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Alfa Romeo Mito reliability and MOT pass rate

66.4% passed first time. The 33.6% fail rate is 11.0 points worse than the all-car average, on a median example 13 years old with 78,139 miles.

MOT pass rates / Alfa Romeo

Pass rate

66.4%

22.6% of all cars failed; 33.6% of these did.

Fixed on the day

5.5%

Passed after a defect was put right during the visit.

Median at test

78,139 mi

13 years old.

Fail rate by age

Age at testTestsFail rate
3-5 years0—
6-9 years2,40126.7%
10-13 years6,15833.1%
14+ years7,47236.3%

What the Mito 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.

  1. Suspension117 dangerous43.6%
  2. Brakes786 dangerous31.2%
  3. Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment14 dangerous25.4%
  4. Tyres1,190 dangerous22%
  5. Noise, emissions and leaks3 dangerous18.1%
  6. Body, chassis, structure50 dangerous17.5%
  7. Steering28 dangerous13.3%
  8. Visibility3 dangerous11.7%

Is the Mito getting worse?

The fail rate rose 2.9 points to 33.6% from 2022 to 2025 while the median one tested aged 2 years, which is about what ageing alone predicts (4.1 points). Read it as the fleet getting older rather than the model changing.

YearTestsMedian ageFail rate All cars
202221,6891130.7%22.5%
202320,7321232.5%22.8%
202416,7931232.7%23.2%
202516,0291333.6%22.6%

Fail rate is first attempts at class 4 tests. Median age is the age of a typical Mito 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 Mito in 2025, counted by how many tests each one appeared on.

  1. 1Coil spring: fractured or broken1,141 tests
  2. 2Rbt (sp): efficiency below requirements548 tests
  3. 3Exhaust system: has a major leak of exhaust gases478 tests
  4. 4Catalyst emissions: Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits443 tests
  5. 5Brake pads: less than 1.5 mm thick395 tests
  6. 6Headlamp: not working on dipped beam376 tests
  7. 7Tread depth: tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm360 tests
  8. 8Condition: has ply or cords exposed306 tests

What wears out first

Advisories are the tester flagging wear that is still legal. A typical Mito collects 3.14 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.

  1. 1Tread depth: tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm2,794 tests
  2. 2Brake discs: in such a condition that it is seriously weakened2,714 tests
  3. 3Coil spring: corroded so that its cross sectional area is reduced and seriously weakened2,554 tests
  4. 4Condition: has a tear, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure1,923 tests
  5. 5Engine oil leaks: leaking excessively from engine1,550 tests
  6. 6Brake pads: less than 1.5 mm thick1,244 tests
  7. 7Exhaust system: has a major leak of exhaust gases1,212 tests
  8. 8Sub-frame: corroded and seriously weakened1,187 tests

Questions

What is the Alfa Romeo Mito MOT pass rate?

66.4% of the 16,031 Alfa Romeo Mito first-attempt MOTs in 2025 passed. The fail rate of 33.6% compares with 22.6% across all cars. A further 5.5% passed after a defect was fixed during the test visit.

What does a Alfa Romeo Mito usually fail on?

The single most common failure is "Coil spring: fractured or broken", recorded on 1,141 failed tests, followed by "Rbt (sp): efficiency below requirements" and "Exhaust system: has a major leak of exhaust gases". By section, suspension appears in 43.6% of failures, brakes appears in 31.2% of failures, lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment appears in 25.4% 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 36.3%. The median Alfa Romeo Mito tested in 2025 was 13 years old with 78,139 miles.

Is the Alfa Romeo Mito getting less reliable?

The fail rate rose 2.9 points to 33.6% from 2022 to 2025 while the median one tested aged 2 years, which is about what ageing alone predicts (4.1 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 Mito trim together. Year-on-year figures come from the same DVSA extracts for 2026 and earlier years. Full method on the pass rates hub.

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