Alfa Romeo Mito MOT Pass Rate & Official DVSA Failure Statistics

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

The Alfa Romeo Mito passed on its first attempt in 67.1%, and its overall record sits −6.6 percentage points below the national average for all cars. These figures come from every recorded DVSA MOT test for the Alfa Romeo Mito in the 2023–2025 data: 73,057 tests across 12 model years (2008–2019). 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 Mito MOT Problems by Failure Category

Every MOT failure a tester records belongs to one inspection section of the DVSA manual. For the Alfa Romeo Mito, 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.

Shares are over the Alfa Romeo Mito's recorded defect strings, merged across its year pages.

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

The descriptions below are the exact DVSA failure strings testers recorded most often for the Alfa Romeo Mito, each with how many of the model's 73,057 tests it was noted on.

• "Coil spring fractured or broken" (Major) — noted on about 4,255 Alfa Romeo Mito tests, 5.8% of the model's MOT record.
• "Registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources" (Minor) — noted on about 3,730 Alfa Romeo Mito tests, 5.1% of the model's MOT record.
• "Rbt (sp) efficiency below requirements" (Major) — noted on about 1,737 Alfa Romeo Mito tests, 2.4% of the model's MOT record.
• "Track rod end ball joint dust cover damaged or deteriorated, but preventing the ingress of dirt" (Minor) — noted on about 1,633 Alfa Romeo Mito tests, 2.2% of the model's MOT record.
• "Exhaust system has a major leak of exhaust gases" (Major) — noted on about 1,482 Alfa Romeo Mito tests, 2.0% of the model's MOT record.
• "Catalyst emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits" (Major) — noted on about 1,367 Alfa Romeo Mito tests, 1.9% of the model's MOT record.

Best and Worst Alfa Romeo Mito Model Years by Pass Rate

The strongest Alfa Romeo Mito model year on record is 2019 (82.0% across 122 tests), and the weakest is 2008 (67.2%). The gap between them is 14.8 points. Years with fewer than 50 recorded tests are excluded, so these are the years with enough MOT history to mean something.

Alfa Romeo Mito reliability is improving in the DVSA data — the pass rate moves about 1.6 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 Mito Owners

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

• 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 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 suspension joints — “track rod end ball joint dust cover damaged or deteriorated,”

  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 Mito. A check that finds nothing means the item is likely fine, not that the test is guaranteed.

Where the Alfa Romeo Mito is most common

Across every Mito model year on record (2008–2019): 30,845 Alfa Romeo Mito cars tested in a recordable postcode area, across 73,042 tests. Birmingham (B) has the most, with 1,119 cars tested there. Cars are counted by the postcode area of the MOT station, so this is where they were tested, not necessarily where their owners live.

The twenty areas with the most Alfa Romeo Mito cars in the record, sorted by car count — sort the columns for a different question. Cars tested at a station whose postcode area could not be resolved are counted in the model's total but in no area, so the shares add up to slightly under 100% even across every area, and an area's cars are a subset of the model's. Pass rate is blank below 30 tests in an area, where a percentage is noise rather than a finding. How this model's pass rate varies by postcode →

Frequently Asked Questions: Alfa Romeo Mito MOT & Reliability