Alfa Romeo MiTo MOT reliability

Alfa Romeo MiTos passed their MOT first time 61% of the time across 17,227 tests in 2025. 14,320 are still licensed in Great Britain.

First-time pass rate

61%

MOTs analysed

17,227

Still licensed (GB)

14,320

Body type

Hatchback

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

1,359 MOTs

Passed first time 67%. Typical mileage 54,603 (most between 40,423 and 70,179).

2018: 91% → 2019: 89% → 2020: 84% → 2021: 80% → 2022: 76% → 2023: 72% → 2024: 69% → 2025: 67%

Most common failures

Coil spring: fractured or broken (4.6%)
Track rod end: ball joint dust cover excessively damaged or deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (4.4%)
Wipers: does not clear the windscreen effectively (3.4%)
Exhaust system: has a major leak of exhaust gases (3.4%)
Catalyst emissions: Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (3.2%)

2016 diesel

81 MOTs

These figures come from 81 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 65,270 (most between 51,510 and 77,467).

2018: 50% → 2019: 85% → 2020: 86% → 2021: 77% → 2022: 72% → 2023: 62% → 2024: 76% → 2025: 61%

Most common failures

Track rod end: ball joint dust cover excessively damaged or deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (11.1%)
Coil spring: fractured or broken (7.4%)
Track rod end: ball joint has excessive play (4.9%)
Reversing lamps: inoperative (3.7%)
Horn: not working (2.5%)

Where 2016 MiTos fail

Suspension & axles

8.0%

Lights & electrics

7.3%

Brakes

7.1%

Steering

7.1%

Wheels & tyres

7.0%

Visibility & wipers

5.8%

Exhaust, emissions & leaks

5.7%

Body, structure & corrosion

4.3%

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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.