Hi, I would really appreciate some advice from Alhambra owners, and anyone else with useful suggestions.
I have had this 2017 Alhambra for about 3 years now, bought as an approved used vehicle. Initially everything was fine, until last winter with all the rain, water started to come through the sun roof. It got so bad all the internal upholstery was soaked and going mouldy. After struggling through the winter with covers over the seats and pumping out the water collected in the footwell, in early 2025 I took it to a specialist garage which took out and dried the interior, cleaned out the sun roof drains, and replaced the internal carpets, all at a cost of around £1,000.
Over the summer the Alhambra was fine, the interior was dry. Unfortunately when the winter rains started again, October/November time, the leaks started again big time. The interior was soaked, and now the electrics were being affected. The boot door no longer opened.
Finally the MOT was due in December, and the car failed because the driver side airbag warning light came on, and the garage said it was unable to sort out the electrical problems.
The Alhambra is now parked outside our house with no MOT, and dodgy electrics. I can't use it, and I am worried about spending loads more money on redoing the internal works when it will probably leak again. It seems there is a real design fault with the Alhambra sun roof.
Perhaps I should sell it for parts. The engine and mechanics are good, it has pretty new tyres, it's just this terrible leaking problem. Does anyone know of a garage that would buy an Alhambra for parts - I am located in Devon.
This is not my first car, but I have never had this sort of problem before, a real learning experience
I have had this 2017 Alhambra for about 3 years now, bought as an approved used vehicle. Initially everything was fine, until last winter with all the rain, water started to come through the sun roof. It got so bad all the internal upholstery was soaked and going mouldy. After struggling through the winter with covers over the seats and pumping out the water collected in the footwell, in early 2025 I took it to a specialist garage which took out and dried the interior, cleaned out the sun roof drains, and replaced the internal carpets, all at a cost of around £1,000.
Over the summer the Alhambra was fine, the interior was dry. Unfortunately when the winter rains started again, October/November time, the leaks started again big time. The interior was soaked, and now the electrics were being affected. The boot door no longer opened.
Finally the MOT was due in December, and the car failed because the driver side airbag warning light came on, and the garage said it was unable to sort out the electrical problems.
The Alhambra is now parked outside our house with no MOT, and dodgy electrics. I can't use it, and I am worried about spending loads more money on redoing the internal works when it will probably leak again. It seems there is a real design fault with the Alhambra sun roof.
Perhaps I should sell it for parts. The engine and mechanics are good, it has pretty new tyres, it's just this terrible leaking problem. Does anyone know of a garage that would buy an Alhambra for parts - I am located in Devon.
This is not my first car, but I have never had this sort of problem before, a real learning experience
