Faults:

Very little so far - the Air Con does not seem very effective and by sounds of other comments this is a known (and to be expected) problem.

The alarm easily triggered if rear windows left slightly ajar - and the kids do seem to knock the handle to open them this much!

General Comments:

Love the MPV thing, 7, 6, 5, 4, or 2 seats and all that space. Great for carrying adults in comfort (or kids), all proper seats and proper belts and not climbing over each other to get in/out.

The VW diesel is excellent although slightly under powered (but my previous car was 150hp petrol)!

Absolutely no problems with plastic trim, do not understand the other comments about trim, we have 2 kids, previous owner had older kids - 120,000 miles and nothing broken.

The cruise and remote radio controls very nice.

When I replace it, hope to get a new shape 115HP Tiptronic, no other car or MPV for me! Recommend the SE for the extras (front heated screen, darkened windows, lumber support, cruise, etc).

Faults:

Air-con problems started just after one year. According to the dealer, ALL Sharan's, Alhambra's, and Galaxy's suffer from a faulty air-con evaporator. Replacing it means removing the complete dashboard. Both the dealer and importer refused to fix it at their charge. Owning an Alhambra means not IF but WHEN you will have to replace the aircon evaporator! My dealer showed me over 20 broken air-con evaporators in his scrap yard.

Now after 3 years, my servo-steering unit leaks and needs to be replaced.

Many small electrical problems (a.o. engine temperature gauge).

Poor interior materials (mirror covers broke 4 times, speaker grille breaks when entering through the back doors,..).

Positive comments: spacious, low fuel consumption, good engine performance.

General Comments:

Very poor reliability and most components are well below standards.

The importer is not cooperative at all and refuses to compensate for the poor reliability.

Faults:

Air conditioning problem from new, after four attempts in first year the problem seem fixed, after two years and three months the problem returned. I have been back to the dealer with it, but they failed to fix it. Cannot be bothered now with the running back and forth to the dealers to get it fixed, changing my car at the end of the finance agreement and it will not be a SEAT.

Passenger front door damaged at one month old by a careless reversing neighbor, it took the dealer 12 months and four repairs to effect an acceptable repair. I fear rust will appear on the repaired door before the rest of the car develops any rust.

General Comments:

Not bad to drive, fairly economical, good performance for its size, very practical.

Let down by my local dealer and SEATs slow response to resolve my problems with the dealer.

Faults:

Nothing. First car I ever bought (new) that didn't have a list of things to have the dealer fix. No problems with paint and body fit. All options work perfectly.

General Comments:

Good ride, peppy engine (with manual transmission). The 'Value Pack' option kit was a good choice, many individual options I would not have purchased, but some very useful ones. The diesel is quiet and provides good acceleration, and we get around 34 MPG average.