Pass rate
71.0%
Below average — 3.0 pts behind the 74.0% that cars this age and mileage manage.
Across 13,740 recorded tests.
Typical repair bill £34–£99
2009 Alfa Romeo Mito MOT pass rate
- 2009
- typical 93,655 mi
Most common fault
Suspension
24.7% of faults · 21.0% nationally
mostly worn arm bushes, split ball-joint boots and broken coil springs.
Which year to buy
- Best 2019 82.0% pass
- Avoid 2008 67.2% pass
Across the 12 years on record, a spread of 14.8 points. See every year →
- First-attempt pass
- 61.8%
- Typical mileage
- 94k mi
The 2009 Alfa Romeo Mito MOT pass rate is 71.0% of its MOT tests — 3.0 points behind what its age and mileage predict. Suspension is the biggest single reason it fails, at 24.7% of what testers record.
Check your postcode
MOT pass rates are national — type your postcode to see how Alfa Romeo Mito does in your corner of the country.
Expert verdict
Falls short of its own age and mileage
Like-for-like, cars this age and mileage expect about 74.0%; this one manages 71.0% — 3.0 points below. Age is a fair excuse; this is not age.
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 2009 Alfa Romeo Mito compare?
Cars of this age and mileage average 74.0%, so this figure is 3.0 points behind what its age and mileage predict. On a first attempt, before any retests, the figure drops to 61.8%. The median 2009 Alfa Romeo Mito in this dataset had covered 93,655 mi.
91% of the tests on this vehicle ran on Petrol, which passed 71.2% of the time. Pass rates also shift with the test month: tests recorded October–March passed 71.4% of the time, April–September 70.6%.
The single most recorded failure item is "Registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources", noted on 6.30% of tests.
- 13,740 recorded tests behind this page.
- 71.0% overall pass rate, 61.8% on a first attempt.
- Across every year of the Alfa Romeo Mito, the average is 74.4% — best year 2019 (82.0%), worst 2008 (67.2%).
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
- 13,740
- Typical mileage (median)
- 93,655 mi
- Make and model
- Alfa Romeo Mito
- Updated
- 2026-11-05
Source: DVSA anonymised MOT test data (2023–2025), OGL v3.0.
Top part to budget for
Number Plate Lamp
Usually a DIY or independent-garage job.
Does mileage affect the Mito MOT pass rate?
Pass rate by odometer reading. Bar lengths start at 60% so small gaps stay visible.
Fuel type and reliability
Pass rate by fuel type. Petrol is the most common here (91% of tests).
Regional pass rates for the Mito
| Region | Tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| South East | 2,973 | 74.4% |
| East of England | 1,780 | 73.0% |
| South West | 1,750 | 68.6% |
| West Midlands | 1,354 | 72.3% |
| North West | 1,273 | 67.9% |
| Yorkshire | 1,135 | 69.7% |
| East Midlands | 1,087 | 70.3% |
| London | 662 | 80.4% |
| Scotland | 626 | 61.8% |
| North East | 550 | 66.4% |
| Wales | 546 | 66.3% |
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 2009 Mito
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 2009 Mito
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 6.3% 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 coil springs 5.0% of tests
“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.
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Check the exhaust and emissions 2.5% of tests
“exhaust system has a major leak of exhaust gases”
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.
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 2009 Mito through its MOT
Across the 10 items that are recorded most often on this model, the average repair comes to £34–£99 — and 36% of those repairs are parts that cost under £30.
- Average repair across the 10 common items
- £34–£99
- Cheapest common item: registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the…
- £5–£20
- Dearest common item: joints constant velocity boot severely…
- £80–£250
- Common items a careful owner can do at home
- 50%
- Repairs that still cost under £30
- 36%
Estimates from typical UK parts prices, weighted by how often each item appears in 13,740 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 Mito, side by side
12 model years on record, from 2008 to 2019. Across them the pass rate runs from 67.2% to 82.0% — a spread of 14.8 points. The bar under each year is the item that failed it most often.
- 2008 67.2% rbt (sp) efficiency below…
- 2009 71.0%registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2010 73.0% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2011 73.9% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2012 75.2% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2013 75.2% coil spring fractured or broken
- 2014 74.6% track rod end ball joint dust…
- 2015 75.6% track rod end ball joint dust…
- 2016 79.2% track rod end ball joint dust…
- 2017 79.1% coil spring fractured or broken
- 2018 81.4% coil spring fractured or broken
- 2019 82.0% coil spring fractured or broken
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 2009 Alfa Romeo Mito 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 2009 cars with a similar record
- Kia Ceed 71.1%
- Mercedes-Benz Clc 71.1%
- Kia Sportage 71.1%
- Citroen Nemo 71.1%
- Peugeot Bipper 71.1%
- Renault Laguna 70.9%
Closest pass rates among 2009 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 2009 Alfa Romeo Mito 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 37,097 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 | 9,316 | 24.70% | 20.98% | +3.72 |
| Brakes | 8,747 | 23.20% | 20.89% | +2.31 |
| Tyres | 5,625 | 14.90% | 19.76% | −4.86 |
| Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | 4,277 | 11.30% | 12.21% | −0.91 |
| Body, chassis, structure | 3,303 | 8.80% | 5.57% | +3.23 |
| Noise, emissions and leaks | 2,551 | 6.80% | 5.52% | +1.28 |
| Visibility | 1,241 | 3.30% | 4.97% | −1.67 |
| Non-component advisories | 972 | 2.60% | 4.18% | −1.58 |
| Steering | 545 | 1.40% | 2.57% | −1.17 |
| Identification of the vehicle | 520 | 1.40% | 1.76% | −0.36 |
The exact failure items, in the tester's words
| Recorded item | Severity | Tests | Est. cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Minor | 6.3% | £5–20 |
| Rbt (sp) efficiency below requirements Brakes | Major | 5.3% | £45–110 |
| Coil spring fractured or broken Suspension | Major | 5.0% | £25–65 |
| Headlamp lens slightly defective Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Minor | 3.2% | £5–25 |
| Headlamp not working on dipped beam Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Major | 2.6% | £5–25 |
| Exhaust system has a major leak of exhaust gases Body, chassis, structure | Major | 2.5% | £45–120 |
| Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view Visibility | Minor | 2.4% | £80–200 |
| Joints constant velocity boot severely deteriorated Body, chassis, structure | Minor | 2.2% | £80–250 |
| Catalyst emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits Noise, emissions and leaks | Major | 2.1% | £60–250 |
| Parking brake performance inoperative on one side Brakes | Major | 1.9% | £60–150 |
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 | 19.4% | £45–95 |
| Coil spring corroded so that its cross sectional area is reduced and seriously weakened Suspension | Advisory | 19.1% | £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 | 10.7% | £45–95 |
| Exhaust system has a major leak of exhaust gases Body, chassis, structure | Advisory | 9.2% | £45–120 |
| Brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick Brakes | Advisory | 8.3% | £18–45 |
Pass rate by mileage
| Mileage | Tests | Pass rate | Median odometer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0-30k | 184 | 83.7% | 21,035 mi |
| 30-60k | 1,283 | 76.9% | 49,060 mi |
| 60-90k | 4,680 | 71.8% | 76,780 mi |
| 90-120k | 5,151 | 69.6% | 103,776 mi |
| 120k+ | 2,434 | 68.6% | 137,952 mi |
Source: 13,740 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.
2009 Mito MOT questions
What is the MOT pass rate for a 2009 Alfa Romeo Mito?
71.0% of the 13,740 2009 Alfa Romeo Mito tests in this dataset passed, against a national average of 74.0% for cars first used in 2009. First-attempt pass rate: 61.8%.
What are the most common MOT failures on a 2009 Alfa Romeo Mito?
The three most recorded items are registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources (6.30%), rbt (sp) efficiency below requirements (5.28%), coil spring fractured or broken (4.96%). Percentages are the share of tests on this vehicle that recorded the item.
Does mileage affect the 2009 Alfa Romeo Mito MOT pass rate?
Yes. Cars under 30,000 miles passed 83.7% of the time, falling to 68.6% for those over 120,000 miles. The median 2009 Alfa Romeo Mito in this dataset had covered 93,655 mi.
Which fuel type is most reliable for a 2009 Alfa Romeo Mito?
Petrol: 71.2% pass rate across 12,502 tests. Diesel: 69.4% pass rate across 1,238 tests. Shares are of the tests on this vehicle that recorded each fuel type.
Does the season affect the 2009 Alfa Romeo Mito MOT pass rate?
Tests recorded in the winter months (October–March) passed 71.4% of the time; summer months (April–September) passed 70.6%. Brakes, tyres and lights are tested harder in bad weather, but the difference is small on most models.