Seat Alhambra 2002: MOT failure rate for its age

57.2% of 1,548 MOT tests of the Seat Alhambra first registered in 2002 failed at the first attempt (2019–2024; retests excluded). Against this model's own normal rate at the same ages the index is 100.8 (95% CI 94.2–107.4; 100 = normal for this model at that age): the 2002 build year is no different from other years of the same model at the same age. This is a rough estimate from a smaller sample.

Seat Alhambra built in 2002 at a glance
Measure	Value	Unit	Compared with	Years	Tests
Failed first time	57.2	%	all ages tested	2019–2024	1548
Index against this model at the same age (95% CI 94.2–107.4)	100.8	index	100 = normal for this model at that age	2019–2024	1548
Rank among this model's 20 build years	13	of 20	1 = fails least for its age	2019–2024	1548
Tested in 2024	88	tests	median 139,175 miles	2024	88

Built 2002 against Seat Alhambra normal for the age: first-time MOT failure share at each age, age 17: 56.2% vs 59.5%; age 18: 60.1% vs 54.1%; age 19: 55.6% vs 54.2%; age 20: 60.3% vs n/a%; age 21: 56.8% vs n/a%; age 22: 45.5% vs n/a%. Axis from 0% to 70%. DVSA MOT bulk data, 2019–2024.

Check a 2002 Seat Alhambra by registration · All Seat Alhambra MOT statistics · Download the build-year table (CSV)

Data release dvsa-2024-v2 (24 Sep 2026) · page updated 30 Sep 2026 · full dataset (v5).

How does the 2002 Seat Alhambra fail at each age?

Cars built in 2002 were tested at ages 17 to 22 between 2019 and 2024. Each row compares their first-time failure share with what this model normally shows at that age, after allowing for the overall failure level of each test year.

Seat Alhambra built 2002: first-time MOT failure by age, against the model's normal rate at that age (2019–2024)
Age	Tests	Failed, %	95% interval	Normal for this model at that age, %	Index (100 = normal)
17	756	56.2	52.7–59.7	59.5	94.4
18	454 (rough estimate)	60.1	55.6–64.5	54.1	111.2
19	338 (rough estimate)	55.6	50.3–60.8	54.2	102.6
20	224 (rough estimate)	60.3	53.7–66.5	not available	not available
21	132 (rough estimate)	56.8	48.3–65	not available	not available
22	88 (rough estimate)	45.5	35.5–55.8	not available	not available

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 1,992 (initial tests) · Method: normal rate = this model's first-time failure share at that age across its build years (cells of 400+ tests), adjusted for each test year's overall level; cells of 30+ tests, under 500 marked rough · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV

What fails most on the 2002 Seat Alhambra?

The most common failure group on cars built in 2002 is suspension: 72.4 items per 100 first tests, against 20.4 across all build years of the Seat Alhambra. These counts are not age-adjusted: cars built in 2002 were tested at ages 17 to 22.

Failure items per 100 first tests, Seat Alhambra built 2002 against the Seat Alhambra in all build years (2019–2024, not age-adjusted)
Failure group	Built 2002, per 100	All build years, per 100	Items
Suspension	72.4	20.4	1,443
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment	54.4	12.1	1,084
Brakes	39.6	10.5	789
Body, chassis, structure	38.9	8.7	775
Steering	17.2	2.4	342

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 1,992 (initial tests of this build year) · Method: failure items grouped by DVSA's top-level defect groups, per 100 initial tests; groups with 30+ items · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV

How does 2002 compare with the years around it?

Among the 20 published build years of the Seat Alhambra, 2002 ranks 13 (1 = fails least for its age). 2001: index 95.4. 2003: index 100.0.

Seat Alhambra build years: index against the model at the same age (2019–2024)
Build year	Index (100 = normal)	95% interval	Verdict	Tests
2001	95.4	84.7–106.0	no different (rough estimate)	564
2002	100.8	94.2–107.4	no different (rough estimate)	1,548
2003	100.0	95.4–104.7	no different (rough estimate)	3,155
2004	96.3	92.7–100.0	no different	5,059
2005	96.4	92.3–100.5	no different (rough estimate)	4,034
2006	99.6	95.4–103.8	no different (rough estimate)	4,133
2007	105.3	100.9–109.7	worse	4,195
2008	110.2	105.5–114.9	worse	4,108
2009	114.3	108.2–120.5	worse (rough estimate)	2,736
2010	105.7	99.3–112.1	no different (rough estimate)	2,525
2011	97.1	93.4–100.8	no different	7,792
2012	98.4	94.7–102.0	no different	9,053
2013	102.7	98.9–106.5	no different	9,782
2014	105.0	101.3–108.8	worse	11,684
2015	106.1	102.4–109.9	worse	13,480
2016	98.2	95.5–101.0	no different	25,522
2017	95.7	93.2–98.2	better	31,168
2018	92.4	87.9–96.9	better	10,189
2019	89.5	84.5–94.5	better	8,157
2020	89.5	78.3–100.6	no different (rough estimate)	1,670

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 160,554 (initial tests) · Method: observed failures against those expected for the same model at the same ages, test-year level adjusted; verdict follows the printed one-decimal bound · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV

How to cite this page

MOT Risk Index (2026). Seat Alhambra 2002 MOT statistics (data release dvsa-2024-v2; full dataset motriskindex-families-2024-v5, DOI 10.5281/zenodo.22975051), updated 30 September 2026. motriskindex.co.uk/cars/seat-alhambra/2002/

How every figure is calculated: methodology. Age, test year and build year are tied together (age = test year − build year), so the test-year level is taken as observed, not estimated.

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