Where each one leads
Mazda MAZDA5
Ahead on none of the like-for-like measures.
SEAT Altea
- Against cars of the same age, the SEAT Altea comes out better at its first MOT test (passes 4% less often than average) than the Mazda MAZDA5 (passes 14% less often than average).
- Fewer SEAT Altea cars in the Netherlands carry an illogical odometer record (3.3% against 3.8%).
Only measures that do not depend on how many cars were sold: pass and failure rates against cars of the same age, ratings, fuel use and CO₂. How we compare
At a glance
| Mazda MAZDA5 | SEAT Altea | |
|---|---|---|
| Model years in the US safety record | 2006–2018 | — |
| New cars registered in Europe | 61,738 (2010–2018) | 139,955 (2010–2022) |
| Licensed in the United Kingdom | 7,745 | 12,024 |
| On the road in the Netherlands | 6,236 | 13,060 |
| In traffic in Finland | 1,035 | 1,307 |
EEA new-car registrations (CC BY 4.0) · DVLA licensed vehicles (OGL v3.0) · RDW (CC0) · Traficom (CC BY 4.0) · generations: Wikidata (CC0).
Reliability and problems
| Mazda MAZDA5 | SEAT Altea | |
|---|---|---|
| UK MOT first-time pass rate | 53% | 59% |
| … against cars of the same age | −14% | −4% |
| Illogical odometer records (NL) | 3.8% | 3.3% |
| US owner complaints | 412 | — |
| Most complaints about | Steering | — |
| Model year with most complaints | 2006 (78) | — |
| US recall campaigns | 5 | — |
| Manufacturer service bulletins | 2,118 | — |
| NHTSA defect investigations | 3 | — |
Complaint, recall and bulletin counts grow with the number of cars sold and are not adjusted for it. UK MOT: DVSA anonymised MOT results (OGL v3.0); New York: DMV inspections; complaints, recalls, bulletins and investigations: NHTSA (public domain); odometer: RDW (CC0).
Fuel, emissions and price
| Mazda MAZDA5 | SEAT Altea | |
|---|---|---|
| Official combined fuel use, Canada | 9.6 l/100 km (2017) | — |
| Official CO₂ of new cars in Europe | — | 139 g/km |
| Average power of new cars in Europe | 81 kW (109 hp) | 98 kW (131 hp) |
| Average mass in running order | 1,610 kg | 1,503 kg |
| Dutch list price when new (median) | €28,232 | €23,474 |
| Average odometer in Finland | 253,000 km | 264,000 km |
Canada: NRCan Fuel Consumption Ratings, most frugal version of the latest year (OGL Canada). Europe: EEA monitoring of new-car CO₂ and on-board fuel meters (OBFCM), CC BY 4.0. Price: RDW catalogue price (CC0). Finland: Traficom (CC BY 4.0).