Seat ALHAMBRA - 2013
232.1 faults per 100 tests
Year average for all cars of 2013 is 221.9 faults per 100 tests
Dataset: MOT tests in Great Britain (period: 2024-01-01 to 2025-09-10) for Seat ALHAMBRA, model year 2013.
Sample size: 1,566 cars, 3,567 tests and 8,280 recorded faults.
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Quick summary
Total: 1,566 cars
The 2013 SEAT Alhambra has a defect rate of 232 per 100 vehicles, which is 5.8% higher than the average for its year, at 219 per 100. Notably, the model shows a significant increase in defects as mileage rises, particularly in the 124,000+ miles category where it reaches 360 per 100. While it performs better than average in areas such as brakes, steering, and lights, it notably struggles with wheels, suspensions, and axles, showing a 45.9% higher defect rate than the average. Overall, the Alhambra's defects seem to be concentrated in specific areas, highlighting both strengths and weaknesses compared to similar vehicles.
Cars by mileage segment
Total: 1,566 cars
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Categories
Brakes
▲ 24.1% better
74.7 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 98.4 / 100 tests
- Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
- Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
- Excessive fluctuation in brake effort through each wheel revolution
- Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
- Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
Steering
▲ 82.2% better
2.3 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 12.9 / 100 tests
- A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
- Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover: damaged or deteriorated
- A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
- Free play in the steering, measured at the rim of the steering wheel is: excessive
- Excessive roughness in operation of steering
Visibility
▼ 3.9% worse
18.7 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 18.0 / 100 tests
- Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
- Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
- Windscreen or window damaged or seriously discoloured: but not adversely affecting driver’s view
- Wiper blade: defective
- Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
Lights & Electrics
▲ 50.7% better
24.7 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 50.1 / 100 tests
- A direction indicator: lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning
- The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements
- The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements
- A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative: when rear registration plate has 2 or more lamps or light sources
- Lamp: missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than a half not functioning
Wheels & Suspension
▼ 43.3% worse
314.7 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 219.6 / 100 tests
- Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
- A suspension component: excessively damaged or corroded
- A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
- A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
- A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
Body/Structure
▲ 66.0% better
6.8 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 20.0 / 100 tests
- A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: severely deteriorated
- A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: missing, split, insecure or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt
- Vehicle structure corroded to the extent that: the rigidity of the assembly is significantly reduced
- Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
- Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
Equipment
▼ 13.5% worse
5.9 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 5.2 / 100 tests
- A seat belt: webbing or flexible stalk significantly stretched or weakened
- Seat belt buckle missing, damaged or not functioning as intended
- An SRS malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) indicates a system malfunction
- A seat belt:
- A seat belt: or flexible stalk damaged
Other
▲ 16.3% better
16.4 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 19.6 / 100 tests
- Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
- Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
- Emissions test unable to be completed
- Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
- Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
Fault rate by mileage segment
Model
Year average
* Metric: faults per 100 tests.
Most common faults (Top 10)
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,629
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,201
A suspension component: excessively damaged or corroded
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 682
Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 595
A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 427
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 365
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 316
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 286
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 178
Windscreen or window damaged or seriously discoloured: but not adversely affecting driver’s view
MINOR
Occurrences: 170
Serious faults (Top 10)
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 316
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 178
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 141
A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
FAIL
Occurrences: 118
A suspension joint dust cover: missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc.
FAIL
Occurrences: 110
Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
FAIL
Occurrences: 102
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
FAIL
Occurrences: 76
A tyre: with a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords
FAIL
Occurrences: 70
A direction indicator: lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning
FAIL
Occurrences: 58
Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 35