Alfa Romeo 164 MOT reliability

Alfa Romeo 164s passed their MOT first time 72% of the time across 83 tests in 2025. 59 are still licensed in Great Britain.

These figures come from 83 MOT tests. That's a fairly small number of cars, so they may not be typical of these cars as a whole.

First-time pass rate

72%

MOTs analysed

83

Still licensed (GB)

59

Body type

Sedan

Pass rate by year of first registration

Older cars fail more often, so compare a car with others of the same age. Years with very few MOTs can show extreme pass rates, even 0% or 100%, so give more weight to years with more tests.

In detail:

First registered

1994 petrol

11 MOTs

These figures come from only 11 MOT tests. With so few cars, a single pass or fail changes the percentages a lot, so treat them as a rough guide rather than a true average.

Passed first time 55%. Typical mileage 114,164 (most between 80,180 and 155,608).

2005: 36% → 2006: 44% → 2007: 43% → 2008: 39% → 2009: 44% → 2010: 61% → 2011: 46% → 2012: 44% → 2013: 48% → 2014: 60% → 2015: 65% → 2016: 56% → 2017: 67% → 2018: 75% → 2019: 83% → 2020: 77% → 2021: 80% → 2022: 67% → 2023: 64% → 2024: 64% → 2025: 55%

Most common failures

Position lamp: not working (18.2%)
Catalyst emissions: carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (18.2%)
Exhaust system: has a major leak of exhaust gases (18.2%)
Catalyst emissions: Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (18.2%)
Rear fog lamp: not working (9.1%)

Where 1994 164s fail

Exhaust, emissions & leaks

45.5%

Lights & electrics

27.3%

Body, structure & corrosion

18.2%

Brakes

18.2%

Steering

9.1%

Seat belts & other equipment

9.1%

Visibility & wipers

9.1%

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Based on 2025 initial MOT tests in DVSA's anonymised MOT dataset (cars and light vans). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Model details: Vehicle data by VehiclesDB.