SEAT Alhambra MOT pass rate, common failures and mileage
In 2023, 78.2% of 28,992 MOT tests on the SEAT Alhambra ended in a pass, 1.7 points above the 76.5% average for all cars. Comparing like for like at ages 3 to 10, it passed 81.6% against 82.0%, ranking 85th of 148 models.
Pass rate and mileage by age
Each row covers the SEAT Alhambra MOT tests at that age. Mileage shows the median and the middle half of odometer readings, from the 25th to the 75th percentile.
| Age | Pass rate | Mileage |
|---|---|---|
| 2655 tests | 88.9% | 23,000 · 15k to 33k |
| 31,941 tests | 87.9% | 31,000 · 19k to 43k |
| 42,429 tests | 87.0% | 41,000 · 29k to 59k |
| 54,506 tests | 86.4% | 55,000 · 39k to 81k |
| 65,213 tests | 83.8% | 67,000 · 49k to 101k |
| 73,017 tests | 81.3% | 85,000 · 63k to 133k |
| 82,062 tests | 77.6% | 91,000 · 69k to 125k |
| 91,752 tests | 75.8% | 91,000 · 73k to 117k |
| 101,539 tests | 71.3% | 99,000 · 81k to 129k |
| 111,328 tests | 69.8% | 109,000 · 87k to 137k |
| 12875 tests | 68.0% | 119,000 · 97k to 145k |
| 13345 tests | 57.1% | 127,000 · 107k to 155k |
| 14483 tests | 55.5% | 135,000 · 111k to 163k |
| 15549 tests | 52.8% | 139,000 · 115k to 163k |
| 16527 tests | 52.4% | 141,000 · 117k to 167k |
| 17462 tests | 57.4% | 143,000 · 117k to 171k |
| 18479 tests | 51.6% | 145,000 · 125k to 171k |
| 19410 tests | 57.1% | 145,000 · 125k to 177k |
| 20214 tests | 50.0% | 143,000 · 117k to 169k |
Most common MOT failures and advisories
How often each item came up, per 100 MOT tests on the SEAT Alhambra. Advisories are things the tester noted that did not fail the car, often wear that will need attention soon. Follow an item to see what it means and how serious it is.
Failures
Advisories and minor defects
What to check on a used Alhambra
The parts that come up most often in SEAT Alhambra MOTs, and how to look at them on a viewing.
- Brake discs and padsAsk when the discs and pads were last replaced, and look through the wheel for a raised lip on the edge of the disc.
- Suspension and steering jointsListen for knocks over bumps and at full lock, and ask whether any suspension or steering joints have been replaced.
- TyresCheck the tread across the full width of every tyre, including the inner edge, and look for cuts and bulges in the sidewalls.
- Number platesCheck the plates are clean, legal and match the registration on the V5C logbook.
- Coil springsCompare the gap between each tyre and its wheel arch. A corner sitting lower than the others can mean a broken spring.
Check a specific Alhambra
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Other SEAT models
Overall MOT pass rate in 2023. Compare all SEAT models or see every make.
How these figures are made. We counted every initial MOT test (not retests) of cars and light vans in Great Britain in 2023 from the DVSA anonymised MOT dataset, 33,842,940 tests in all. Pass rate is the share of initial tests that ended in a pass, counting faults fixed during the test. Age is whole years from first registration to the test, so a car having its first MOT a few weeks early counts as 2.
Like-for-like pass rates average each model's pass rate at ages 3 to 10 with the same age mix for every model, so a model is not flattered by a young fleet or penalised by an old one. Models are grouped by the first word of the DVSA model name, and names that cover several models are left out.
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. RegTail's analysis of the DVSA anonymised MOT dataset, 2023 tests.