For The Seat Alhambra is incredibly spacious and practical. It’s refined and has a smooth ride, too. Prices are lower than the almost-identical VW Sharan’s.

Against The Alhambra’s sheer size means that finding a parking space can be tricky. The rearmost seats don’t fold away as quickly as some rivals’.

Seat Alhambra MPV
55 5stars

The Seat Alhambra is just as practical and good to drive as its VW Sharan counterpart, but is even better value for money. It’s one of the best MPVs around - in fact, it's our MPV of the Year for 2012.

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There are 11 Seat Alhambra versions available

MPV 1.4 TSI 150 S 5dr £23,535
What Car? says:4 stars out of 5
MPV 2.0 TDI 115 S Ecomotive 5dr £24,020
What Car? says:5 stars out of 5
MPV 2.0 TDI 140 Ecomotive S 5dr £24,785
What Car? says:5 stars out of 5
MPV 1.4 TSI 150 SE 5dr £25,360
What Car? says:4 stars out of 5
MPV 2.0 TDI 140 S auto 5dr £26,055
What Car? says:5 stars out of 5
MPV 2.0 TDI 140 Ecomotive SE 5dr £26,610
What Car? says:5 stars out of 5
MPV 2.0 TDI 140 SE auto 5dr £27,880
What Car? says:5 stars out of 5
MPV 2.0 TDI 170 SE 5dr £27,880
What Car? says:4 stars out of 5
MPV 2.0 TDI 140 Ecomotive SE Lux 5dr £30,050
What Car? says:4 stars out of 5
MPV 2.0 TDI 140 SE Lux auto 5dr £31,320 TBA
MPV 2.0 TDI 170 SE Lux 5dr £31,320
What Car? says:3 stars out of 5

Buyer's notes

Target Price team says:

The Alhambra was developed alongside the VW Sharan and, styling details apart, the two cars are more or less identical. Choosing between them comes down to the finer details of price and equipment, and which one you like the look, or image, of most.

MPVs are all about making family life easier and the Alhambra is available with a few features that should help. Electrically powered side doors and tailgate operation, a rear-view camera and a system that automatically steers the car into a suitable parking space are all available.

Most buyers will go for the diesel versions, but the 148bhp petrol model is worth a look if you don’t cover a lot of miles – it’s quiet and impressively flexible.

Reader test team says:

Seat Alhambra MPV 2.0 TDI 140 Ecomotive S 5dr

Update to original review. Had the car for a year 14,000 miles. Very impressed overall. It's no sportscar, but a great family car. Very quiet on the…

Iain Ansell

5 out of 5 stars

Seat Alhambra MPV 2.0 TDI 140 Ecomotive S 5dr

Owned this from new for 3 months. Overall very happy. Practicality could be a tad better. We replaced our 10 year old Galaxy with this. It's a lovely…

P Andrew

4 out of 5 stars

Seat Alhambra MPV 1.4 TSI 150 S 5dr

One gripe. My right foot gets cold in winter,hot air does not reach it, perhaps because its designed as a Left hand drive and converted for UK use as…

Michael Wilkinson

4 out of 5 stars

Seat Alhambra MPV 2.0 TDI 140 Ecomotive S 5dr

When compared with the 2011 Renault Grande Espace, The Alhambra loses out for the following reasons: *) The width and height of the interior is not a…

Gerhard Lortzer

2 out of 5 stars
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