Pass rate
73.6%
Below average — 1.4 pts ahead of the 72.2% that cars this age and mileage manage.
Across 212 recorded tests.
Typical repair bill £52–£163
2004 Alfa Romeo Gtv MOT pass rate
- 2004
- typical 81,325 mi
Most common fault
Suspension
28.6% of faults · 21.0% nationally
mostly worn arm bushes, split ball-joint boots and broken coil springs.
Which year to buy
- Best 2002 75.2% pass
- Avoid 2000 70.2% pass
Across the 6 years on record, a spread of 5 points. See every year →
- First-attempt pass
- 66.7%
- Typical mileage
- 81k mi
The 2004 Alfa Romeo Gtv MOT pass rate is 73.6% of its MOT tests — 1.4 points ahead of what its age and mileage predict. Suspension is the biggest single reason it fails, at 28.6% of what testers record.
Check your postcode
MOT pass rates are national — type your postcode to see how Alfa Romeo Gtv does in your corner of the country.
Expert verdict
Suspension: 1.4× the national share
Suspension accounts for 28.6% of everything recorded on the 2004 Alfa Romeo Gtv, against 21.0% nationally — 7.6 points above. Ask for the front and rear suspension to be checked on a ramp before you buy — worn bushes and broken springs are cheap to look at and expensive to discover at test time.
- When it fails, it costs. Only 18% 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.
- Based on a small sample. 212 tests back this page. That is enough to publish and to index, not enough to treat the decimal places as precise — read the pattern, not the second digit.
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 2004 Alfa Romeo Gtv compare?
Cars of this age and mileage average 72.2%, so this figure is 1.4 points ahead of what its age and mileage predict. On a first attempt, before any retests, the figure drops to 66.7%. The median 2004 Alfa Romeo Gtv in this dataset had covered 81,325 mi.
Pass rates also shift with the test month: tests recorded October–March passed 71.8% of the time, April–September 74.8%.
The single most recorded failure item is "Rbt (sp) efficiency below requirements", noted on 9.43% of tests.
- 212 recorded tests behind this page.
- 73.6% overall pass rate, 66.7% on a first attempt.
- Across every year of the Alfa Romeo Gtv, the average is 72.6% — best year 2002 (75.2%), worst 2000 (70.2%).
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
- 212
- Typical mileage (median)
- 81,325 mi
- Make and model
- Alfa Romeo Gtv
- Updated
- 2026-11-05
Source: DVSA anonymised MOT test data (2023–2025), OGL v3.0.
Top part to budget for
Brake Discs and Pads Set
Usually a DIY or independent-garage job.
Does mileage affect the Gtv MOT pass rate?
Pass rate by odometer reading. Bar lengths start at 62% so small gaps stay visible.
Regional pass rates for the Gtv
| Region | Tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| South East | 57 | 68.4% |
| South West | 30 | 76.7% |
| West Midlands | 30 | 76.7% |
| East of England | 27 | 66.7% |
| North West | 16 | 87.5% |
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 2004 Gtv
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 2004 Gtv
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 2.8% of tests
“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.
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Check the exhaust and emissions 1.9% of tests
“catalyst emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits”
Listen for a blow at idle and have someone rev it gently. Then look at the tailpipe smoke: blue is oil, white when warm is coolant, black is over-fuelling. Any of those and the emissions test is the least of it.
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Check the wipers and washers 1.9% of tests
“wipers does not clear the windscreen effectively”
Run the wipers with the screen wet: they should clear it in one sweep without smearing or juddering. Top the washer bottle up and check both jets hit the 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 2004 Gtv through its MOT
Across the 10 items that are recorded most often on this model, the average repair comes to £52–£163 — and 18% of those repairs are parts that cost under £30.
- Average repair across the 10 common items
- £52–£163
- Cheapest common item: anti-lock braking system warning lamp…
- £3–£15
- Dearest common item: joints constant velocity boot split or…
- £80–£250
- Common items a careful owner can do at home
- 40%
- Repairs that still cost under £30
- 18%
Estimates from typical UK parts prices, weighted by how often each item appears in 212 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 Gtv, side by side
6 model years on record, from 2000 to 2005. Across them the pass rate runs from 70.2% to 75.2% — a spread of 5 points. The bar under each year is the item that failed it most often.
- 2000 70.2% rbt (sp) efficiency below…
- 2001 72.7% rbt (sp) efficiency below…
- 2002 75.2% rbt (sp) efficiency below…
- 2003 71.4% rbt (sp) efficiency below…
- 2004 73.6%rbt (sp) efficiency below…
- 2005 74.2% joints constant velocity boot…
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 2004 Alfa Romeo Gtv 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 2004 cars with a similar record
- Nissan Almera 73.5%
- Saab 9-3 73.5%
- Volvo S60 73.8%
- Volkswagen Lupo 73.8%
- Mercedes-Benz Clk 73.9%
- Suzuki Wagon-R+ 73.2%
Closest pass rates among 2004 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 2004 Alfa Romeo Gtv 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 499 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Suspension | 146 | 28.60% | 20.98% | +7.62 |
| Brakes | 134 | 26.20% | 20.89% | +5.31 |
| Body, chassis, structure | 50 | 9.80% | 5.57% | +4.23 |
| Tyres | 46 | 9.00% | 19.76% | −10.76 |
| Noise, emissions and leaks | 38 | 7.40% | 5.52% | +1.88 |
| Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | 34 | 6.70% | 12.21% | −5.51 |
| Steering | 22 | 4.30% | 2.57% | +1.73 |
| Visibility | 13 | 2.50% | 4.97% | −2.47 |
| Non-component advisories | 8 | 1.60% | 4.18% | −2.58 |
| Road Wheels | 8 | 1.60% | 0.75% | +0.85 |
The exact failure items, in the tester's words
| Recorded item | Severity | Tests | Est. cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rbt (sp) efficiency below requirements Brakes | Major | 9.4% | £45–110 |
| Joints constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt Body, chassis, structure | Major | 5.7% | £80–250 |
| Joints constant velocity boot severely deteriorated Body, chassis, structure | Minor | 4.7% | £80–250 |
| Registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Minor | 2.8% | £5–20 |
| Catalyst emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits Noise, emissions and leaks | Major | 1.9% | £60–250 |
| Catalyst emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits Noise, emissions and leaks | Major | 1.9% | £60–250 |
| Catalyst emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturer's specified limits Noise, emissions and leaks | Major | 1.9% | £60–250 |
| Service brake performance efficiency below requirements Brakes | Major | 1.9% | £60–150 |
| Wipers does not clear the windscreen effectively Visibility | Major | 1.9% | £8–22 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault Brakes | Major | 1.4% | £3–15 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coil spring corroded so that its cross sectional area is reduced and seriously weakened Suspension | Advisory | 22.2% | £25–65 |
| Brake discs in such a condition that it is seriously weakened Brakes | Advisory | 17.0% | £45–110 |
| Has a tear, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure Tyres | Advisory | 10.4% | £45–95 |
| Rigid brake pipes excessively corroded Brakes | Advisory | 9.4% | £80–180 |
| Ball joint excessively worn Suspension | Advisory | 8.0% | £18–45 |
| Engine oil leaks leaking excessively from engine Noise, emissions and leaks | Advisory | 7.1% | £200–700 |
Pass rate by mileage
| Mileage | Tests | Pass rate | Median odometer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0-30k | 5 | 80.0% | 28,656 mi |
| 30-60k | 41 | 70.7% | 49,561 mi |
| 60-90k | 84 | 73.8% | 76,405 mi |
| 90-120k | 62 | 74.2% | 103,827 mi |
| 120k+ | 20 | 75.0% | 132,080 mi |
Source: 212 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.
2004 Gtv MOT questions
What is the MOT pass rate for a 2004 Alfa Romeo Gtv?
73.6% of the 212 2004 Alfa Romeo Gtv tests in this dataset passed, against a national average of 72.2% for cars first used in 2004. First-attempt pass rate: 66.7%.
What are the most common MOT failures on a 2004 Alfa Romeo Gtv?
The three most recorded items are rbt (sp) efficiency below requirements (9.43%), joints constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.66%), joints constant velocity boot severely deteriorated (4.72%). Percentages are the share of tests on this vehicle that recorded the item.
Does mileage affect the 2004 Alfa Romeo Gtv MOT pass rate?
Yes. Cars under 30,000 miles passed 80.0% of the time, falling to 75.0% for those over 120,000 miles. The median 2004 Alfa Romeo Gtv in this dataset had covered 81,325 mi.
Does the season affect the 2004 Alfa Romeo Gtv MOT pass rate?
Tests recorded in the winter months (October–March) passed 71.8% of the time; summer months (April–September) passed 74.8%. Brakes, tyres and lights are tested harder in bad weather, but the difference is small on most models.