1,209 tests in 2025
Alfa Romeo Gt reliability and MOT pass rate
61.6% passed first time. The 38.4% fail rate is 15.8 points worse than the all-car average, on a median example 18 years old with 98,383 miles.
Pass rate
61.6%
22.6% of all cars failed; 38.4% of these did.
Fixed on the day
5.4%
Passed after a defect was put right during the visit.
Median at test
98,383 mi
18 years old.
Fail rate by age
| Age at test | Tests | Fail rate |
|---|---|---|
| 3-5 years | 0 | — |
| 6-9 years | 1 | — |
| 10-13 years | 0 | — |
| 14+ years | 1,208 | 38.4% |
What the Gt 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.
- Suspension18 dangerous47.8%
- Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment1 dangerous40.7%
- Body, chassis, structure8 dangerous33%
- Brakes29 dangerous26.9%
- Visibility21.1%
- Tyres113 dangerous19.8%
- Noise, emissions and leaks1 dangerous19.4%
- Seat belts and supplementary restraint systems15.9%
Is the Gt getting worse?
The fail rate fell 1.6 points to 38.4% from 2022 to 2025 while the median one tested aged 3 years, which is about what ageing alone predicts (1.4 points). Read it as the fleet getting older rather than the model changing.
| Year | Tests | Median age | Fail rate | All cars | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 2,497 | 15 | 40% | 22.5% | |
| 2023 | 2,057 | 16 | 41.1% | 22.8% | |
| 2024 | 1,416 | 17 | 39.2% | 23.2% | |
| 2025 | 1,208 | 18 | 38.4% | 22.6% |
Fail rate is first attempts at class 4 tests. Median age is the age of a typical Gt 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 Gt in 2025, counted by how many tests each one appeared on.
- 1Pins and bushes: pin or bush excessively worn84 tests
- 2Component mounting prescribed areas: prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength71 tests
- 3Position lamp: not working54 tests
- 4Headlamp aim: projected beam image is obviously incorrect52 tests
- 5Prescribed areas: prescribed area strength or continuity significantly reduced50 tests
- 6Rbt (sp): efficiency below requirements48 tests
- 7Joints: constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt41 tests
- 8Washers: not working41 tests
What wears out first
Advisories are the tester flagging wear that is still legal. A typical Gt collects 3.3 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 1.6mm211 tests
- 2Brake discs: in such a condition that it is seriously weakened175 tests
- 3Engine oil leaks: leaking excessively from engine158 tests
- 4Pins and bushes: pin or bush excessively worn151 tests
- 5Coil spring: corroded so that its cross sectional area is reduced and seriously weakened98 tests
- 6Sub-frame: corroded and seriously weakened92 tests
- 7Condition: has a tear, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure84 tests
- 8Exhaust system: has a major leak of exhaust gases83 tests
Questions
What is the Alfa Romeo Gt MOT pass rate?
61.6% of the 1,209 Alfa Romeo Gt first-attempt MOTs in 2025 passed. The fail rate of 38.4% compares with 22.6% across all cars. A further 5.4% passed after a defect was fixed during the test visit.
What does a Alfa Romeo Gt usually fail on?
The single most common failure is "Pins and bushes: pin or bush excessively worn", recorded on 84 failed tests, followed by "Component mounting prescribed areas: prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength" and "Position lamp: not working". By section, suspension appears in 47.8% of failures, lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment appears in 40.7% of failures, body, chassis, structure appears in 33% of failures.
Does age change the odds?
Sharply. At 3 to 5 years old the fail rate was n/a%; at 14+ years it was 38.4%. The median Alfa Romeo Gt tested in 2025 was 18 years old with 98,383 miles.
Is the Alfa Romeo Gt getting less reliable?
The fail rate fell 1.6 points to 38.4% from 2022 to 2025 while the median one tested aged 3 years, which is about what ageing alone predicts (1.4 points). Read it as the fleet getting older rather than the model changing.
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 Gt 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 4 safety recalls naming the Alfa Romeo Gt: Alfa Romeo Gt recalls.
Other Alfa Romeo models
Checking a particular Gt?
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