Alfa Romeo Giulietta MOT Pass Rate & Official DVSA Failure Statistics

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

The Alfa Romeo Giulietta passed on its first attempt in 71.7%, and its overall record sits −3.6 percentage points below the national average for all cars. These figures come from every recorded DVSA MOT test for the Alfa Romeo Giulietta in the 2023–2025 data: 91,823 tests across 11 model years (2010–2020). 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 Giulietta MOT Problems by Failure Category

Every MOT failure a tester records belongs to one inspection section of the DVSA manual. For the Alfa Romeo Giulietta, 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 Giulietta's recorded defect strings, merged across its year pages.

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

The descriptions below are the exact DVSA failure strings testers recorded most often for the Alfa Romeo Giulietta, each with how many of the model's 91,823 tests it was noted on.

• "Registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources" (Minor) — noted on about 3,438 Alfa Romeo Giulietta tests, 3.7% of the model's MOT record.
• "Coil spring fractured or broken" (Major) — noted on about 3,128 Alfa Romeo Giulietta tests, 3.4% of the model's MOT record.
• "Pins and bushes pin or bush excessively worn" (Major) — noted on about 2,669 Alfa Romeo Giulietta tests, 2.9% of the model's MOT record.
• "Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view" (Minor) — noted on about 2,092 Alfa Romeo Giulietta tests, 2.3% of the model's MOT record.
• "Side repeaters not working" (Major) — noted on about 2,045 Alfa Romeo Giulietta tests, 2.2% of the model's MOT record.
• "Malfunction indicator lamp inoperative or indicates a malfunction" (Major) — noted on about 1,919 Alfa Romeo Giulietta tests, 2.1% of the model's MOT record.

Best and Worst Alfa Romeo Giulietta Model Years by Pass Rate

The strongest Alfa Romeo Giulietta model year on record is 2020 (89.0% across 899 tests), and the weakest is 2010 (71.9%). The gap between them is 17.1 points. Years with fewer than 50 recorded tests are excluded, so these are the years with enough MOT history to mean something.

Alfa Romeo Giulietta reliability is improving in the DVSA data — the pass rate moves about 1.8 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 Giulietta Owners

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

• the lights — “registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources”

  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 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 suspension joints — “pins and bushes pin or bush excessively worn”

  With the car parked on level ground, rock the top of each front wheel in and out while someone watches the suspension arm. Clunks, or rubber boots split and greasy, are what testers record here.

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

Frequently Asked Questions: Alfa Romeo Giulietta MOT & Reliability