6,854 tests in 2025
Alfa Romeo Giulia reliability and MOT pass rate
87.6% passed first time. The 12.4% fail rate is 10.2 points better than the all-car average, on a median example 6 years old with 45,709 miles.
Pass rate
87.6%
22.6% of all cars failed; 12.4% of these did.
Fixed on the day
2%
Passed after a defect was put right during the visit.
Median at test
45,709 mi
6 years old.
Fail rate by age
| Age at test | Tests | Fail rate |
|---|---|---|
| 3-5 years | 2,116 | 11.1% |
| 6-9 years | 4,690 | 13% |
| 10-13 years | 4 | — |
| 14+ years | 37 | — |
What the Giulia fails on
Share of failed tests with at least one fail item in each DVSA inspection section. A test can fail in several sections at once.
- Tyres518 dangerous50.8%
- Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment6 dangerous26.3%
- Brakes123 dangerous17.9%
- Suspension10 dangerous7.6%
- Noise, emissions and leaks7.1%
- Visibility6%
- Road Wheels9 dangerous2.5%
- Identification of the vehicle2%
Is the Giulia getting worse?
The fail rate fell 0.5 points to 12.3% from 2022 to 2025 while the median one tested aged 3 years. Ageing alone would predict about 5.5 points, so it is holding up better than the fleet average for its age.
| Year | Tests | Median age | Fail rate | All cars | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 5,478 | 4 | 12.8% | 22.5% | |
| 2023 | 5,972 | 5 | 13% | 22.8% | |
| 2024 | 5,152 | 6 | 12.6% | 23.2% | |
| 2025 | 5,634 | 7 | 12.3% | 22.6% |
Fail rate is first attempts at class 4 tests. Median age is the age of a typical Giulia at its test that year, and it is the number to watch: across the whole fleet each extra year of age adds roughly 1.9 points to the fail rate, so a model whose age and fail rate rise together is simply getting older.
The exact defects that fail it
Every failure item DVSA recorded against a Giulia in 2025, counted by how many tests each one appeared on.
- 1Condition: has ply or cords exposed161 tests
- 2Tread depth: tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm147 tests
- 3Headlamp aim: too high122 tests
- 4Condition: has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords79 tests
- 5Brake pads: less than 1.5 mm thick74 tests
- 6Malfunction indicator lamp: inoperative or indicates a malfunction46 tests
- 7Condition: has a bulge, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure44 tests
- 8Headlamp aim: too low37 tests
What wears out first
Advisories are the tester flagging wear that is still legal. A typical Giulia collects 2.2 of them per test, and these are the ones that come up most. Treat it as the running-repairs list for the next year or two.
- 1Tread depth: tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm1,066 tests
- 2Brake discs: in such a condition that it is seriously weakened720 tests
- 3Brake pads: less than 1.5 mm thick544 tests
- 4Linkage ball joints: ball joint excessively worn165 tests
- 5Condition: has a tear, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure151 tests
- 6Brake discs: significantly and obviously worn148 tests
- 7Tread depth: tread pattern not visible over the whole tread area when minimum depth required is 1.0mm131 tests
- 8Shock absorbers: has a serious fluid leak105 tests
Questions
What is the Alfa Romeo Giulia MOT pass rate?
87.6% of the 6,854 Alfa Romeo Giulia first-attempt MOTs in 2025 passed. The fail rate of 12.4% compares with 22.6% across all cars. A further 2% passed after a defect was fixed during the test visit.
What does a Alfa Romeo Giulia usually fail on?
The single most common failure is "Condition: has ply or cords exposed", recorded on 161 failed tests, followed by "Tread depth: tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm" and "Headlamp aim: too high". By section, tyres appears in 50.8% of failures, lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment appears in 26.3% of failures, brakes appears in 17.9% of failures.
Does age change the odds?
Sharply. At 3 to 5 years old the fail rate was 11.1%; at 6-9 years it was 13%. The median Alfa Romeo Giulia tested in 2025 was 6 years old with 45,709 miles.
Is the Alfa Romeo Giulia getting less reliable?
The fail rate fell 0.5 points to 12.3% from 2022 to 2025 while the median one tested aged 3 years. Ageing alone would predict about 5.5 points, so it is holding up better than the fleet average for its age.
First-attempt class 4 tests, 2025, from DVSA’s anonymised MOT data (OGL v3, retrieved 2026-09-12). DVSA records newer cars trim by trim; this page adds every Giulia trim together. Year-on-year figures come from the same DVSA extracts for 2026 and earlier years. Full method on the pass rates hub.
DVSA has published 10 safety recalls naming the Alfa Romeo Giulia: Alfa Romeo Giulia recalls.
Other Alfa Romeo models
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