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Alfa Romeo Giulia MOT fail rate by age and year

DVSA MOT tests 2022–2025 · 25,596 MOT tests · Updated 7 Oct 2026

At 5 years, 14.8% of Alfa Romeo Giulia MOT tests ended in a fail (adjusted to typical mileage), against 15.4% for all class 4 vehicles tested at 5 (5,963 MOT tests) ^[1].

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First used 2018: 2.7 pts below cars the same age, 6,409 MOT tests
Mileage: median 37,876 miles at 5 years against 37,103 for all class 4 vehicles, 5,963 MOT tests
Before the mileage adjustment: 14.8% of MOT tests at 5 years ended in a fail, 5,963 MOT tests

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Figures are for the model, not one car, and compare with all class 4 vehicles tested at 5 in the same test year.

Fail rate at 5 years, typical mileage: 14.8%; vs 15.4% for all class 4 vehicles tested at 5; 5,963 MOT tests
Fail rate at 5 years, raw: 14.8%; vs 15.4% for all class 4 vehicles tested at 5; 5,963 MOT tests
Rank at 5 years: 114 of 238; 1 = fewest fails at typical mileage, among models with 5,000+ MOT tests at 5; 5,963 MOT tests
Median mileage at 5 years: 37,876 mi; vs 37,103 mi for all class 4 vehicles; 5,963 MOT tests

Alfa Romeo Giulia MOT fail rate by age

Each line follows the cars first used in one year across the ages they were tested at from 2022 to 2025, so a line never mixes a 2005 car with a 2015 one. 26k DVSA MOT tests in all (25,596).

Alfa Romeo Giulia, one line per first-use year (darker = newer) all class 4 vehicles at the same age

Alfa Romeo Giulia: share of MOT tests that failed, by age. Only ages with at least 1,000 MOT tests. 'Typical mileage' is n/a where the model's mileage bands cover less than 80% of the national mix.
Age	MOT tests	Raw	Typical mileage	All class 4	Difference
3	3,898	12.7%	13.1%	12.0%	+1.1 pts
4	4,665	13.0%	13.1%	13.4%	−0.3 pts
5	5,963	14.8%	14.8%	15.4%	−0.6 pts
6	5,257	15.5%	15.3%	17.5%	−2.2 pts
7	3,732	15.6%	14.9%	19.7%	−4.8 pts
8	2,081	16.6%	16.5%	21.9%	−5.3 pts

About average: 14.8% raw · 14.8% at typical mileage, against 15.4% for all class 4 vehicles tested at 5, 5,963 MOT tests. Which years? See the full verdict

First-use year with fewer MOT fails than cars the same age: 2018 (raw rates, not adjusted for mileage; each against 6,409 or more MOT tests).

What fails on an Alfa Romeo Giulia at 5 years

No part fails clearly more or less often than on cars the same age at 3 or more ages up to 18 years, so each is shown as about average.

What failed at 5 years, per 100 MOT tests (5,963 MOT tests), against all class 4 vehicles tested at 5. A test that fails on two parts counts for both.
Part	Per 100	All class 4	Compared	Most common fail
Tyres	7.1	5.1	about average for cars the same age	Tyre has ply or cords exposed (MOT fail)
Lights and electrics	4.5	3.7	about average for cars the same age	Headlamp aim too high (MOT fail)
Brakes	2.8	2.8	about average for cars the same age	Brake pad(s) less than 1.5 mm thick (MOT fail)
Emissions and leaks	1.0	1.0	about average for cars the same age	Malfunction indicator lamp inoperative or indicates a malfunction (MOT fail)
Visibility	0.9	3.4	about average for cars the same age
Suspension	0.7	1.6	about average for cars the same age	Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (MOT fail)

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The figures here describe Alfa Romeo Giulia cars as a group. A registration shows one car's own DVSA record: its MOT tests, the mileage at each test and the recall flag.

Check an Alfa Romeo Giulia's MOT history Every MOT test, fail item, advisory and mileage reading DVSA holds for that registration.
Mileage check on an Alfa Romeo Giulia The odometer reading from each MOT, with drops, jumps and long gaps flagged.
Check an Alfa Romeo Giulia for an outstanding recall Whether DVSA's MOT record flags an outstanding safety recall for that registration.

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Alfa Romeo Giulia recalls

10 DVSA recalls list this model by name [2]. Vehicles are DVSA's count of affected Alfa Romeo Giulia vehicles. The latest:

R/2025/496 Alfa Romeo Giulia and Stelvio. Lane Keep Assist acoustic signal (376 vehicles of this model), built Jan 2024 to Jul 2025. From the recall's stated risk: “Vehicle dependability and your safety are a major concern for Alfa Romeo.”
R/2023/205 Also covers the Alfa Romeo Giulia: Affected vehicles equipped with the option BRM (carbon ceramic matrix brakes) may face a braking management issue due to unexpected control unit signals. This may potentially lead to a carbon ceramic disc rupture with a resultant risk of loss or degradation of braking performance. (100 vehicles of this model), built Dec 2015 to Nov 2020. From the recall's stated risk: “Affected vehicles equipped with the option BRM (carbon ceramic matrix brakes) may face a braking management issue due to unexpected control unit signals.”
R/2022/215 Also covers the Alfa Romeo Giulia: The automatic headlight position sensors may not have been calibrated (973 vehicles of this model), built Nov 2020 to May 2022. From the recall's stated risk: “The automatic headlight position sensors may not have been calibrated and therefore the function does not comply with the requirements of ECE R48”

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Alfa Romeo Giulia against similar cars at 5 years

Same class and fuel, all tested at 5 years, at typical mileage.

Model	Fail rate	95% range	MOT tests
Alfa Romeo Giulia	14.8%	13.9% to 15.8%	5,963
Mercedes-Benz C-Class MOT fail rate	13.4%	13.2% to 13.6%	105,976
BMW 4 Series MOT fail rate	12.9%	12.6% to 13.3%	48,863
Audi A5 MOT fail rate	12.8%	12.5% to 13.2%	40,955
Citroen C5 MOT fail rate	18.4%	17.7% to 19.2%	11,608
Volkswagen Arteon MOT fail rate	12.4%	11.5% to 13.3%	6,392
Lexus IS MOT fail rate	10.0%	9.2% to 10.9%	4,788
Toyota Avensis MOT fail rate	12.0%	10.8% to 13.2%	3,786
Porsche Panamera MOT fail rate	10.7%	9.6% to 11.8%	3,031

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How often does an Alfa Romeo Giulia fail its MOT at 5 years?

14.8% of MOT tests at 5 years ended in a fail at typical mileage (14.8% as tested), from 5,963 MOT tests, against 15.4% for all class 4 vehicles the same age; the Mercedes-Benz C-Class was at 13.4%.

What fails most on an Alfa Romeo Giulia at 5 years?

7.1 in 100 MOT tests at 5 years failed on tyres, most often "tyre has ply or cords exposed", then lights and electrics (4.5) and brakes (2.8), from 5,963 MOT tests.

How does the Alfa Romeo Giulia compare with the Mercedes-Benz C-Class?

At 5 years the Alfa Romeo Giulia failed 14.8% of MOT tests at typical mileage, the Mercedes-Benz C-Class 13.4% and the BMW 4 Series 12.9%, from 5,963, 105,976 and 48,863 MOT tests.

What mileage does an Alfa Romeo Giulia have at 5 years?

A median of 37,876 miles at the MOT test at 5 years, against 37,103 for all class 4 vehicles the same age, from 5,963 MOT tests.

Sources

Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency, Anonymised MOT tests and results, 2022 to 2025. DVSA MOT data, Open Government Licence v3.0, 25,596 MOT tests. Accessed 7 Oct 2026.
Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency, Vehicle safety recalls data. DVSA recall data. Accessed 7 Oct 2026.

Cars tested at 5 years are compared only with vehicles tested at 5 years in the same year, adjusted to typical mileage. Breakdowns and non-MOT faults are not in this data.