Where in Britain does the Seat Alhambra fail its MOT most?
Across Britain, 27.9% of 166,260 initial MOT tests (first attempts) of the Seat Alhambra failed in 2019–2024. It fails most in Exeter (EX): 44.6% against 27.7% elsewhere (+17.0 points). It does best in London W (W), −14.1 points. Area rates are not age-adjusted.
Data release dvsa-2024-v2 (24 Sep 2026) · page updated 30 Sep 2026 · Seat Alhambra MOT statistics · check a Seat Alhambra by registration
Seat Alhambra in every postcode area with 100+ tests
From the largest excess over the rest of Britain to the largest shortfall.
| Area | Failed here, % | Rest of Britain, % | Difference, points | 95% interval | Tests |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exeter (EX) | 44.6 | 27.7 | +17.0 | +14.7 to +19.2 | 1,913 |
| Plymouth (PL) | 43.4 | 27.7 | +15.6 | +13.0 to +18.2 | 1,428 |
| Taunton (TA) | 41.9 | 27.8 | +14.2 | +10.5 to +17.8 | 720 |
| Dorchester (DT) | 40.6 | 27.8 | +12.8 | +8.4 to +17.3 | 470 (rough estimate) |
| Truro (TR) | 39.5 | 27.8 | +11.8 | +8.7 to +14.8 | 986 |
| Torquay (TQ) | 38.4 | 27.8 | +10.6 | +7.2 to +14.0 | 797 |
| Walsall (WS) | 37.8 | 27.8 | +9.9 | +6.5 to +13.3 | 784 |
| Bournemouth (BH) | 37.6 | 27.7 | +9.8 | +7.6 to +12.1 | 1,778 |
| Gloucester (GL) | 36.2 | 27.8 | +8.4 | +6.3 to +10.6 | 1,989 |
| Bath (BA) | 36.0 | 27.8 | +8.3 | +5.8 to +10.8 | 1,429 |
| Shrewsbury (SY) | 35.9 | 27.8 | +8.1 | +4.0 to +12.2 | 529 |
| Perth (PH) | 35.9 | 27.8 | +8.1 | +1.7 to +14.4 | 220 (rough estimate) |
| Bristol (BS) | 35.6 | 27.7 | +8.0 | +6.3 to +9.6 | 3,465 |
| Swansea (SA) | 35.4 | 27.8 | +7.6 | +5.4 to +9.7 | 1,909 |
| Newport (NP) | 35.4 | 27.8 | +7.6 | +4.9 to +10.3 | 1,219 |
| Brighton (BN) | 35.3 | 27.8 | +7.5 | +5.3 to +9.8 | 1,734 |
| Harrogate (HG) | 34.9 | 27.8 | +7.0 | +1.0 to +13.0 | 241 (rough estimate) |
| Swindon (SN) | 34.1 | 27.8 | +6.3 | +4.1 to +8.5 | 1,857 |
| Preston (PR) | 34.1 | 27.8 | +6.3 | +3.6 to +8.9 | 1,241 |
| Salisbury (SP) | 34.1 | 27.8 | +6.3 | +3.4 to +9.1 | 1,065 |
| Norwich (NR) | 34.0 | 27.8 | +6.2 | +3.9 to +8.5 | 1,637 |
| Blackpool (FY) | 33.8 | 27.8 | +6.0 | +1.5 to +10.4 | 432 (rough estimate) |
| Aberdeen (AB) | 33.7 | 27.8 | +5.9 | +3.0 to +8.8 | 1,011 |
| Kirkcaldy (KY) | 33.6 | 27.8 | +5.8 | +2.4 to +9.2 | 749 |
| Paisley (PA) | 33.6 | 27.8 | +5.8 | +1.7 to +9.8 | 524 |
| Portsmouth (PO) | 33.5 | 27.8 | +5.8 | +3.8 to +7.7 | 2,249 |
| Llandudno (LL) | 33.2 | 27.8 | +5.4 | +2.5 to +8.3 | 1,000 |
| Dumfries (DG) | 33.2 | 27.8 | +5.3 | −1.0 to +11.7 | 211 (rough estimate) |
| Motherwell (ML) | 33.1 | 27.8 | +5.3 | +0.4 to +10.2 | 350 (rough estimate) |
| Halifax (HX) | 32.8 | 27.8 | +5.0 | −1.5 to +11.5 | 201 (rough estimate) |
| Chester (CH) | 32.6 | 27.8 | +4.7 | +1.5 to +7.9 | 817 |
| Hereford (HR) | 32.3 | 27.8 | +4.4 | +0.2 to +8.7 | 474 (rough estimate) |
| Carlisle (CA) | 31.8 | 27.8 | +4.0 | +0.9 to +7.1 | 880 |
| Dundee (DD) | 31.8 | 27.8 | +3.9 | −0.3 to +8.2 | 463 (rough estimate) |
| Tonbridge (TN) | 31.6 | 27.8 | +3.8 | +2.1 to +5.5 | 2,807 |
| Southampton (SO) | 31.5 | 27.8 | +3.7 | +1.9 to +5.6 | 2,587 |
| Colchester (CO) | 31.3 | 27.8 | +3.5 | +0.4 to +6.6 | 852 |
| Edinburgh (EH) | 31.2 | 27.8 | +3.3 | +1.3 to +5.4 | 1,919 |
| Ipswich (IP) | 31.1 | 27.8 | +3.2 | +1.1 to +5.4 | 1,845 |
| York (YO) | 31.0 | 27.8 | +3.2 | +0.4 to +5.9 | 1,084 |
| Blackburn (BB) | 30.9 | 27.8 | +3.1 | +0.8 to +5.5 | 1,487 |
| Telford (TF) | 30.8 | 27.8 | +2.9 | −1.7 to +7.6 | 377 (rough estimate) |
| Northampton (NN) | 30.6 | 27.8 | +2.8 | +0.8 to +4.9 | 1,935 |
| Warrington (WA) | 30.6 | 27.8 | +2.8 | −0.1 to +5.6 | 987 |
| Peterborough (PE) | 30.5 | 27.8 | +2.7 | +1.0 to +4.3 | 2,876 |
| Durham (DH) | 30.2 | 27.8 | +2.3 | −1.9 to +6.6 | 454 (rough estimate) |
| Leeds (LS) | 30.1 | 27.8 | +2.2 | −0.1 to +4.5 | 1,534 |
| Galashiels (TD) | 29.8 | 27.9 | +1.9 | −5.0 to +8.8 | 168 (rough estimate) |
| Canterbury (CT) | 29.6 | 27.8 | +1.7 | −0.7 to +4.2 | 1,298 |
| Oxford (OX) | 29.6 | 27.8 | +1.7 | −0.2 to +3.7 | 2,155 |
| Hull (HU) | 29.5 | 27.8 | +1.7 | −1.6 to +4.9 | 773 |
| Cambridge (CB) | 29.4 | 27.8 | +1.6 | −0.5 to +3.6 | 1,922 |
| Reading (RG) | 29.4 | 27.8 | +1.5 | −0.1 to +3.2 | 3,089 |
| Bradford (BD) | 29.3 | 27.8 | +1.5 | −0.6 to +3.5 | 1,914 |
| Cardiff (CF) | 29.2 | 27.8 | +1.4 | −0.2 to +3.1 | 3,033 |
| Inverness (IV) | 29.3 | 27.8 | +1.4 | −2.9 to +5.7 | 424 (rough estimate) |
| Cleveland (TS) | 29.0 | 27.8 | +1.2 | −1.6 to +3.9 | 1,047 |
| Worcester (WR) | 29.0 | 27.8 | +1.2 | −2.1 to +4.4 | 762 |
| Hemel Hempstead (HP) | 28.7 | 27.8 | +0.9 | −1.0 to +2.7 | 2,298 |
| Oldham (OL) | 28.6 | 27.8 | +0.8 | −2.5 to +4.1 | 733 |
| Bolton (BL) | 28.6 | 27.8 | +0.7 | −2.1 to +3.6 | 970 |
| Dudley (DY) | 28.5 | 27.9 | +0.6 | −2.7 to +4.0 | 688 |
| Glasgow (G) | 28.4 | 27.8 | +0.6 | −1.5 to +2.7 | 1,796 |
| Coventry (CV) | 28.4 | 27.8 | +0.6 | −1.4 to +2.5 | 2,072 |
| Leicester (LE) | 28.4 | 27.8 | +0.6 | −1.0 to +2.2 | 3,157 |
| Newcastle (NE) | 28.4 | 27.8 | +0.5 | −1.4 to +2.4 | 2,085 |
| Birmingham (B) | 27.9 | 27.8 | +0.1 | −1.0 to +1.2 | 6,586 |
| Lancaster (LA) | 27.9 | 27.9 | 0.0 | −3.1 to +3.1 | 815 |
| Guildford (GU) | 27.8 | 27.9 | −0.0 | −1.6 to +1.6 | 3,033 |
| Sunderland (SR) | 27.8 | 27.9 | −0.0 | −4.3 to +4.2 | 435 (rough estimate) |
| Kilmarnock (KA) | 27.7 | 27.9 | −0.2 | −4.2 to +3.8 | 488 (rough estimate) |
| Doncaster (DN) | 27.6 | 27.9 | −0.3 | −2.6 to +2.0 | 1,524 |
| Manchester (M) | 27.5 | 27.9 | −0.3 | −2.4 to +1.7 | 1,839 |
| Milton Keynes (MK) | 27.5 | 27.9 | −0.4 | −2.2 to +1.5 | 2,222 |
| Wolverhampton (WV) | 27.3 | 27.9 | −0.6 | −3.6 to +2.4 | 854 |
| Derby (DE) | 27.2 | 27.9 | −0.7 | −2.9 to +1.5 | 1,615 |
| Wigan (WN) | 26.8 | 27.9 | −1.1 | −6.5 to +4.4 | 250 (rough estimate) |
| Watford (WD) | 26.6 | 27.9 | −1.3 | −4.0 to +1.5 | 1,011 |
| Medway (ME) | 26.6 | 27.9 | −1.3 | −3.6 to +1.0 | 1,440 |
| Stockport (SK) | 26.6 | 27.9 | −1.3 | −3.6 to +1.1 | 1,381 |
| Wakefield (WF) | 26.4 | 27.9 | −1.5 | −4.1 to +1.2 | 1,064 |
| Crewe (CW) | 26.4 | 27.9 | −1.5 | −4.3 to +1.3 | 974 |
| Falkirk (FK) | 26.1 | 27.9 | −1.7 | −5.8 to +2.3 | 448 (rough estimate) |
| Dartford (DA) | 26.0 | 27.9 | −1.9 | −4.2 to +0.3 | 1,464 |
| Redhill (RH) | 25.8 | 27.9 | −2.1 | −4.0 to −0.2 | 2,140 |
| Southend-on-Sea (SS) | 25.7 | 27.9 | −2.2 | −5.6 to +1.2 | 635 |
| Liverpool (L) | 24.9 | 27.9 | −2.9 | −5.3 to −0.6 | 1,343 |
| Lincoln (LN) | 24.8 | 27.9 | −3.1 | −6.2 to +0.0 | 746 |
| Sheffield (S) | 24.4 | 27.9 | −3.5 | −5.3 to −1.8 | 2,433 |
| Kingston upon Thames (KT) | 24.3 | 27.9 | −3.6 | −5.8 to −1.3 | 1,424 |
| Romford (RM) | 24.0 | 27.9 | −3.9 | −6.6 to −1.2 | 968 |
| Stoke-on-Trent (ST) | 23.9 | 27.9 | −4.0 | −6.4 to −1.5 | 1,179 |
| Stevenage (SG) | 23.6 | 27.9 | −4.2 | −6.4 to −2.1 | 1,476 |
| Darlington (DL) | 23.1 | 27.9 | −4.8 | −8.1 to −1.5 | 633 |
| Bromley (BR) | 22.9 | 27.9 | −5.0 | −7.7 to −2.3 | 917 |
| Huddersfield (HD) | 22.7 | 27.9 | −5.2 | −9.0 to −1.3 | 454 (rough estimate) |
| Luton (LU) | 21.8 | 27.9 | −6.1 | −8.0 to −4.2 | 1,829 |
| London NW (NW) | 21.4 | 27.9 | −6.6 | −8.2 to −5.0 | 2,445 |
| St Albans (AL) | 20.8 | 27.9 | −7.1 | −9.1 to −5.1 | 1,613 |
| Enfield (EN) | 20.6 | 27.9 | −7.3 | −9.6 to −5.0 | 1,155 |
| Croydon (CR) | 20.1 | 27.9 | −7.9 | −9.7 to −6.1 | 1,865 |
| Slough (SL) | 19.9 | 28.0 | −8.1 | −9.7 to −6.5 | 2,472 |
| Chelmsford (CM) | 19.4 | 27.9 | −8.5 | −10.4 to −6.6 | 1,681 |
| Nottingham (NG) | 19.2 | 28.0 | −8.8 | −10.2 to −7.4 | 3,113 |
| Twickenham (TW) | 18.9 | 28.0 | −9.0 | −10.8 to −7.2 | 1,813 |
| Uxbridge (UB) | 18.7 | 28.0 | −9.3 | −10.9 to −7.8 | 2,502 |
| Sutton (SM) | 18.4 | 27.9 | −9.5 | −12.5 to −6.5 | 642 |
| Ilford (IG) | 18.4 | 27.9 | −9.6 | −11.8 to −7.3 | 1,149 |
| London SE (SE) | 18.4 | 28.0 | −9.6 | −11.2 to −8.0 | 2,262 |
| London SW (SW) | 17.9 | 27.9 | −10.0 | −12.1 to −7.9 | 1,310 |
| Harrow (HA) | 17.9 | 28.0 | −10.1 | −11.6 to −8.6 | 2,567 |
| London N (N) | 16.6 | 28.0 | −11.5 | −12.8 to −10.1 | 2,821 |
| London E (E) | 15.1 | 28.2 | −13.0 | −14.2 to −11.9 | 3,805 |
| London W (W) | 13.8 | 28.0 | −14.1 | −16.0 to −12.2 | 1,256 |
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 166,260 (initial tests) · Method: postcode area of the testing station against the same model's tests elsewhere in Britain, difference of two proportions with a 95% interval; named at 3+ points with the interval clear of zero; not age-adjusted · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV
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