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Seat Alhambra vs Seat Corboba: reliability comparison

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

Seat Alhambra
72%
MOT pass rate · 54,800 vehicles
Seat Corboba
0%
MOT pass rate · 1 vehicles
Verdict: On MOT pass rate the Seat Alhambra (72%) and Seat Corboba (0%) are very close — weigh the individual measures below, and remember condition depends on age, mileage and upkeep.

Head to head

Measure Seat Alhambra Seat Corboba
MOT pass rate 72% 0%
MOT failure rate 28% 100%
Faults & advisories per test 2.4 7.0
Dangerous-fault share 2% 0%
Average mileage 139,310 mi 192,262 mi
Sample size (vehicles) 54,800 1

Most common faults

Seat Alhambra

  1. Nearside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
  2. Offside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
  3. Offside Front Macpherson strut has slight movement at the upper attachment (2.5.A.1c)
  4. Nearside Front Macpherson strut has slight movement at the upper attachment (2.5.A.1c)
  5. Offside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))
  6. Nearside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))

Seat Corboba

  1. Nearside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement (2.4.G.2)
  2. Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.2.C.1c)
  3. Nearside Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside (1.8)
  4. Offside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement (2.4.G.2)
  5. Offside Front Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.2.C.1c)
  6. Offside Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside (1.8)

Reliability FAQ

On MOT pass rate the Seat Alhambra (72%) and Seat Corboba (0%) are very close — weigh the individual measures below, and remember condition depends on age, mileage and upkeep.

Full Seat Alhambra report Full Seat Corboba 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.