Alfa Romeo MOT pass rates by model

Every completed first-attempt MOT on a class-4 Alfa Romeo in Great Britain in 2025 — 67,745 tests. How they age, and how each model compares, computed by SortedCars from the official DVSA record of every test.

Alfa Romeo pass rate 2025
67.9%
4.4 points below the class-4 average (72.3%); covers all Alfa Romeo class-4 vehicles; unadjusted for fleet age — the age-matched comparison is below
Tests analysed
67,745
first tests, 2025
Models tracked
6
with 2,000+ tests in 2025
Arrived with a dangerous fault
9.2%
of Alfa Romeo first tests; national 7.3%

How many Alfa Romeo cars are still on the road?

At the end of 2025, DVLA's register held 91,131 Alfa Romeo cars that were taxed or on SORN: 69,231 taxed and 21,900 on SORN (Statutory Off Road Notification — kept, but declared off the road by the keeper), so 76.0% of them were taxed. DVLA lists 37 named Alfa Romeo car models, counted across the whole United Kingdom. A further 1,175 taxed Alfa Romeo cars are on the register with no model name recorded; they are in the totals here and under no model below. These are counts of cars, not tests, and cars only: vans, pickups and motorhomes are recorded as goods vehicles or motor caravans in the licensing data and are not in these figures. The model table below carries the count for each model DVLA records under a name of its own.

Still taxed, end of 2025
69,231
76.0% of the 91,131 Alfa Romeo cars taxed or on SORN
On SORN, end of 2025
21,900
declared off the road by their keepers — 24.0% of that total

Population source: Department for Transport / DVLA vehicle licensing statistics, table VEH0124, updated 15 July 2026; counts of the cars on DVLA's register that were taxed or on SORN at the end of each year shown, United Kingdom, cars only; the make totals include cars recorded with no model name, the model figures exclude them. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. SortedCars is not affiliated with, or endorsed by, DVLA or the Department for Transport.

How Alfa Romeo cars age

First-time pass rate by vehicle age, Alfa Romeo vs all cars, 2025.

Alfa RomeoAll cars
50%60%70%80%90%100%3579111315171920Vehicle age (years)Alfa Romeo, vehicle age 3: 87.3%Alfa Romeo, vehicle age 4: 87.3%Alfa Romeo, vehicle age 5: 87.7%Alfa Romeo, vehicle age 6: 86%Alfa Romeo, vehicle age 7: 82.8%Alfa Romeo, vehicle age 8: 79.5%Alfa Romeo, vehicle age 9: 72.2%Alfa Romeo, vehicle age 10: 66.7%Alfa Romeo, vehicle age 11: 65.6%Alfa Romeo, vehicle age 12: 62.8%Alfa Romeo, vehicle age 13: 60.5%Alfa Romeo, vehicle age 14: 57%Alfa Romeo, vehicle age 15: 58.3%Alfa Romeo, vehicle age 16: 58.3%Alfa Romeo, vehicle age 17: 61.3%Alfa Romeo, vehicle age 18: 60.3%Alfa Romeo, vehicle age 19: 60.9%Alfa Romeo, vehicle age 20: 60.7%All cars, vehicle age 3: 88.5%All cars, vehicle age 4: 87.2%All cars, vehicle age 5: 86%All cars, vehicle age 6: 83.5%All cars, vehicle age 7: 80.9%All cars, vehicle age 8: 78.2%All cars, vehicle age 9: 74.9%All cars, vehicle age 10: 71.9%All cars, vehicle age 11: 68.6%All cars, vehicle age 12: 65.8%All cars, vehicle age 13: 63.5%All cars, vehicle age 14: 61.2%All cars, vehicle age 15: 59.3%All cars, vehicle age 16: 58.3%All cars, vehicle age 17: 57.2%All cars, vehicle age 18: 57.4%All cars, vehicle age 19: 57%All cars, vehicle age 20: 57.6%Alfa Romeo 60.7%All cars 57.6%
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Age (years)Alfa Romeo testsAlfa Romeo pass rateAll cars
31,52287.3%88.5%
41,54087.3%87.2%
51,99987.7%86.0%
63,17486.0%83.5%
73,85082.8%80.9%
84,51179.5%78.2%
94,49072.2%74.9%
104,56566.7%71.9%
114,76365.6%68.6%
124,48762.8%65.8%
135,21960.5%63.5%
147,46157.0%61.2%
155,01658.3%59.3%
164,30058.3%58.3%
172,19561.3%57.2%
181,80860.3%57.4%
1983160.9%57.0%
2058260.7%57.6%

Better or worse than the average car?

Alfa Romeo's pass rate minus the all-cars pass rate at each age, in percentage points. Bars above zero: Alfa Romeo beats the average car of that age. Below zero: it trails.

Alfa Romeo aheadAlfa Romeo behind
-6-3+0+3+6Age 3: -1.2 points vs the average car3Age 4: +0.1 points vs the average carAge 5: +1.7 points vs the average car5Age 6: +2.5 points vs the average carAge 7: +1.9 points vs the average car7Age 8: +1.3 points vs the average carAge 9: -2.7 points vs the average car9Age 10: -5.2 points vs the average carAge 11: -3.0 points vs the average car11Age 12: -3.0 points vs the average carAge 13: -3.0 points vs the average car13Age 14: -4.2 points vs the average carAge 15: -1.0 points vs the average car15Age 16: +0.0 points vs the average carAge 17: +4.1 points vs the average car17Age 18: +2.9 points vs the average carAge 19: +3.9 points vs the average car19Age 20: +3.1 points vs the average car20Vehicle age (years)
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Age (years)Gap (points)
3-1.2
4+0.1
5+1.7
6+2.5
7+1.9
8+1.3
9-2.7
10-5.2
11-3.0
12-3.0
13-3.0
14-4.2
15-1.0
16+0.0
17+4.1
18+2.9
19+3.9
20+3.1

The Alfa Romeo fleet on the road, by age

How many Alfa Romeo cars of each age took a first MOT in 2025 — the shape of the Alfa Romeo fleet still in use.

02k4k6k8kAge 3: 1k3Age 4: 1kAge 5: 1k5Age 6: 3kAge 7: 3k7Age 8: 4kAge 9: 4k9Age 10: 4kAge 11: 4k11Age 12: 4kAge 13: 5k13Age 14: 7kAge 15: 5k15Age 16: 4kAge 17: 2k17Age 18: 1kAge 19: 83119Age 20: 58220Vehicle age (years)
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Age (years)First tests
31,522
41,540
51,999
63,174
73,850
84,511
94,490
104,565
114,763
124,487
135,219
147,461
155,016
164,300
172,195
181,808
19831
20582

What an Alfa Romeo fails on

Where the failure items land when an Alfa Romeo fails or needs a fix at test, 2025. Every make has a signature — this is Alfa Romeo's.

Suspension22.2%
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment21.0%
Brakes16.9%
Tyres13.2%
Noise, emissions and leaks7.4%
Visibility6.7%
Body, chassis, structure6.7%
Steering2.8%

Share of all failure items, 2025 — the 8 biggest categories shown (96.9% of the items); smaller categories are not listed.

The advisories to watch

Where testers most often write "keep an eye on this" on an Alfa Romeo, 2025 — the faults in the post.

Suspension: 29.0% of advisories29.0%Tyres: 26.7% of advisories26.7%Brakes: 24.9% of advisories24.9%Noise, emissions and leaks: 5.9% of advisoriesBody, chassis, structure: 4.7% of advisoriesNon-component advisories: 3.4% of advisories
SuspensionTyresBrakesNoise, emissions and leaksBody, chassis, structureNon-component advisories
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CategoryShare of advisories
Suspension29.0%
Tyres26.7%
Brakes24.9%
Noise, emissions and leaks5.9%
Body, chassis, structure4.7%
Non-component advisories3.4%

Petrol, diesel or hybrid Alfa Romeo?

First-time pass rate for the two most-tested fuel types, 2025, against the all-cars average. Fleet ages differ by fuel — newer fleets help the electrified bars.

50%60%70%80%90%100%all cars 72.3%Petrol: 70.1% of 46,441 tests70.1%Petrol46,441 testsDiesel: 62.7% of 21,153 tests62.7%Diesel21,153 tests
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FuelTestsPass rate
Petrol46,44170.1%
Diesel21,15362.7%

What mileage is normal for an Alfa Romeo?

Mileage recorded at test by vehicle age, all Alfa Romeo class-4 vehicles, 2025. The line is the typical (median) Alfa Romeo; the shaded band holds the middle half. A car far outside the band, in either direction, is worth questions the recorded history can answer.

Typical Alfa Romeo (median)
0k25k50k75k100k125k150k3579111315171920Vehicle age (years)Age 3: typical 23,750 miles (middle half 16,250–33,750)Age 4: typical 31,250 miles (middle half 21,250–38,750)Age 5: typical 36,250 miles (middle half 26,250–48,750)Age 6: typical 43,750 miles (middle half 33,750–58,750)Age 7: typical 53,750 miles (middle half 38,750–68,750)Age 8: typical 58,750 miles (middle half 41,250–76,250)Age 9: typical 63,750 miles (middle half 46,250–81,250)Age 10: typical 68,750 miles (middle half 51,250–88,750)Age 11: typical 78,750 miles (middle half 58,750–98,750)Age 12: typical 83,750 miles (middle half 66,250–106,250)Age 13: typical 93,750 miles (middle half 73,750–113,750)Age 14: typical 101,250 miles (middle half 81,250–126,250)Age 15: typical 98,750 miles (middle half 78,750–121,250)Age 16: typical 96,250 miles (middle half 76,250–118,750)Age 17: typical 96,250 miles (middle half 71,250–123,750)Age 18: typical 93,750 miles (middle half 68,750–121,250)Age 19: typical 96,250 miles (middle half 73,750–121,250)Age 20: typical 93,750 miles (middle half 66,250–118,750)93k mi

Mileage values are midpoints of 2,500-mile bands.

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Age (years)Lower quarterTypical (median)Upper quarter
316,25023,75033,750
421,25031,25038,750
526,25036,25048,750
633,75043,75058,750
738,75053,75068,750
841,25058,75076,250
946,25063,75081,250
1051,25068,75088,750
1158,75078,75098,750
1266,25083,750106,250
1373,75093,750113,750
1481,250101,250126,250
1578,75098,750121,250
1676,25096,250118,750
1771,25096,250123,750
1868,75093,750121,250
1973,75096,250121,250
2066,25093,750118,750

Every Alfa Romeo model in the data

First-time pass rate per model, 2025. Every model with at least 2,000 tests is listed — all 6 of them, ordered by number of tests; models with 5,000+ tests link to their own page. All trims and variants are grouped under one model name. Pass rates are unadjusted for age: models with older fleets sit lower. The last three columns are the number of that model on DVLA's register at the end of 2025 — taxed, on SORN, and the taxed share — from the licensing statistics rather than the MOT record. They are left blank for vans, pickups and car-and-van models, which the licensing data counts as goods vehicles rather than cars, and for models DVLA does not record under a name of their own. DVLA's model groupings do not always draw the line where the MOT grouping does; each model page says what its count covers.

Model Tests 2025Pass rate Taxed, end 2025SORN, end 2025 Taxed share
Giulietta24,50565.5%23,3161,46094.1%
MiTo17,22760.7%15,6441,84089.5%
Giulia7,50685.7%8,03636695.6%
Stelvio4,35687.8%4,6948998.1%
Spider3,13571.4%2,8243,22246.7%
1592,81257.5%2,2381,68057.1%

Alfa Romeo models ranked by pass rate

All three grouped Alfa Romeo car models with 5,000 or more first tests in 2025, highest first-time pass rate first — the full field at that floor. Pass rates are unadjusted for fleet age — a model whose fleet runs older sits lower for that reason alone. Neighbouring rows can be effectively level, and models sharing a published rate share a rank.

RankModelTests 2025Pass rate
1Alfa Romeo Giulia7,50685.7%
2Alfa Romeo Giulietta24,50565.5%
3Alfa Romeo MiTo17,22760.7%

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How these figures are computed. Every number on this page is calculated by SortedCars from the DVSA anonymised MOT results dataset (every MOT test in Great Britain — 2025 for single-year figures; trend figures state their span, currently 2023–2025). Where a figure comes from a sample or uses banded values (mileage is banded to 2,500 miles), the page says so beside the figure. Test class 4 only, first tests only — retests are excluded. Class 4 is the car MOT class and also covers car-derived vans, pickups and motorhomes tested to the same standard; where this page says "cars" it means class 4. Pass rate = passes ÷ (passes + failures + pass-after-rectification): a vehicle that failed and was fixed during the visit counts as a fail. Pass rates describe fleets, not individual machines: they reflect how cars were driven, maintained and used as well as how they were built, and beyond recorded mileage none of that is in the data. A well-kept example of a model with a weak average can still pass; a neglected example of a strong one can still fail. No figure is shown for any group with fewer than 500 tests. Alias spellings of a make in the DVSA file are counted under one make name, and all trims and variants of a model are grouped under one model name, using SortedCars' grouping tables. The taxed and SORN counts on this page are the one exception: they are not computed from MOT records but taken from the Department for Transport's vehicle licensing statistics (DfT/DVLA table VEH0124, updated 15 July 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0), which count the cars on DVLA's register that were taxed or on SORN at the end of each year shown, UK-wide, cars only. They describe a model as a whole, grouped under SortedCars' model names, and say nothing about any one car. “Dangerous” is DVSA's statutory defect category (in force since May 2018): a defect posing an immediate risk to road safety — driving the vehicle before repair is an offence. What these figures are for. These statistics are general information about groups of vehicles. They are not advice, a valuation or a recommendation to buy, avoid or price any particular vehicle, and no decision about one car should rest on them alone — check the car itself and its own records. We take care over the calculations, but we cannot guarantee they are complete, current or free of error, and we accept no liability for loss arising from reliance on them. This does not limit any liability that cannot lawfully be limited — see our Terms & Conditions. If you believe any figure on this page is inaccurate, contact us. SortedCars is not affiliated with, or endorsed by, the DVSA or DVLA. DVSA publishes the raw test records; the statistics on this page are SortedCars' own calculations from them. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.