Pass rate, every year
357 tests across 3 model years, 2020–2022.
+11.4 pts vs the national average
Pass rate, every year
357 tests across 3 model years, 2020–2022.
+11.4 pts vs the national average
Best year to buy
2020 93.4%
The strongest of the 3 years on record. See the 2020 page →
Worst year to buy
2022 90.8%
2.6 points below the 2020 peak. See the 2022 page →
The Alfa Romeo Stelvio Sprint Tb MOT pass rate is 92.4%, +11.4 percentage points above the UK average. That is 357 DVSA MOT tests recorded between 2020 and 2022. This page lists the most common Alfa Romeo Stelvio 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.
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The Alfa Romeo Stelvio Sprint Tb passed on its first attempt in 91.8%, and its overall record sits +11.4 percentage points above the national average for all cars. These figures come from every recorded DVSA MOT test for the Alfa Romeo Stelvio Sprint Tb in the 2023–2025 data: 357 tests across 3 model years (2020–2022). A test still carries exactly one pass or fail verdict.
| Measure | This model |
|---|---|
| Tests analysed | 357 |
| Overall pass rate | 92.4% |
| Passed on first attempt | 91.8% |
| Average mileage at test | 29,071 mi |
| Model years covered | 2020–2022 (3 years) |
| Versus UK national average | +11.4 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 Stelvio Sprint Tb, the Brakes 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 |
|---|---|
| Brakes | 27% |
| Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | 25% |
| Tyres | 25% |
| Visibility | 20% |
| Noise, emissions and leaks | 2% |
Shares are over the Alfa Romeo Stelvio Sprint Tb's recorded defect strings, merged across its year pages.
Around 27% of the recorded Alfa Romeo Stelvio Sprint Tb failures fall in the Brakes section of the MOT inspection manual. Testers recorded "Brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick" (1.7%), "Service brake imbalance across an axle by more than 50%" (0.6%), "Brake pads worn down to wear indicator" (0.6%) among the Alfa Romeo Stelvio Sprint Tb's brakes faults.
Around 25% of the recorded Alfa Romeo Stelvio Sprint Tb failures fall in the Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment section of the MOT inspection manual. Testers recorded "Registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of a single lamp or all lamps" (1.1%), "Registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources" (0.6%), "Headlamp levelling device inoperative" (0.6%) among the Alfa Romeo Stelvio Sprint Tb's lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment faults.
Around 25% of the recorded Alfa Romeo Stelvio Sprint Tb failures fall in the Tyres section of the MOT inspection manual. Testers recorded "Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm" (1.4%), "Has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords" (1.1%), "Has ply or cords exposed" (0.6%) among the Alfa Romeo Stelvio Sprint Tb's tyres faults.
The descriptions below are the exact DVSA failure strings testers recorded most often for the Alfa Romeo Stelvio Sprint Tb, each with how many of the model's 357 tests it was noted on.
The strongest Alfa Romeo Stelvio Sprint Tb model year on record is 2020 (93.4% across 91 tests), and the weakest is 2022 (90.8%). The gap between them is 2.6 points. Years with fewer than 50 recorded tests are excluded, so these are the years with enough MOT history to mean something.
Alfa Romeo Stelvio Sprint Tb reliability is declining in the DVSA data — the pass rate moves about 1.3 points a year across the most recent model years shown above.
| Year | Tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 Stelvio Sprint Tb | 65 | 90.8% |
| 2021 Stelvio Sprint Tb | 201 | 92.5% |
| 2020 Stelvio Sprint Tb | 91 | 93.4% |
Newest model year first. Only years with at least 50 recorded tests are listed.
These checks follow this Alfa Romeo Stelvio Sprint Tb's own most-recorded failure strings, starting with what a tester is most likely to flag on a Alfa Romeo Stelvio Sprint Tb.
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 brakes — “brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick”
Look through the spokes of each wheel at the pad — less than 3mm of friction material, or a lip on the disc edge, is the usual failure. Check the handbrake holds on a slope with a few clicks, not at the top of its travel.
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 Stelvio Sprint Tb. A check that finds nothing means the item is likely fine, not that the test is guaranteed.
92.4% of the 357 recorded Alfa Romeo Stelvio Sprint Tb MOT tests ended in a pass, +11.4 percentage points above the national average. 91.8% of those passed on the first attempt.
2020 is the strongest Alfa Romeo Stelvio Sprint Tb year on record at 93.4%, while 2022 is the weakest at 90.8%. The year-by-year table below lists every model year with at least 50 recorded tests.
The most recorded Alfa Romeo Stelvio Sprint Tb failures are "Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view" and "Brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick" — together around 4% of tests, mostly in the Visibility section.