Alfa Romeo 4C MOT reliability

Alfa Romeo 4Cs passed their MOT first time 90% of the time across 433 tests in 2025. 390 are still licensed in Great Britain.

First-time pass rate

90%

MOTs analysed

433

Still licensed (GB)

390

Body type

Coupe

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

2016 petrol

120 MOTs

Passed first time 86%. Typical mileage 15,831 (most between 9,886 and 26,471).

2018: 67% → 2019: 89% → 2020: 86% → 2021: 89% → 2022: 87% → 2023: 89% → 2024: 93% → 2025: 86%

Most common failures

Catalyst emissions: Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (5.0%)
Washers: provides insufficient washer liquid (4.2%)
Registration plates: does not conform to the specified requirements (1.7%)
Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (0.8%)
Headlamp aim: too high (0.8%)

Where 2016 4Cs fail

Exhaust, emissions & leaks

5.8%

Visibility & wipers

4.2%

Wheels & tyres

2.5%

Body, structure & corrosion

0.8%

Lights & electrics

0.8%

Suspension & axles

0.8%

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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.