Alfa Romeo MOT failure rates by model
Alfa Romeo cars fail 28.9% of MOT tests. Here is every Alfa Romeo model ranked by failure rate, and the item each loses most tests to.
What is the MOT failure rate for Alfa Romeo cars?
Across 2,375,490 MOT tests in the DVSA record, 28.9% of Alfa Romeo cars fail. That is 3.2 points above the 25.7% national average across all cars. The Alfa Romeo models below are ranked worst to best by failure rate, each with the failure area it loses most tests to.
| Model | Failure rate | Tests | Top failure area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alfa Romeo 146 | 39.5% | 35,546 | Brakes |
| Alfa Romeo 145 | 38.9% | 29,033 | Brakes |
| Alfa Romeo 155 | 38.4% | 13,890 | Brakes |
| Alfa Romeo 164 | 36.7% | 9,171 | Brakes |
| Alfa Romeo 166 | 35.3% | 30,664 | Brakes |
| Alfa Romeo 33 | 34.8% | 3,367 | Lamps & electrical |
| Alfa Romeo Gtv | 34.3% | 94,291 | Brakes |
| Alfa Romeo 156 | 33.9% | 487,729 | Lamps & electrical |
| Alfa Romeo Gt | 31.3% | 118,943 | Lamps & electrical |
| Alfa Romeo 147 | 31.1% | 412,109 | Lamps & electrical |
| Alfa Romeo 75 | 29.1% | 4,446 | Lamps & electrical |
| Alfa Romeo 159 | 28.8% | 148,227 | Suspension |
| Alfa Romeo Spider | 28.1% | 126,066 | Brakes |
| Alfa Romeo Alfasud | 27.1% | 3,179 | Lamps & electrical |
| Alfa Romeo Brera | 25.7% | 52,551 | Suspension |
| Alfa Romeo Mito | 25.6% | 354,373 | Suspension |
| Alfa Romeo 2000 | 25.6% | 7,868 | Lamps & electrical |
| Alfa Romeo Alfetta | 24.8% | 2,562 | Lamps & electrical |
| Alfa Romeo Giulietta | 21.7% | 359,161 | Tyres |
| Alfa Romeo 1750 | 21.7% | 2,518 | Lamps & electrical |
| Alfa Romeo Sz | 18.4% | 1,351 | Lamps & electrical |
| Alfa Romeo Giulia | 13.7% | 46,403 | Tyres |
| Alfa Romeo Stelvio | 10.6% | 20,816 | Tyres |
| Alfa Romeo 4c | 9.0% | 3,886 | Registration plate |
Which Alfa Romeo fails its MOT most, and which least?
The Alfa Romeo 146 has the highest failure rate at 39.5%, and the Alfa Romeo 4c the lowest at 9.0%. A higher rate reflects how old and how hard a model tends to be used as much as how it was built, so the oldest models in the range usually sit near the top.
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Sources: DVSA MOT History API: MOT test results and defect data ยท DVSA MOT testing data for Great Britain