Seat Alhambra 2005: MOT failure rate for its age

52.9% of 4,034 MOT tests of the Seat Alhambra first registered in 2005 failed at the first attempt (2019–2024; retests excluded). Against this model's own normal rate at the same ages the index is 96.4 (95% CI 92.3–100.5; 100 = normal for this model at that age): the 2005 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 2005 at a glance
Measure	Value	Unit	Compared with	Years	Tests
Failed first time	52.9	%	all ages tested	2019–2024	4034
Index against this model at the same age (95% CI 92.3–100.5)	96.4	index	100 = normal for this model at that age	2019–2024	4034
Rank among this model's 20 build years	7	of 20	1 = fails least for its age	2019–2024	4034
Tested in 2024	265	tests	median 145,168 miles	2024	265

Built 2005 against Seat Alhambra normal for the age: first-time MOT failure share at each age, age 14: 54.2% vs 57.9%; age 15: 50.8% vs 53.8%; age 16: 55.6% vs 55.1%; age 17: 52.4% vs 53%; age 18: 52.4% vs 52.1%; age 19: 47.9% vs 52.5%. Axis from 0% to 60%. DVSA MOT bulk data, 2019–2024.

Check a 2005 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 2005 Seat Alhambra fail at each age?

Cars built in 2005 were tested at ages 14 to 19 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 2005: 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)
14	1,184	54.2	51.4–57	57.9	93.6
15	876	50.8	47.5–54.1	53.8	94.4
16	726	55.6	52–59.2	55.1	101
17	580	52.4	48.3–56.4	53	99
18	403 (rough estimate)	52.4	47.5–57.2	52.1	100.4
19	265 (rough estimate)	47.9	42–53.9	52.5	91.4

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 4,034 (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 2005 Seat Alhambra?

The most common failure group on cars built in 2005 is suspension: 69.6 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 2005 were tested at ages 14 to 19.

Failure items per 100 first tests, Seat Alhambra built 2005 against the Seat Alhambra in all build years (2019–2024, not age-adjusted)
Failure group	Built 2005, per 100	All build years, per 100	Items
Suspension	69.6	20.4	2,807
Body, chassis, structure	45.6	8.7	1,841
Brakes	44.6	10.5	1,798
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment	37.4	12.1	1,509
Tyres	13.2	12.1	531

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 4,034 (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 2005 compare with the years around it?

Among the 20 published build years of the Seat Alhambra, 2005 ranks 7 (1 = fails least for its age). 2004: index 96.3. 2006: index 99.6.

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 2005 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/2005/

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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