How many SEAT Alhambras are still on the road in Great Britain, how many are declared off the road, how new registrations have changed and which fuels they use. Built from DVLA licensing records and 25,949 DVSA MOT tests.
Licensed in Great Britain22,196−4.5% on a year earlier
Declared SORN3,027Off the road, not taxed
MOT first-time pass rate, 202574.5%Cars of the same ages 73.9%
Rank by number licensedNo. 225of 1,159 models we cover
Peak year201830,022 licensed
Average annual mileage10,176miles a year
How many SEAT Alhambras are left in Great Britain?
There were 22,196 SEAT Alhambras licensed in Great Britain at the end of March 2026, and a further 3,027 declared off the road (SORN).
That is 26.1% fewer than the peak of 30,022 in 2018.
SEAT Alhambras licensed in Great Britain
Numbers peaked in 2018 and have fallen every year since, as older cars are scrapped faster than new ones are registered.
The SEAT Alhambra SE Ecomo 170SA has its own page.
The figures above include every version; each version page covers only the cars DVLA records
under that version’s name.
In 2025, 74.5% of SEAT Alhambra MOT tests were passed first time,
against 72.8% for all cars.
Cars of the same ages as the SEAT Alhambras tested pass 73.9% of the time, so the SEAT Alhambra does about as well as average for its age. In 2024 its pass rate was 74.2%.
MOT first-time pass rate by age: SEAT Alhambra vs all cars
Comparing like with like: each bar pair covers cars of the same age, so an older average age does not count against a model.
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100%
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6–7 years
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20+ years
SEAT Alhambra
All cars
MOT first-time pass rate by vehicle age, SEAT Alhambra compared with all cars
Suspension is the most common reason a SEAT Alhambra fails its MOT,
appearing on 37.8% of failed tests. A failed test can have defects in
more than one category, so shares add up to more than 100%.
9.0% of SEAT Alhambra tests found at least one dangerous defect, against 7.3% for all cars.
Most common MOT failure categories
Share of failed SEAT Alhambra MOT tests with at least one defect in each category
Most common SEAT Alhambra MOT defects and advisories
The single most common reason a SEAT Alhambra failed its MOT in 2025 was
“Suspension arms: pin or bush excessively worn”, on 17.0% of 6,623 failed tests.
54.8% of tests ended with at least one advisory, a problem to watch that did not fail the test; the most common was “Tread depth: worn close to legal limit or worn on edge”.
The same fault on any wheel or side counts once.
Most common reasons for failure
Share of failed tests with each defect. A test can fail for more than one.
Most common specific MOT defects on failed SEAT Alhambra tests, 2025
Defect
Share of failed tests
Suspension arms: pin or bush excessively worn Suspension
17.0%
Tyres: ply or cords exposed Tyres
15.0%
Malfunction indicator lamp: inoperative or indicates a malfunction Noise, emissions and leaks
10.5%
Tyres: tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm Tyres
9.8%
Tyres: cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords Tyres
7.8%
Coil spring: fractured or broken Suspension
7.5%
Brake pads: less than 1.5 mm thick Brakes
6.3%
Position lamp: not working Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment
6.1%
Linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt Suspension
4.8%
Side repeaters: not working Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment
10 years of the SEAT Alhambra, by year of first registration, have their own page with MOT results, common faults, mileage and how many are left. Against all cars of the same age, the 2011 cars did best at their 2025 MOT (65.3% passed first time) and the 2018 cars worst (81.4%).
Registered: cars on the DVLA record at the end of the year they were first registered (these counts start in 2014, so older years show a dash). Left:
licensed or declared SORN at the end of 2025.
Both cover the United Kingdom. Pass rate: first-time passes at normal MOT tests in Great
Britain in 2025; all cars: every car first registered the same year.
SEAT Alhambra annual mileage
The average SEAT Alhambra covers 10,176 miles a year,
worked out from odometer readings at consecutive MOT tests.
Average annual mileage by age
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5k
10k
15k
11,686
4–5 years
11,855
6–7 years
11,028
8–10 years
8,535
11–14 years
7,158
15–19 years
6,155
20+ years
Average annual mileage of a SEAT Alhambra by vehicle age
Registrations of SEAT Alhambras for the first time in Great Britain peaked at 5,622 in 2017. In 2025, 3 were registered. With almost none registered new, the number on the road is likely to keep falling.
Registered for the first time, by year
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SEAT Alhambras registered for the first time in Great Britain, by year
Of the 24,249 SEAT Alhambras licensed in the UK at the end of 2025, 95.0% have an engine of 1,901cc to 2,000cc, and 2.7% have an engine of 1,801cc to 1,900cc. The share with an engine of 1,901cc to 2,000cc has grown from 47.8% in 2014 to 95.0%. Diesels made up 93.1% of those licensed in 2014 and 97.6% in 2025.
Engine sizes, end of 2025
DVLA records engine size in 100cc bands.
SEAT Alhambras licensed in the UK at the end of 2025, by engine size
Engine size
Share of those licensed
1,901cc to 2,000cc 23,047 licensed
95.0%
1,801cc to 1,900cc 643 licensed
2.7%
Other sizes 559 licensed
2.3%
Source:DfT / DVLAEnd of 2014 to end of 2025Updated
Engine size and fuel together, end of 2025
Engine size and fuel together, end of 2025
Engine size
Fuel
Licensed
Share
1,901–2,000cc
Diesel
22,957
94.7%
1,801–1,900cc
Diesel
643
2.7%
1,301–1,400cc
Petrol
476
2.0%
Engine sizes, 2014 to 2025
Share of those licensed at the end of each year, for the most common sizes.
SEAT Alhambras licensed in the UK by fuel type, share of each year’s total
Year
Diesel
Petrol
2014
93.1%
6.8%
2015
94.6%
5.3%
2016
95.7%
4.3%
2017
96.7%
3.2%
2018
97.3%
2.7%
2019
97.4%
2.6%
2020
97.4%
2.6%
2021
97.5%
2.5%
2022
97.5%
2.5%
2023
97.6%
2.4%
2024
97.6%
2.3%
2025
97.6%
2.4%
Source:DfT / DVLAEnd of 2014 to end of 2025Updated
United Kingdom figures from DfT table VEH0220 (licensed cars at the end of each year, SORN
excluded), so they differ slightly from the Great Britain counts elsewhere on this page.
How we use engine sizes.
SEAT Alhambra fuel economy and CO2
The Vehicle Certification Agency’s new car data lists the SEAT Alhambra from 2000, when the data begins, to 2020. On the WLTP test (listings 2019 to 2020), official combined fuel economy for its petrol and diesel versions ranges from 35.3 to 44.1 mpg, with CO2 of 167 to 182 g/km. On the older NEDC test (listings 2000 to 2018), official combined fuel economy for its petrol and diesel versions ranges from 24.4 to 56.5 mpg, with CO2 of 130 to 278 g/km.
Official WLTP figures by engine and fuel, listed 2019 to 2020
Official WLTP figures by engine and fuel, listed 2019 to 2020
Engine and fuel
Combined mpg
CO2 g/km
Listed
Euro standard
Versions
1.4 petrol
35.3–35.8
180–182
2019–2020
Euro 6d‑TEMP
3
2.0 diesel
40.4–44.1
167–182
2019–2020
Euro 6d‑TEMP
9
Older NEDC figures, listed 2000 to 2018 (6 engine and fuel groups)
Official NEDC figures by engine and fuel, listed 2000 to 2018
Official figures from laboratory type-approval tests. VCA says they may not be achieved in
real-world driving, and should not be used to rank cars with similar figures.
NEDC figures (in VCA’s data until September 2018) and WLTP figures (from the 2019 guide)
come from different tests, so they are shown separately and should not be compared.
Engine sizes are rounded to the nearest 0.1 litre. A version is one line in
VCA’s data (description, gearbox, engine and fuel), counted once however many years it was
listed.
Matched from VCA’s model names “Alhambra”, “Alhambra (from NOV 06 Wk 45 >)”. How we use VCA’s figures.
SEAT Alhambra safety recalls
DVSA lists 13 safety recalls for the SEAT Alhambra since 1992, the first in 1997. The most recent was launched on 23 July 2025.
Takata front drivers or passenger airbag replacement
Launched 23 July 2025DVSA recall R/2025/348Manufacturer ref. SD01
Defect
Urgent Safety Warning – Do Not Drive Your Vehicle Issue: The front airbag in your SEAT vehicle contains an ageing inflator propellant that may explode when deployed due to long-term exposure to heat and humidity. Risk: If the airbag inflator explodes metal fragments may be ejected causing life-threatening or fatal injuries to anyone in the vehicle. Immediate Action Required: Stop driving your vehicle immediately. Contact the SEAT Takata Stop Drive helpline at 0113 526 9646 (Monday to Friday 9:00am to 5:00pm) to arrange your recall service. Mobility assistance is available if needed.
Remedy
For important safety reasons it is necessary to replace the inflator or driver/passenger seat’s airbag module of your vehicle.
A recall applies to cars built on particular dates or with particular VINs, not to every SEAT Alhambra. The details come from manufacturers through DVSA, which says they may be delayed or
incomplete. To check a specific car, use GOV.UK’s vehicle recall check or ask the manufacturer or a
dealer. How we match recalls to models.
Figures cover Great Britain (England, Scotland and Wales). Northern Ireland is not included.
Licensed counts are vehicles with a current tax or exemption at the end of each year (or the latest quarter). SORN counts are shown separately.
First registrations count vehicles registered in Great Britain for the first time, including used imports.
Models are grouped by DVLA’s generic model name, so every generation and trim counts together.
MOT figures cover normal tests of cars aged three and over in 2025; retests are excluded. Age is rounded to the nearest year.
DVSA records the model name typed in at the test. We match those names to DVLA’s generic models, so a handful of tests may be counted under a close relative.
