Where each one leads
SEAT Alhambra
- Fewer SEAT Alhambra cars in the Netherlands carry an illogical odometer record (5.2% against 6.0%).
- Measured by the cars' own fuel meters, the petrol SEAT Alhambra uses 8.5 l/100 km on the road, the Volkswagen Sharan 8.7.
Volkswagen Sharan
Ahead on none of the like-for-like measures.
Too close to call: MOT pass rate against cars of the same age; official CO₂ of new cars in Europe (g/km).
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
| SEAT Alhambra | Volkswagen Sharan | |
|---|---|---|
| New cars registered in Europe | 213,985 (2010–2022) | 304,700 (2010–2022) |
| Licensed in the United Kingdom | 24,249 | 29,087 |
| On the road in the Netherlands | 2,685 | 3,797 |
| In traffic in Finland | 767 | 1,484 |
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
| SEAT Alhambra | Volkswagen Sharan | |
|---|---|---|
| UK MOT first-time pass rate | 74% | 75% |
| … against cars of the same age | −1% | average |
| Illogical odometer records (NL) | 5.2% | 6.0% |
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
| SEAT Alhambra | Volkswagen Sharan | |
|---|---|---|
| Real-world use in Europe, petrol | 8.5 l/100 km | 8.7 l/100 km |
| Official CO₂ of new cars in Europe | 193 g/km | 192 g/km |
| Average power of new cars in Europe | 110 kW (148 hp) | 110 kW (148 hp) |
| Average mass in running order | 1,800 kg | 1,802 kg |
| Dutch list price when new (median) | €46,389 | €52,852 |
| Average odometer in Finland | 266,000 km | 256,000 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).