Pass rate
91.1%
Above average — 0.4 pts ahead of the 90.7% that cars this age and mileage manage.
Across 1,932 recorded tests.
Typical repair bill £37–£89
2020 Alfa Romeo Giulia MOT pass rate
- 2020
- typical 27,307 mi
Most common fault
Brakes
42.2% of faults · 20.9% nationally
mostly worn pads and discs, corroded pipes and a handbrake that will not hold.
Part only £25–£40 for Brake pads under 1.5 mm. What fitting it takes →
Which year to buy
- Best 2022 92.8% pass
- Avoid 2017 86.8% pass
Across the 7 years on record, a spread of 6 points. See every year →
- First-attempt pass
- 90.4%
- Typical mileage
- 27k mi
The 2020 Alfa Romeo Giulia MOT pass rate is 91.1% of its MOT tests — about what its age and mileage predict. Brakes is the biggest single reason it fails, at 42.2% of what testers record.
Check your postcode
MOT pass rates are national — type your postcode to see how Alfa Romeo Giulia does in your corner of the country.
Expert verdict
Brakes: 2.0× the national share
Brakes make up 42.2% of everything recorded on the 2020 Alfa Romeo Giulia, against 20.9% nationally — 21.3 points above. Have the discs and pads measured rather than glanced at, and ask whether the handbrake holds on a slope.
- When it fails, it costs. Only 13% of this model’s typical repairs come in under £30 in parts — the failures here tend to be the kind that need a garage rather than a bulb.
Written from this page's own figures: fault shares against the national composition, the like-for-like pass rate, and the priced repair list. How these are worked out
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How does the 2020 Alfa Romeo Giulia compare?
Cars of this age and mileage average 90.7%, so this figure is 0.4 points ahead of what its age and mileage predict. On a first attempt, before any retests, the figure drops to 90.4%. The median 2020 Alfa Romeo Giulia in this dataset had covered 27,307 mi.
The most common fuel recorded here is Petrol — 87% of tests, with a 91.4% pass rate. Pass rates also shift with the test month: tests recorded October–March passed 90.8% of the time, April–September 91.4%.
The single most recorded failure item is "Headlamp aim too high", noted on 1.14% of tests.
- 1,932 recorded tests behind this page.
- 91.1% overall pass rate, 90.4% on a first attempt.
- Across every year of the Alfa Romeo Giulia, the average is 88.6% — best year 2022 (92.8%), worst 2017 (86.8%).
Figures count every completed test on this vehicle-year in the dataset, including retests. See methodology for the exact definition.
This page's data
- Tests analysed
- 1,932
- Typical mileage (median)
- 27,307 mi
- Make and model
- Alfa Romeo Giulia
- Updated
- 2026-11-05
Source: DVSA anonymised MOT test data (2023–2025), OGL v3.0.
Top part to budget for
Headlight Alignment
Typically a garage job — get quotes before committing.
Does mileage affect the Giulia MOT pass rate?
Pass rate by odometer reading. Bar lengths start at 76% so small gaps stay visible.
Fuel type and reliability
Pass rate by fuel type. Petrol is the most common here (87% of tests).
Regional pass rates for the Giulia
| Region | Tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| South East | 461 | 91.8% |
| North West | 269 | 94.1% |
| West Midlands | 230 | 89.1% |
| East of England | 204 | 91.7% |
| Yorkshire | 179 | 93.9% |
| East Midlands | 160 | 88.8% |
| Scotland | 119 | 84.9% |
| South West | 106 | 89.6% |
| North East | 84 | 90.5% |
| Wales | 61 | 90.2% |
| London | 59 | 93.2% |
Regions come from the postcode area recorded at the test station. Areas on region borders are assigned to the region with the majority of their population.
What fails a 2020 Giulia
Everything a tester recorded on this vehicle, grouped into the inspection sections that produced it. The notch on each bar is the national share, so you can see at a glance whether this car is unusual or just ordinary.
A test can record several items, so these percentages do not add up to 100%. The exact strings, with prices, are in the full DVSA record at the bottom of this page.
Before your test
Three checks worth doing on a 2020 Giulia
These are not generic tips — they are the faults recorded most often on this exact model, rewritten as things you can check yourself. All three take about ten minutes and cost nothing.
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Check the lights 1.1% of tests
“headlamp aim too high”
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.
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Check the tyre tread 1.0% of tests
“tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm”
Check all four tyres cold, including the inner shoulder where wear hides — 1.6mm across the central three-quarters is the legal limit, and most testers fail at 1.6mm without argument.
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Check the windscreen 1.0% of tests
“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.
Shares are the proportion of tests on this vehicle that recorded the item, so they overlap: one test can record several.
What it costs to get a 2020 Giulia through its MOT
Across the 10 items that are recorded most often on this model, the average repair comes to £37–£89 — and 13% of those repairs are parts that cost under £30.
- Average repair across the 10 common items
- £37–£89
- Cheapest common item: malfunction indicator lamp inoperative or…
- £3–£12
- Dearest common item: windscreen damaged
- £80–£200
- Common items a careful owner can do at home
- 60%
- Repairs that still cost under £30
- 13%
Estimates from typical UK parts prices, weighted by how often each item appears in 1,932 MOT tests on this vehicle. They exclude diagnostics, retest fees and garage labour where the part is a DIY fit, and they are not figures from the DVSA dataset. Older and higher-mileage examples cost more than the average. How these estimates are built → · All MOT repair costs → · Cheapest cars to put through a test →
Every year of the Giulia, side by side
7 model years on record, from 2016 to 2022. Across them the pass rate runs from 86.8% to 92.8% — a spread of 6 points. The bar under each year is the item that failed it most often.
- 2016 87.6% has ply or cords exposed
- 2017 86.8% headlamp aim too high
- 2018 88.9% windscreen damaged but not…
- 2019 89.7% headlamp aim too high
- 2020 91.1%headlamp aim too high
- 2021 89.9% has ply or cords exposed
- 2022 92.8% has ply or cords exposed
Colour is the pass rate on a fixed scale, so a block means the same thing on any model. Each year links to its own page with the full fault breakdown.
Compare the 2020 Alfa Romeo Giulia with another year
The raw pass rate mostly measures age. The year comparison adds the like-for-like figure, the mileage bands and the repair bill.
Other 2020 cars with a similar record
- Skoda Octavia 91.1%
- SEAT Arona 91.1%
- Mercedes-Benz A 91.1%
- Ford Fiesta 91.0%
- Vauxhall Grandland X 91.0%
- Volkswagen Touran 91.0%
Closest pass rates among 2020 cars with at least 2,000 tests, so a small sample cannot flatter itself into the list. See the full rankings: best and worst MOT pass rates.
The full DVSA record for the 2020 Alfa Romeo Giulia 10 failure items · 6 advisories · 10 inspection categories · mileage brackets · all of it in the page, none of it above the fold
Every inspection category
Shares of the 1,117 individual items recorded on this vehicle, and the same share across all cars nationally. A single test can record several items, so a row is not a percentage of tests.
| Category | Items | This car | Nationally | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brakes | 473 | 42.20% | 20.89% | +21.31 |
| Tyres | 415 | 37.00% | 19.76% | +17.24 |
| Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | 68 | 6.10% | 12.21% | −6.11 |
| Visibility | 44 | 3.90% | 4.97% | −1.07 |
| Suspension | 43 | 3.80% | 20.98% | −17.18 |
| Non-component advisories | 37 | 3.30% | 4.18% | −0.88 |
| Noise, emissions and leaks | 21 | 1.90% | 5.52% | −3.62 |
| Identification of the vehicle | 8 | 0.70% | 1.76% | −1.06 |
| Body, chassis, structure | 4 | 0.40% | 5.57% | −5.17 |
| Seat belts and supplementary restraint systems | 4 | 0.40% | 0.82% | −0.42 |
The exact failure items, in the tester's words
| Recorded item | Severity | Tests | Est. cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Headlamp aim too high Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Major | 1.1% | £30–80 |
| Has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords Tyres | Major | 0.98% | £45–95 |
| Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm Tyres | Major | 0.98% | £45–95 |
| Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view Visibility | Minor | 0.98% | £80–200 |
| Headlamp aim too high Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Rectified | 0.88% | £30–80 |
| Has ply or cords exposed Tyres | Major | 0.78% | £45–95 |
| Brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick Brakes | Major | 0.72% | £18–45 |
| Malfunction indicator lamp inoperative or indicates a malfunction Noise, emissions and leaks | Major | 0.62% | £3–12 |
| Headlamp aim too low Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Major | 0.36% | £30–80 |
| Washers not working Visibility | Major | 0.36% | £5–15 |
Severity is as recorded: Major and Dangerous fail the test outright; Minor and Advisory do not. Costs are estimates from typical UK parts prices — see how they are built.
What testers noted without failing the car
Advisories are the early warnings — the same parts a year or two before they fail. Reading them is how you tell a car that has been maintained from one that has been patched.
| Recorded item | Severity | Tests | Est. cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm Tyres | Advisory | 12.5% | £45–95 |
| Brake discs in such a condition that it is seriously weakened Brakes | Advisory | 11.4% | £45–110 |
| Brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick Brakes | Advisory | 8.6% | £18–45 |
| Has a tear, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure Tyres | Advisory | 2.1% | £45–95 |
| Brake discs significantly and obviously worn Brakes | Advisory | 1.7% | £45–110 |
| Has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords Tyres | Advisory | 1.5% | £45–95 |
Pass rate by mileage
| Mileage | Tests | Pass rate | Median odometer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0-30k | 1,085 | 92.4% | 19,436 mi |
| 30-60k | 730 | 90.1% | 40,477 mi |
| 60-90k | 113 | 84.1% | 69,836 mi |
| 90-120k | 3 | 100.0% | 92,558 mi |
| 120k+ | 1 | 100.0% | 256,057 mi |
Source: 1,932 recorded tests on this vehicle-year. Every row above is recomputed from the same DVSA extract as the rest of the page — see the methodology.
2020 Giulia MOT questions
What is the MOT pass rate for a 2020 Alfa Romeo Giulia?
91.1% of the 1,932 2020 Alfa Romeo Giulia tests in this dataset passed, against a national average of 90.7% for cars first used in 2020. First-attempt pass rate: 90.4%.
What are the most common MOT failures on a 2020 Alfa Romeo Giulia?
The three most recorded items are headlamp aim too high (1.14%), has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (0.98%), tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (0.98%). Percentages are the share of tests on this vehicle that recorded the item.
Does mileage affect the 2020 Alfa Romeo Giulia MOT pass rate?
Yes. Cars under 30,000 miles passed 92.4% of the time, falling to 100.0% for those over 120,000 miles. The median 2020 Alfa Romeo Giulia in this dataset had covered 27,307 mi.
Which fuel type is most reliable for a 2020 Alfa Romeo Giulia?
Petrol: 91.4% pass rate across 1,672 tests. Diesel: 89.2% pass rate across 260 tests. Shares are of the tests on this vehicle that recorded each fuel type.
Does the season affect the 2020 Alfa Romeo Giulia MOT pass rate?
Tests recorded in the winter months (October–March) passed 90.8% of the time; summer months (April–September) passed 91.4%. Brakes, tyres and lights are tested harder in bad weather, but the difference is small on most models.