Pass rate
73.8%
Below average — 0.0 pts in line with the 73.8% that cars this age and mileage manage.
Across 61 recorded tests.
Typical repair bill £81–£206
2000 SEAT Alhambra MOT pass rate
- 2000
- typical 133,466 mi
Only 61 tests of this exact model and year are in the DVSA data, below the 100 we ask for before a page goes in the index. The figures are still shown, because they are the only ones there are.
Most common fault
Suspension
24.5% of faults · 21.0% nationally
mostly worn arm bushes, split ball-joint boots and broken coil springs.
Which year to buy
- Best 2020 89.4% pass
- Avoid 2003 65.8% pass
Across the 21 years on record, a spread of 23.6 points. See every year →
- First-attempt pass
- 66.7%
- Typical mileage
- 133k mi
The 2000 SEAT Alhambra MOT pass rate is 73.8% of its MOT tests — about what its age and mileage predict. Suspension is the biggest single reason it fails, at 24.5% of what testers record.
Check your postcode
MOT pass rates are national — type your postcode to see how SEAT Alhambra does in your corner of the country.
Expert verdict
Body & chassis: 2.6× the national share
Body & chassis accounts for 14.3% of everything recorded on the 2000 SEAT Alhambra, against 5.6% nationally — 8.7 points above. Suspension is still the single largest share at 24.5%, but at 21.0% nationally that one is ordinary. Look underneath for corrosion near the jacking points and suspension mounts; surface rust is normal, flaking metal is not.
- When it fails, it costs. Only 21% of this model’s typical repairs come in under £30 in parts — the failures here tend to be the kind that need a garage rather than a bulb.
- Based on a small sample. 61 tests back this page. That is enough to publish and to index, not enough to treat the decimal places as precise — read the pattern, not the second digit.
Written from this page's own figures: fault shares against the national composition, the like-for-like pass rate, and the priced repair list. How these are worked out
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How does the 2000 SEAT Alhambra compare?
Cars of this age and mileage average 73.8%, so this figure is 0.0 points ahead of what its age and mileage predict. On a first attempt, before any retests, the figure drops to 66.7%. The median 2000 SEAT Alhambra in this dataset had covered 133,466 mi.
66% of the tests on this vehicle ran on Diesel, which passed 70.0% of the time.
The single most recorded failure item is "Component mounting prescribed areas prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength", noted on 6.56% of tests.
- 61 recorded tests behind this page.
- 73.8% overall pass rate, 66.7% on a first attempt.
- Across every year of the SEAT Alhambra, the average is 82.0% — best year 2020 (89.4%), worst 2003 (65.8%).
Figures count every completed test on this vehicle-year in the dataset, including retests. See methodology for the exact definition.
This page's data
- Tests analysed
- 61
- Typical mileage (median)
- 133,466 mi
- Make and model
- SEAT Alhambra
- Updated
- 2026-11-05
Source: DVSA anonymised MOT test data (2023–2025), OGL v3.0.
Top part to budget for
Corrosion Welding Repair
Typically a garage job — get quotes before committing.
Does mileage affect the Alhambra MOT pass rate?
Pass rate by odometer reading. Bar lengths start at 60% so small gaps stay visible.
Fuel type and reliability
Pass rate by fuel type. Diesel is the most common here (66% of tests).
Regional pass rates for the Alhambra
| Region | Tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| South East | 30 | 70.0% |
| South West | 16 | 62.5% |
Regions come from the postcode area recorded at the test station. Areas on region borders are assigned to the region with the majority of their population.
What fails a 2000 Alhambra
Everything a tester recorded on this vehicle, grouped into the inspection sections that produced it. The notch on each bar is the national share, so you can see at a glance whether this car is unusual or just ordinary.
A test can record several items, so these percentages do not add up to 100%. The exact strings, with prices, are in the full DVSA record at the bottom of this page.
Before your test
Three checks worth doing on a 2000 Alhambra
These are not generic tips — they are the faults recorded most often on this exact model, rewritten as things you can check yourself. All three take about ten minutes and cost nothing.
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Check corrosion 6.6% of tests
“component mounting prescribed areas prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength”
Look under the sills, around the jacking points and where the suspension mounts meet the body. Flaking, holed or crumbly metal fails; a brown stain on sound metal does not.
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Check the suspension joints 4.9% of tests
“ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt”
With the car parked on level ground, rock the top of each front wheel in and out while someone watches the suspension arm. Clunks, or rubber boots split and greasy, are what testers record here.
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Check the lights 4.9% of tests
“individual direction indicators lens defective”
Switch everything on and walk round the car: both headlamps on dip and main, every indicator, both brake lights, reverse, fog and the two number-plate lamps. A bulb is a few pounds and a five-minute job.
Shares are the proportion of tests on this vehicle that recorded the item, so they overlap: one test can record several.
What it costs to get a 2000 Alhambra through its MOT
Across the 10 items that are recorded most often on this model, the average repair comes to £81–£206 — and 21% of those repairs are parts that cost under £30.
- Average repair across the 10 common items
- £81–£206
- Cheapest common item: individual direction indicators lens defective
- £3–£12
- Dearest common item: component mounting prescribed areas…
- £180–£450
- Common items a careful owner can do at home
- 50%
- Repairs that still cost under £30
- 21%
Estimates from typical UK parts prices, weighted by how often each item appears in 61 MOT tests on this vehicle. They exclude diagnostics, retest fees and garage labour where the part is a DIY fit, and they are not figures from the DVSA dataset. Older and higher-mileage examples cost more than the average. How these estimates are built → · All MOT repair costs → · Cheapest cars to put through a test →
Every year of the Alhambra, side by side
21 model years on record, from 2000 to 2020. Across them the pass rate runs from 65.8% to 89.4% — a spread of 23.6 points. The bar under each year is the item that failed it most often.
- 2000 73.8%component mounting prescribed…
- 2001 69.5% component mounting prescribed…
- 2002 66.5% component mounting prescribed…
- 2003 65.8% joints constant velocity boot…
- 2004 66.6% joints constant velocity boot…
- 2005 68.2% ball joint dust cover severely…
- 2006 67.7% joints constant velocity boot…
- 2007 66.3% joints constant velocity boot…
- 2008 67.7% ball joint dust cover severely…
- 2009 66.9% ball joint dust cover severely…
- 2010 72.5% pins and bushes pin or bush…
- 2011 76.6% pins and bushes pin or bush…
- 2012 76.9% pins and bushes pin or bush…
- 2013 78.2% pins and bushes pin or bush…
- 2014 80.3% pins and bushes pin or bush…
- 2015 82.2% pins and bushes pin or bush…
- 2016 84.7% pins and bushes pin or bush…
- 2017 86.3% pins and bushes pin or bush…
- 2018 87.8% windscreen damaged but not…
- 2019 88.4% has a cut in excess of the…
- 2020 89.4% has a cut in excess of the…
Colour is the pass rate on a fixed scale, so a block means the same thing on any model. Each year links to its own page with the full fault breakdown.
Compare the 2000 SEAT Alhambra with another year
The raw pass rate mostly measures age. The year comparison adds the like-for-like figure, the mileage bands and the repair bill.
Other 2000 cars with a similar record
Closest pass rates among 2000 cars with at least 2,000 tests, so a small sample cannot flatter itself into the list. See the full rankings: best and worst MOT pass rates.
The full DVSA record for the 2000 SEAT Alhambra 10 failure items · 6 advisories · 10 inspection categories · mileage brackets · all of it in the page, none of it above the fold
Every inspection category
Shares of the 195 individual items recorded on this vehicle, and the same share across all cars nationally. A single test can record several items, so a row is not a percentage of tests.
| Category | Items | This car | Nationally | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Suspension | 48 | 24.50% | 20.98% | +3.52 |
| Brakes | 39 | 19.90% | 20.89% | −0.99 |
| Body, chassis, structure | 28 | 14.30% | 5.57% | +8.73 |
| Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | 23 | 11.70% | 12.21% | −0.51 |
| Tyres | 22 | 11.20% | 19.76% | −8.56 |
| Noise, emissions and leaks | 11 | 5.60% | 5.52% | +0.08 |
| Visibility | 9 | 4.60% | 4.97% | −0.37 |
| Steering | 9 | 4.60% | 2.57% | +2.03 |
| Non-component advisories | 3 | 1.50% | 4.18% | −2.68 |
| Identification of the vehicle | 3 | 1.50% | 1.76% | −0.26 |
The exact failure items, in the tester's words
| Recorded item | Severity | Tests | Est. cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Component mounting prescribed areas prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength Suspension | Major | 6.6% | £180–450 |
| Lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment Brakes | Major | 6.6% | £45–110 |
| Ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt Suspension | Major | 4.9% | £18–45 |
| Individual direction indicators lens defective which has no effect on emitted light Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Minor | 4.9% | £3–12 |
| Integral vehicle structure condition corroded to the extent that the rigidity of the assembly is significantly reduced Body, chassis, structure | Major | 4.9% | £180–450 |
| Stop lamp lens defective which has no effect on emitted light Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Minor | 4.9% | £3–12 |
| Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view Visibility | Minor | 4.9% | £80–200 |
| Chassis condition corroded to the extent that the rigidity of the assembly is significantly reduced Body, chassis, structure | Major | 3.3% | £180–450 |
| Has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords Tyres | Major | 3.3% | £45–95 |
| Joints constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt Body, chassis, structure | Major | 3.3% | £80–250 |
Severity is as recorded: Major and Dangerous fail the test outright; Minor and Advisory do not. Costs are estimates from typical UK parts prices — see how they are built.
What testers noted without failing the car
Advisories are the early warnings — the same parts a year or two before they fail. Reading them is how you tell a car that has been maintained from one that has been patched.
| Recorded item | Severity | Tests | Est. cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pins and bushes pin or bush excessively worn Suspension | Advisory | 19.7% | £40–150 |
| Has a tear, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure Tyres | Advisory | 18.0% | £45–95 |
| Engine oil leaks leaking excessively from engine Noise, emissions and leaks | Advisory | 14.8% | £200–700 |
| Rigid brake pipes excessively corroded Brakes | Advisory | 14.8% | £80–180 |
| Brake discs in such a condition that it is seriously weakened Brakes | Advisory | 13.1% | £45–110 |
| Exhaust system has a major leak of exhaust gases Body, chassis, structure | Advisory | 9.8% | £45–120 |
Pass rate by mileage
| Mileage | Tests | Pass rate | Median odometer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 30-60k | 2 | 100.0% | 31,967 mi |
| 60-90k | 2 | 100.0% | 84,384 mi |
| 90-120k | 19 | 68.4% | 104,778 mi |
| 120k+ | 38 | 73.7% | 187,791 mi |
Source: 61 recorded tests on this vehicle-year. Every row above is recomputed from the same DVSA extract as the rest of the page — see the methodology.
2000 Alhambra MOT questions
What is the MOT pass rate for a 2000 SEAT Alhambra?
73.8% of the 61 2000 SEAT Alhambra tests in this dataset passed, against a national average of 73.8% for cars first used in 2000. First-attempt pass rate: 66.7%.
What are the most common MOT failures on a 2000 SEAT Alhambra?
The three most recorded items are component mounting prescribed areas prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength (6.56%), lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (6.56%), ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (4.92%). Percentages are the share of tests on this vehicle that recorded the item.
Does mileage affect the 2000 SEAT Alhambra MOT pass rate?
Yes. Cars under 30,000 miles passed 100.0% of the time, falling to 73.7% for those over 120,000 miles. The median 2000 SEAT Alhambra in this dataset had covered 133,466 mi.
Which fuel type is most reliable for a 2000 SEAT Alhambra?
Diesel: 70.0% pass rate across 40 tests. Petrol: 81.0% pass rate across 21 tests. Shares are of the tests on this vehicle that recorded each fuel type.