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Seat Alhambra stylance tdi 130 vs Seat Ibiza: reliability comparison

MOT pass rates, common faults and mileage compared from real UK MOT data.

Seat Alhambra stylance tdi 130
65%
MOT pass rate · 100 vehicles
Seat Ibiza
74%
MOT pass rate · 340,383 vehicles
More reliable
Verdict: On MOT pass rate, the Seat Ibiza is the more reliable of the two — 74% pass first time versus 65%. It's one signal among several; check the full breakdown below.

Head to head

Measure Seat Alhambra stylance tdi 130 Seat Ibiza
MOT pass rate 65% 74%
MOT failure rate 35% 26%
Faults & advisories per test 0.0 1.9
Dangerous-fault share 0% 3%
Average mileage 172,500 mi 87,641 mi
Sample size (vehicles) 100 340,383

Most common faults

Seat Alhambra stylance tdi 130

  1. Exhaust emits an excessive level of metered smoke for a turbo charged engine (7.4.B.3b)
  2. Offside Headlamp aim too low (1.8)
  3. registration plate has a feature which changes the appearance or legibility of the characters (6.3.4c)

Seat Ibiza

  1. Offside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))
  2. Nearside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))
  3. Offside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
  4. Nearside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
  5. Nearside Rear Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
  6. Offside Rear Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)

Reliability FAQ

On MOT pass rate, the Seat Ibiza is the more reliable of the two — 74% pass first time versus 65%. It's one signal among several; check the full breakdown below.

Full Seat Alhambra stylance tdi 130 report Full Seat Ibiza report Most reliable cars

Pass rates are computed over completed (pass/fail) MOT tests. Reliability also depends on age, mileage and upkeep — see each model's page for the full picture.