Alfa Romeo GT MOT reliability

Alfa Romeo GTs passed their MOT first time 56% of the time across 1,289 tests in 2025. 1,107 are still licensed in Great Britain.

First-time pass rate

56%

MOTs analysed

1,289

Still licensed (GB)

1,107

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

2009 diesel

73 MOTs

These figures come from 73 MOT tests. That's a fairly small number of cars, so they may not be typical of these cars as a whole.

Passed first time 51%. Typical mileage 104,917 (most between 91,048 and 137,008).

2012: 71% → 2013: 70% → 2014: 61% → 2015: 63% → 2016: 58% → 2017: 60% → 2018: 56% → 2019: 51% → 2020: 51% → 2021: 53% → 2022: 60% → 2023: 60% → 2024: 51% → 2025: 51%

Most common failures

Rbt (sp): efficiency below requirements (8.2%)
Pins and bushes: pin or bush excessively worn (8.2%)
Washers: not working (6.8%)
Joints: constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.8%)
Washers: provides insufficient washer liquid (5.5%)

2009 petrol

33 MOTs

These figures come from 33 MOT tests. That's a fairly small number of cars, so they may not be typical of these cars as a whole.

Passed first time 61%. Typical mileage 84,778 (most between 67,977 and 95,147).

2011: 100% → 2012: 81% → 2013: 76% → 2014: 57% → 2015: 57% → 2016: 59% → 2017: 60% → 2018: 54% → 2019: 56% → 2020: 67% → 2021: 58% → 2022: 63% → 2023: 48% → 2024: 75% → 2025: 61%

Most common failures

Position lamp: not working (18.2%)
Washers: provides insufficient washer liquid (9.1%)
Component mounting prescribed areas: prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength (9.1%)
Exhaust system: has a major leak of exhaust gases (9.1%)
Malfunction indicator lamp: inoperative or indicates a malfunction (6.1%)

Where 2009 GTs fail

Body, structure & corrosion

21.9%

Lights & electrics

20.5%

Suspension & axles

17.8%

Visibility & wipers

12.3%

Brakes

8.2%

Wheels & tyres

6.8%

Exhaust, emissions & leaks

5.5%

Seat belts & other equipment

5.5%

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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.