4,023 tests in 2025
Alfa Romeo Stelvio reliability and MOT pass rate
89.5% passed first time. The 10.5% fail rate is 12.1 points better than the all-car average, on a median example 6 years old with 44,064 miles.
Pass rate
89.5%
22.6% of all cars failed; 10.5% of these did.
Fixed on the day
2%
Passed after a defect was put right during the visit.
Median at test
44,064 mi
6 years old.
Fail rate by age
| Age at test | Tests | Fail rate |
|---|---|---|
| 3-5 years | 1,797 | 8.5% |
| 6-9 years | 2,221 | 12.2% |
| 10-13 years | 0 | — |
| 14+ years | 0 | — |
What the Stelvio 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.
- Tyres163 dangerous39.5%
- Brakes112 dangerous26.5%
- Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment15.8%
- Visibility12.1%
- Suspension8 dangerous10.4%
- Noise, emissions and leaks8.7%
- Body, chassis, structure4.5%
- Identification of the vehicle2.4%
Is the Stelvio getting worse?
The fail rate rose 1.7 points to 11.4% from 2022 to 2025 while the median one tested aged 2 years, which is about what ageing alone predicts (3.2 points). Read it as the fleet getting older rather than the model changing.
| Year | Tests | Median age | Fail rate | All cars | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 2,515 | 4 | 9.7% | 22.5% | |
| 2023 | 2,736 | 4 | 10.1% | 22.8% | |
| 2024 | 2,389 | 5 | 10.5% | 23.2% | |
| 2025 | 2,655 | 6 | 11.4% | 22.6% |
Fail rate is first attempts at class 4 tests. Median age is the age of a typical Stelvio 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 Stelvio in 2025, counted by how many tests each one appeared on.
- 1Brake pads: less than 1.5 mm thick81 tests
- 2Tread depth: tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm71 tests
- 3Condition: has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords54 tests
- 4Condition: has ply or cords exposed32 tests
- 5Malfunction indicator lamp: inoperative or indicates a malfunction32 tests
- 6Washers: not working32 tests
- 7Brake discs: significantly and obviously worn16 tests
- 8Joints: constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt16 tests
What wears out first
Advisories are the tester flagging wear that is still legal. A typical Stelvio collects 2.28 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 1.6mm542 tests
- 2Brake pads: less than 1.5 mm thick480 tests
- 3Brake discs: in such a condition that it is seriously weakened440 tests
- 4Condition: has a tear, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure185 tests
- 5Linkage ball joints: ball joint excessively worn102 tests
- 6Brake discs: significantly and obviously worn89 tests
- 7Non-component advisories: Child Seat fitted not allowing full inspection of adult belt77 tests
- 8Tread depth: tread pattern not visible over the whole tread area when minimum depth required is 1.0mm63 tests
Questions
What is the Alfa Romeo Stelvio MOT pass rate?
89.5% of the 4,023 Alfa Romeo Stelvio first-attempt MOTs in 2025 passed. The fail rate of 10.5% 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 Stelvio usually fail on?
The single most common failure is "Brake pads: less than 1.5 mm thick", recorded on 81 failed tests, followed by "Tread depth: tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm" and "Condition: has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords". By section, tyres appears in 39.5% of failures, brakes appears in 26.5% of failures, lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment appears in 15.8% of failures.
Does age change the odds?
Sharply. At 3 to 5 years old the fail rate was 8.5%; at 6-9 years it was 12.2%. The median Alfa Romeo Stelvio tested in 2025 was 6 years old with 44,064 miles.
Is the Alfa Romeo Stelvio getting less reliable?
The fail rate rose 1.7 points to 11.4% from 2022 to 2025 while the median one tested aged 2 years, which is about what ageing alone predicts (3.2 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 Stelvio 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 Stelvio: Alfa Romeo Stelvio recalls.
Other Alfa Romeo models
Checking a particular Stelvio?
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