Scotland	149	0.6%	0.8×	67.1%
YO York	Yorkshire and the Humber	146	0.6%	0.6×	68.5%
WS Walsall	West Midlands	145	0.6%	0.8×	67.6%
CW Crewe	North West	140	0.5%	0.9×	72.9%
W London W	London	139	0.5%	2.0×	89.2%
CH Chester	North West	137	0.5%	0.5×	66.4%
CO Colchester	East of England	134	0.5%	0.7×	71.6%
TR Truro	South West	133	0.5%	0.9×	71.4%
OL Oldham	North West	132	0.5%	0.7×	78.0%
WD Watford	East of England	127	0.5%	1.3×	74.8%
LL Llandudno	Wales	126	0.5%	0.5×	67.5%
WV Wolverhampton	West Midlands	118	0.5%	0.7×	78.0%
CA Carlisle	North West	117	0.5%	0.8×	70.9%
DY Dudley	West Midlands	114	0.4%	0.7×	72.8%
TQ Torquay	South West	114	0.4%	0.9×	67.5%
HU Hull	Yorkshire and the Humber	113	0.4%	0.6×	77.0%
BR Bromley	London	112	0.4%	1.2×	85.7%
TA Taunton	South West	112	0.4%	0.7×	67.0%
LA Lancaster	North West	105	0.4%	0.8×	73.3%
KY Kirkcaldy	Scotland	104	0.4%	0.7×	69.2%
LN Lincoln	East Midlands	98	0.4%	0.7×	70.4%
WR Worcester	West Midlands	91	0.4%	0.6×	70.3%
DL Darlington	North East	88	0.3%	0.6×	69.3%
SM Sutton	London	88	0.3%	1.5×	84.1%
SS Southend-on-Sea	East of England	84	0.3%	0.4×	72.6%
SY Shrewsbury	West Midlands	83	0.3%	0.5×	74.7%
HR Hereford	West Midlands	79	0.3%	0.8×	68.4%
HD Huddersfield	Yorkshire and the Humber	76	0.3%	0.7×	68.4%
FK Falkirk	Scotland	74	0.3%	0.7×	70.3%
DD Dundee	Scotland	73	0.3%	0.7×	64.4%
DT Dorchester	South West	73	0.3%	0.7×	63.0%
KA Kilmarnock	Scotland	73	0.3%	0.5×	74.0%
IV Inverness	Scotland	70	0.3%	0.6×	65.7%
PA Paisley	Scotland	70	0.3%	0.6×	64.3%
TF Telford	West Midlands	61	0.2%	0.6×	88.5%
FY Blackpool	North West	57	0.2%	0.5×	71.9%
DH Durham	North East	55	0.2%	0.4×	69.1%
SR Sunderland	North East	47	0.2%	0.6×	78.7%
PH Perth	Scotland	46	0.2%	0.6×	82.6%
ML Motherwell	Scotland	42	0.2%	0.3×	69.0%
WN Wigan	North West	40	0.2%	0.3×	82.5%
HX Halifax	Yorkshire and the Humber	38	0.1%	0.6×	63.2%
HG Harrogate	Yorkshire and the Humber	32	0.1%	0.5×	65.6%
DG Dumfries	Scotland	30	0.1%	0.5×	80.0%
TD Galashiels	Scotland	24	<0.1%	0.5×	–
KW Kirkwall	Scotland	17	<0.1%	0.8×	–
LD Llandrindod Wells	Wales	14	<0.1%	0.6×	–
ZE Shetland	Scotland	12	<0.1%	1.3×	–
HS Outer Hebrides	Scotland	7	<0.1%	0.6×	–

Region	Tests	Share	vs all cars	First-time pass
Scotland	1,383	5.4%	0.7×	69.8%
North East	745	2.9%	0.7×	74.5%
North West	2,357	9.2%	0.8×	74.2%
Yorkshire and the Humber	1,819	7.1%	0.8×	76.3%
Wales	1,114	4.3%	0.9×	69.6%
West Midlands	2,295	8.9%	0.9×	74.6%
East Midlands	1,678	6.5%	0.9×	74.8%
East of England	2,573	10.0%	1.0×	74.4%
London	4,443	17.3%	1.8×	82.1%
South East	4,696	18.3%	1.2×	73.6%
South West	2,562	10.0%	1.0×	65.9%

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Where they fail

Share of tests with at least one failure in each area, against cars of the same age.

SEAT AlhambraCars the same age

Suspension9.7%8.2%
Tyres9.1%6.3%
Lights and electrics6.9%9.2%
Brakes4.3%5.7%
Emissions and leaks3.2%2.8%
Visibility (wipers, glass, mirrors)2.5%4.0%
Body and structure2.4%2.6%
Seat belts and airbags1.2%0.8%
Steering1.1%1.8%

A test can fail in more than one area. Failures fixed during the test are included.

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Most common failures

The 10 defects that failed SEAT Alhambra tests most often, as a share of all tests.

Failure	Tests	Cars the same age	vs same age	Marked dangerous
Pins and bushes: pin or bush excessively worn Suspension	4.5%	1.3%	3.5×	0.0%
Condition: has ply or cords exposed Tyres Dangerous	3.8%	1.3%	2.9×	100.0%
Malfunction indicator lamp: inoperative or indicates a malfunction Emissions and leaks	2.7%	1.5%	1.8×	0.0%
Tread depth: tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm Tyres Dangerous	2.5%	2.3%	1.1×	100.0%
Condition: has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords Tyres	2.0%	1.4%	1.4×	0.0%
Coil spring: fractured or broken Suspension	1.9%	2.4%	0.8×	0.0%
Brake pads: less than 1.5 mm thick Brakes Dangerous	1.6%	1.9%	0.8×	100.0%
Position lamp: not working Lights and electrics	1.6%	1.8%	0.9×	0.0%
Linkage ball joint dust cover: ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt Suspension	1.2%	0.6%	2.0×	0.0%
Side repeaters: not working Lights and electrics	1.0%	0.4%	2.5×	0.0%

“vs same age” compares this model with cars of the same age: 2.0× means twice as often. “Marked dangerous” is how often the tester recorded that failure as dangerous.

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Most common advisories

Things the tester noted to watch, which don’t fail the test.

Advisory	Tests
Tread depth: worn close to legal limit/worn on edge	24.1%
Pins and bushes: pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement	17.2%
Brake discs: worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened	10.0%
Brake pads: wearing thin	8.3%
Suspension arm: corroded but not seriously weakened	4.7%
Condition: slightly damaged/cracking or perishing	4.5%
Coil spring: corroded	4.5%
Non-component advisories: Child Seat fitted not allowing full inspection of adult belt	4.3%
Registration plates: deteriorated but not likely to be misread	3.7%
Engine oil leaks: leak, but not excessive	3.5%

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By fuel

Fuel	Tests	First-time pass
Diesel	25,048	74.4%
Petrol	614	76.2%

Fuels with fewer than 30 tests are left out. Different fuels often mean different ages, so compare with care.

MOT results for every model