Alfa Romeo Brera MOT Pass Rate & Official DVSA Failure Statistics

Alfa Romeo Brera MOT History and Failure Rates vs UK National Average

The Alfa Romeo Brera passed on its first attempt in 69.6%, and its overall record sits −5.9 percentage points below the national average for all cars. These figures come from every recorded DVSA MOT test for the Alfa Romeo Brera in the 2023–2025 data: 6,439 tests across 6 model years (2006–2011). A test still carries exactly one pass or fail verdict.

Figures are computed from every recorded DVSA test for this model in the 2023–2025 data.

Most Common Alfa Romeo Brera MOT Problems by Failure Category

Every MOT failure a tester records belongs to one inspection section of the DVSA manual. For the Alfa Romeo Brera, the Suspension section leads the record — the breakdown below shows where the recorded failures cluster, then the exact strings behind the three biggest sections.

Shares are over the Alfa Romeo Brera's recorded defect strings, merged across its year pages.

Top Recorded Alfa Romeo Brera DVSA MOT Test Statistics & Defect Descriptions

The descriptions below are the exact DVSA failure strings testers recorded most often for the Alfa Romeo Brera, each with how many of the model's 6,439 tests it was noted on.

• "Coil spring fractured or broken" (Major) — noted on about 380 Alfa Romeo Brera tests, 5.9% of the model's MOT record.
• "Rbt (sp) efficiency below requirements" (Major) — noted on about 260 Alfa Romeo Brera tests, 4.0% of the model's MOT record.
• "Malfunction indicator lamp inoperative or indicates a malfunction" (Major) — noted on about 170 Alfa Romeo Brera tests, 2.6% of the model's MOT record.
• "Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view" (Minor) — noted on about 148 Alfa Romeo Brera tests, 2.3% of the model's MOT record.
• "Exhaust system has a major leak of exhaust gases" (Major) — noted on about 147 Alfa Romeo Brera tests, 2.3% of the model's MOT record.
• "Service brake performance excessively binding" (Major) — noted on about 143 Alfa Romeo Brera tests, 2.2% of the model's MOT record.

Best and Worst Alfa Romeo Brera Model Years by Pass Rate

The strongest Alfa Romeo Brera model year on record is 2011 (79.1% across 86 tests), and the weakest is 2006 (72.4%). The gap between them is 6.7 points. Years with fewer than 50 recorded tests are excluded, so these are the years with enough MOT history to mean something.

Alfa Romeo Brera reliability is improving in the DVSA data — the pass rate moves about 1.4 points a year across the most recent model years shown above.

Newest model year first. Only years with at least 50 recorded tests are listed.

Pre-MOT Inspection Checklist for Alfa Romeo Brera Owners

These checks follow this Alfa Romeo Brera's own most-recorded failure strings, starting with what a tester is most likely to flag on a Alfa Romeo Brera.

• the coil springs — “coil spring fractured or broken”

  Look up inside each wheel arch with a torch, all the way round the spring. A snapped spring usually breaks at the very bottom coil, where a quick glance will not reach.

• the lights — “malfunction indicator lamp inoperative or indicates a malfunction”

  Switch everything on and walk round the car: both headlamps on dip and main, every indicator, both brake lights, reverse, fog and the two number-plate lamps. A bulb is a few pounds and a five-minute job.

• the windscreen — “windscreen damaged”

  Check the driver’s side of the screen within the swept area for chips and cracks; anything larger than 10mm in the driver’s central view is a fail. Most chips can be resin-repaired for far less than a new screen.

Derived from the DVSA failure strings testers recorded for the Alfa Romeo Brera. A check that finds nothing means the item is likely fine, not that the test is guaranteed.

Frequently Asked Questions: Alfa Romeo Brera MOT & Reliability