Pass rate, every year
474 tests across 3 model years, 2020–2022.
+7.8 pts vs the national average
Pass rate, every year
474 tests across 3 model years, 2020–2022.
+7.8 pts vs the national average
Best year to buy
2021 89.7%
The strongest of the 3 years on record. See the 2021 page →
Worst year to buy
2020 87.0%
2.7 points below the 2021 peak. See the 2020 page →
The Alfa Romeo Giulia Sprint Tb MOT pass rate is 88.8%, +7.8 percentage points above the UK average. That is 474 DVSA MOT tests recorded between 2020 and 2022. This page lists the most common Alfa Romeo Giulia Sprint Tb MOT failures by category, names the best and worst model years, and finishes with a pre-MOT checklist you can run at home.
MOT pass rates are national — type your postcode to see how Alfa Romeo Giulia Sprint Tb MOT pass rates does in your corner of the country.
The Alfa Romeo Giulia Sprint Tb passed on its first attempt in 87.7%, and its overall record sits +7.8 percentage points above the national average for all cars. These figures come from every recorded DVSA MOT test for the Alfa Romeo Giulia Sprint Tb in the 2023–2025 data: 474 tests across 3 model years (2020–2022). A test still carries exactly one pass or fail verdict.
| Measure | This model |
|---|---|
| Tests analysed | 474 |
| Overall pass rate | 88.8% |
| Passed on first attempt | 87.7% |
| Average mileage at test | 29,145 mi |
| Model years covered | 2020–2022 (3 years) |
| Versus UK national average | +7.8 pts above |
Figures are computed from every recorded DVSA test for this model in the 2023–2025 data.
Every MOT failure a tester records belongs to one inspection section of the DVSA manual. For the Alfa Romeo Giulia Sprint Tb, the Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment section leads the record — the breakdown below shows where the recorded failures cluster, then the exact strings behind the three biggest sections.
| Inspection section | Share of failures |
|---|---|
| Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | 42% |
| Tyres | 24% |
| Brakes | 15% |
| Visibility | 14% |
| Road Wheels | 3% |
| Suspension | 2% |
Shares are over the Alfa Romeo Giulia Sprint Tb's recorded defect strings, merged across its year pages.
Around 42% of the recorded Alfa Romeo Giulia Sprint Tb failures fall in the Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment section of the MOT inspection manual. Testers recorded "Headlamp aim too high" (3.8%), "Headlamp aim too low" (1.1%), "Registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources" (0.6%) among the Alfa Romeo Giulia Sprint Tb's lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment faults.
Around 24% of the recorded Alfa Romeo Giulia Sprint Tb failures fall in the Tyres section of the MOT inspection manual. Testers recorded "Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm" (1.3%), "Has ply or cords exposed" (0.8%), "Has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords" (0.8%) among the Alfa Romeo Giulia Sprint Tb's tyres faults.
Around 15% of the recorded Alfa Romeo Giulia Sprint Tb failures fall in the Brakes section of the MOT inspection manual. Testers recorded "Brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick" (0.8%), "Brake pads worn down to wear indicator" (0.4%), "Brake discs significantly and obviously worn" (0.4%) among the Alfa Romeo Giulia Sprint Tb's brakes faults.
The descriptions below are the exact DVSA failure strings testers recorded most often for the Alfa Romeo Giulia Sprint Tb, each with how many of the model's 474 tests it was noted on.
The strongest Alfa Romeo Giulia Sprint Tb model year on record is 2021 (89.7% across 174 tests), and the weakest is 2020 (87.0%). The gap between them is 2.7 points. Years with fewer than 50 recorded tests are excluded, so these are the years with enough MOT history to mean something.
Alfa Romeo Giulia Sprint Tb reliability is improving in the DVSA data — the pass rate moves about 1.1 points a year across the most recent model years shown above.
| Year | Tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 Giulia Sprint Tb | 185 | 89.2% |
| 2021 Giulia Sprint Tb | 174 | 89.7% |
| 2020 Giulia Sprint Tb | 115 | 87.0% |
Newest model year first. Only years with at least 50 recorded tests are listed.
These checks follow this Alfa Romeo Giulia Sprint Tb's own most-recorded failure strings, starting with what a tester is most likely to flag on a Alfa Romeo Giulia Sprint Tb.
the lights — “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.
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.
the tyre tread — “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.
Derived from the DVSA failure strings testers recorded for the Alfa Romeo Giulia Sprint Tb. A check that finds nothing means the item is likely fine, not that the test is guaranteed.
88.8% of the 474 recorded Alfa Romeo Giulia Sprint Tb MOT tests ended in a pass, +7.8 percentage points above the national average. 87.7% of those passed on the first attempt.
2021 is the strongest Alfa Romeo Giulia Sprint Tb year on record at 89.7%, while 2020 is the weakest at 87.0%. The year-by-year table below lists every model year with at least 50 recorded tests.
The most recorded Alfa Romeo Giulia Sprint Tb failures are "Headlamp aim too high" and "Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view" — together around 5% of tests, mostly in the Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment section.