# Alfa Romeo 147 MOT reliability: pass rate and common failures | RegFlags

The Alfa Romeo 147 passes its MOT first time 60% of the time, from 1,470 MOT tests. See pass rates by year, common failures and typical mileage.

- First-time MOT pass rate: 60%
- MOT tests analysed: 1,470 (DVSA anonymised MOT data, 2025)
- Most common failure area: Lights & electrics
- Licensed in Great Britain: 1,027 (2026 Q2)

## By year of first use and fuel

| Year | Fuel | MOT tests | First-time pass rate |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2010 | Diesel | 3 (very few mots) | 67% |
| 2010 | Petrol | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2009 | Diesel | 103 | 57% |
| 2009 | Petrol | 59 (few mots) | 63% |
| 2008 | Diesel | 160 | 57% |
| 2008 | Petrol | 127 | 55% |
| 2007 | Petrol | 135 | 56% |
| 2007 | Diesel | 83 (few mots) | 46% |
| 2006 | Petrol | 121 | 56% |
| 2006 | Diesel | 44 (few mots) | 52% |
| 2005 | Petrol | 121 | 65% |
| 2005 | Diesel | 36 (few mots) | 47% |
| 2004 | Petrol | 144 | 70% |
| 2004 | Diesel | 18 (very few mots) | 50% |
| 2003 | Petrol | 167 | 68% |
| 2003 | Diesel | 15 (very few mots) | 80% |
| 2003 | LPG | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2002 | Petrol | 89 (few mots) | 69% |
| 2002 | Diesel | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2001 | Petrol | 41 (few mots) | 66% |
| 1997 | Petrol | 1 (very few mots) | 0% |

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