Alfa Romeo Giulietta MOT pass rate: 69.9% (24,133 tests, 2025)

Name: Alfa Romeo Giulietta MOT statistics 2025
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Last updated 24 August 2026 · OBDCode UK editorial

The Alfa Romeo Giulietta passed 69.9% of its 24,133 MOT tests in 2025 — 7.6 points below the UK average of 77.5%. The median tested example was 12 years old with 86,073 miles on the clock.

69.9%Pass rate (2025)

24,133MOT tests analysed

86,073 miMedian mileage at test

12 yrsMedian age at test

How the Giulietta compares

Alfa Romeo Giulietta

69.9%

UK average (all Class 4 vehicles)

77.5% across 33.1 million tests

Alfa Romeo average (all models)

72.2%

What fails most on the Alfa Romeo Giulietta

Across failed and rectified tests in 2025, these vehicle systems produced the most defects on the Giulietta:

#	System	Defects recorded	Share
1	Suspension	5,093	29.7%
2	Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment	3,504	20.4%
3	Tyres	3,091	18.0%
4	Brakes	2,377	13.9%
5	Noise, emissions and leaks	1,057	6.2%
6	Visibility	960	5.6%

Pre-MOT checklist for Giulietta owners

Based on the failure profile above, ten minutes with a torch before your test removes the most likely fail items:

Bounce each corner and listen for clonks over speed bumps — suspension is this model’s (and the UK’s) top failure system
Walk round with all lights on: one blown bulb is the most avoidable fail there is
Check tread with the 20p test and inspect sidewalls for cracking — tyres close to the limit are the country’s most common advisory
Feel for a spongy pedal or pulling to one side; check pad wear through the wheel spokes if visible
A blowing exhaust or visible smoke will fail; warm the engine fully before the test

Engine management light on?

An illuminated engine management light is a Major MOT defect. Read the code, repair the cause, then confirm the light stays off — clearing a code alone is not a repair.

Understand the engine management light and MOT rules →

Giulietta pass rate by registration year

Lower age-adjusted outliers to inspect carefully: 2011, 2012. Strongest age-adjusted years: 2017, 2018. Full ranking and method: Alfa Romeo Giulietta years to avoid.

Registration year	Tests	Pass rate	Vs same-age	Median mileage	Pass-rate bar
2010	5,067	63.2%	-4.2 pts	104,893	63.2% visual scale
2011	15,119	63.2%	-6.0 pts	106,126	63.2% visual scale
2012	9,947	66.5%	-4.8 pts	95,682	66.5% visual scale
2013	9,065	70.6%	-2.7 pts	84,640	70.6% visual scale
2014	9,232	73.7%	-2.1 pts	76,756	73.7% visual scale
2015	8,916	75.5%	-3.2 pts	68,501	75.5% visual scale
2016	8,319	79.2%	-2.2 pts	60,711	79.2% visual scale
2017	4,516	84.1%	+0.0 pts	51,070	84.1% visual scale
2018	2,478	85.0%	-1.4 pts	41,845	85.0% visual scale
2019	1,536	86.8%	-1.5 pts	34,175	86.8% visual scale

Same-vehicle follow-up

The defect groups above are a single-year count. The prognosis registry follows the same vehicle_id into the next MOT year. The extracts do not record the repair, a turbo part number, or a gearbox type.

Suspension: advisory follow-up · did the same fail item hold
Tyres: advisory follow-up · did the same fail item hold
Brakes: advisory follow-up · did the same fail item hold
Noise, emissions and leaks: advisory follow-up · did the same fail item hold

On this model, these certificate lines have a published follow-up (cohort at least 200 cars):

Ball joint has slight play — 275 cars · 10.9% failed the same item the next year
Pins and bushes pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement — 1,549 cars · 9.1% failed the same item the next year
Brake pads wearing thin — 1,264 cars · 6.5% failed the same item the next year
Condition has a cut but not deep enough to reach the ply or cords — 292 cars · 4.1% failed the same item the next year
Tread depth worn close to legal limit/worn on edge — 3,413 cars · 4.0% failed the same item the next year

Check a specific Giulietta before you buy

Pass rates describe the model; they can’t tell you about the one car you’re looking at. Run its plate through our free MOT history check to see its personal record of failures, advisories and mileage readings.

Other Alfa Romeo models

Mito66.3% pass rate · 17,175 tests Giulia87.9% pass rate · 6,074 tests Spider74.8% pass rate · 3,119 tests Stelvio88.8% pass rate · 2,845 tests 15962.0% pass rate · 2,810 tests Brera71.2% pass rate · 1,626 tests

FAQs

What is the MOT pass rate for an Alfa Romeo Giulietta?

In 2025, 69.9% of 24,133 first MOT tests on the Alfa Romeo Giulietta were passes (UK average: 77.5%). Data: DVSA anonymised MOT results.

What does the Giulietta fail its MOT on most?

The biggest defect group is suspension (29.7% of its recorded defects), followed by lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment.

Is the Alfa Romeo Giulietta reliable?

MOT pass rate is one lens on durability: at 69.9% it performs below the national average at a median age of 12 years and 86,073 miles. Always check the individual car's history too.

Before you agree to the work

A fault or an advisory is a quote waiting to happen. These pages set out what a garage has to tell you, what a comparable written quote should include, and what you can do if the bill is not what you agreed.

Estimates, quotes and extra work — what a price has to cover, and when a garage may charge more than it first said.
What a diagnostic test costs — what the fee should include, and when it should come off the repair.
Tools — when to buy and when to skip — how to choose a diagnostic tool, and when a garage visit is cheaper than owning one.
Choosing a garage you can check — what to verify before you hand over the keys.
Your rights after a car repair — what to do when the work is not right, and how to put it in writing.

Source: DVSA Anonymised MOT tests and results, 2025 extract (Class 4 initial tests only; retests excluded). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures rounded to one decimal place.