74.5%
SEAT Alhambra pass rate
Used SEAT Alhambra buying guide
In 2025, SEAT Alhambra cars passed 74.5% of 25,949 initial MOT tests, 2.2 points above the 72.3% UK average. Here is where it fails and what to check before you buy.
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SEAT Alhambra MOT record in brief
Initial MOT tests in 2025, retests excluded.
72.3%
UK average, all cars
+2.2
percentage points above average
Ranked on pass rate the Alhambra sits 274th of 575 models in the data. SEAT as a brand averaged 74%, so this model runs 0.5 points ahead of its own brand. SEAT Alhambra cars aged 3 to 5 years passed 85.5% of MOT tests in 2025; for examples aged 11 years and over that fell to 61.6%.
A pass rate is not a reliability score. The full SEAT Alhambra MOT record has the pass rate by age, every common failure and how the Alhambra compares with similar cars.
Alhambra fuel types
Diesel made up 97.6% of SEAT Alhambra MOT tests in 2025, against 39.3% across all models in this data. Almost every used example you look at will be a diesel.
Where the Alhambra fails its MOT
Where SEAT Alhambra cars that failed their 2025 MOT were marked down, as a share of all recorded failure items.
The specific items testers recorded most often were pins and bushes pin or bush excessively worn (11.9%), condition has ply or cords exposed (8.3%) and tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (6%). See every common Alhambra MOT failure.
These are DVSA failure records across every SEAT Alhambra that failed, not a claim that every Alhambra has these problems.
What should you check when buying a used Alhambra?
The areas above, most common first, and what an MOT tester looks at in each.
1
Suspension
Listen for knocks over bumps, check the car sits level, and look for leaking shock absorbers and split rubber gaiters. 27.7% of Alhambra failure items.
2
Tyres
Check tread depth across the full width of every tyre (the legal minimum is 1.6mm), and look for cuts, bulges and uneven wear. 22.3% of Alhambra failure items.
3
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment
Walk round with every light on: headlights, brake lights, indicators, fog lights and the number plate lamp. Check no warning lights stay on after starting. 16% of Alhambra failure items.
4
Brakes
Make sure the pedal feels firm, the car stops in a straight line, the handbrake holds on a slope and no brake warning light is showing. 11.5% of Alhambra failure items.
5
Body, chassis, structure
Look underneath and along the sills for corrosion, and check for damaged or poorly repaired panels. 6.2% of Alhambra failure items.
None of this replaces the car's own record. Run a free MOT history check on the registration to see every test, advisory and recorded mileage for that car.
What the MOT record doesn't tell you
Knowing SEAT Alhambra failures cluster around suspension and tyres tells you what to inspect. It tells you nothing about whether the car is safe to buy. An MOT does not show money still owed on the car, a write-off, a theft record or a clocked odometer.
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- Outstanding finance
- Write-off records
- Stolen markers
- Mileage history
- Previous keepers
Other used SEAT models
The most-tested SEAT models in 2025, with how their MOT pass rate compares with the Alhambra.
Used SEAT Alhambra FAQs
Is the SEAT Alhambra reliable?
MOT data does not measure reliability. It records whether a car met the roadworthiness standard on the day of its test. What it does show is a 74.5% first-time pass rate for the SEAT Alhambra across 25,949 tests in 2025, above the 72.3% average for all cars.
Do older SEAT Alhambra cars fail their MOT more often?
SEAT Alhambra cars aged 3 to 5 years passed 85.5% of MOT tests in 2025; for examples aged 11 years and over that fell to 61.6%. On an older example, the car's own MOT history tells you more than the model average.
What should I check before buying a used SEAT Alhambra?
On the car itself, start with the areas it most often fails on: suspension, tyres and lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment. Then check the individual car's history: outstanding finance, insurance write-off records, stolen markers, mileage and previous keepers. None of these appear in the MOT record or on the V5C.
How do I check a SEAT Alhambra's history?
Enter the registration of the specific car. A Carpeep car history check reports outstanding finance, write-off category, stolen markers, mileage history, previous keepers, MOT and tax status, import and export markers and scrapped status in one £15 report.
MOT figures are aggregated from the DVSA MOT Anonymised data set for 2025 (class 4 initial tests, retests excluded), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. MOT results describe roadworthiness at test, not mechanical reliability.