2007 Alfa Romeo 159: MOT pass rate and reliability
58.6% of 2007 Alfa Romeo 159s pass the MOT first time, measured across 637 DVSA tests on that model year alone. The average one had covered 118,048 miles.
How the 2007 compares
- Against all Alfa Romeo 159s (60.8%, 3,409 tests): -2.2 points
- Against all 2007 cars (64.8%): -6.2 points
- National first-time pass rate, all cars and years: 77%
Every Alfa Romeo 159 model year
Pass rates fall as cars age, so the only fair comparison for a 2007 car is other cars of the same age. The full run for the Alfa Romeo 159:
| Year | Pass rate | Tests | Avg mileage |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 59.7% | 206 | 117,684 |
| 2007 | 58.6% | 637 | 118,048 |
| 2008 | 60.5% | 646 | 126,448 |
| 2009 | 61.3% | 706 | 121,403 |
| 2010 | 59.4% | 665 | 121,239 |
| 2011 | 63.5% | 457 | 117,265 |
What this means if you are buying a 2007 159
The 2007 is a weaker year for this model, passing 2.2 points less often than the Alfa Romeo 159 average. Some of that is simply age, so compare it against the 2007 figure for all cars above rather than against newer examples. Check the exact car with the free MOT history checker before you buy, and run its VIN and mileage through our free VIN decoder and clocking check.
What a 19-year-old car fails on
A 2007 car is 19 years old now, and age drives the failure mix more than the badge does. Across all cars tested, these are the categories that actually cause failures:
- Lights and electrical: 10.36% of all cars tested
- Suspension: 8.65% of all cars tested
- Tyres: 6.23% of all cars tested
- Brakes: 6.1% of all cars tested
- Visibility: wipers, washers, glass: 4.65% of all cars tested
- Body, chassis and structure: 3.18% of all cars tested
That is high mileage, so timing belts, clutches, suspension bushes and corrosion are the items worth budgeting for rather than the MOT itself. On a 2007 Alfa Romeo 159 the average at test was 118,048 miles, so treat anything far above that as a car that has worked harder than its peers, and anything far below as one worth checking for the faults that come from standing still.
The strongest year for this model is 2011 at 63.5%, and the weakest in our data is 2007 at 58.6%. That 4.9 point spread across the model's life is why comparing a 2007 car against a newer one tells you very little.
Nearby model years
- 2006 Alfa Romeo 159 - 59.7%
- 2008 Alfa Romeo 159 - 60.5%
- 2009 Alfa Romeo 159 - 61.3%
- 2010 Alfa Romeo 159 - 59.4%