Alfa Romeo Brera: MOT pass rate and reliability data

The Alfa Romeo Brera fails its first MOT more often than the average UK car, by 7.9 percentage points. These figures come from the DVSA's full year of anonymised MOT results, covering 1,765 individual Alfa Romeo Brera tests. Nothing here is an estimate or a survey.

The numbers

What this means if you are buying one

A 68.8% first-time pass rate means roughly 31 in every 100 Alfa Romeo Breras presented for MOT fail on the first attempt. That is worse than average, so budget for remedial work and treat a fresh 12-month MOT as a genuine selling point rather than a given. The average Alfa Romeo Brera tested had covered 93,707 miles and was built around 2008.

What this means at salvage auction

Pass rate is a proxy for what a car costs to keep on the road. On a Alfa Romeo Brera bought as a repairable salvage, assume the mechanical side needs more than the visible accident damage, and pad your repair estimate accordingly.

Before you bid: run the lot through the analyzer, check the car's own record, check the mileage, decode the VIN, and if it carries a marker use the write-off value calculator. Or compare it against another model.

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Most common MOT failures on a Alfa Romeo Brera

1. A suspension component excessively damaged or corroded, 1.6% of tests (6.04x the national rate for this defect)
2. Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake, 2.9% of tests (3.78x the national rate for this defect)
3. A spring or spring component fractured or seriously weakened, 6% of tests (3.64x the national rate for this defect)
4. Lamp emitted colour, position or intensity not in accordance with the requirements, 1.5% of tests (3.48x the national rate for this defect)
5. Parking brake efficiency below minimum requirement, 3.3% of tests (3.36x the national rate for this defect)
6. Exhaust system leaking or insecure, 2.3% of tests (3.07x the national rate for this defect)
7. Engine MIL illuminated indicating a malfunction, 2% of tests (2.17x the national rate for this defect)
8. A direction indicator lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning, 1% of tests (1.95x the national rate for this defect)
9. A tyre cords visible or damaged, 1.8% of tests (1.46x the national rate for this defect)
10. The strength or continuity of the load bearing structure within 30cm of any sub-frame, spring or suspension component mounting (a 'prescribed area') is significantly reduced or inadequately repaired, 1.1% of tests (1.36x the national rate for this defect)

From 2,835 DVSA-tracked Alfa Romeo Brera tests, 2024. DVSA testers marked 3.97% of these flagged Alfa Romeo Brera defects as "dangerous", meaning the tester judged the car unsafe to drive away, against 4.97% nationally.

Alfa Romeo Brera pass rate by model year

Pass rates fall steadily as cars age, so the model year matters as much as the model. First-time pass rate for each Alfa Romeo Brera year:

• 2006 Alfa Romeo Brera - 62.8% first-time pass, 368 tests
• 2007 Alfa Romeo Brera - 68% first-time pass, 366 tests
• 2008 Alfa Romeo Brera - 73% first-time pass, 478 tests
• 2009 Alfa Romeo Brera - 71.5% first-time pass, 421 tests

Alfa Romeo Brera by fuel type

Diesel and petrol versions of the same car fail on different things, so the fuel type moves the number:

• Petrol Alfa Romeo Brera - 71.6% first-time pass, 1,206 tests
• Diesel Alfa Romeo Brera - 64.7% first-time pass, 541 tests

Other Alfa Romeo models

• Alfa Romeo Giulietta - 71.9%
• Alfa Romeo Mito - 66.8%
• Alfa Romeo Giulia - 86.9%
• Alfa Romeo 159 - 60.1%
• Alfa Romeo Spider - 72.9%
• Alfa Romeo Stelvio - 89%
• Alfa Romeo 147 - 61.7%
• Alfa Romeo GT - 60.5%

Models with a similar pass rate

• Vauxhall Meriva - 68.9%
• Fiat Doblo - 68.9%
• Subaru Legacy - 68.8%
• Vauxhall Zafira - 68.7%
• Toyota Landcruiser Colorado - 68.6%
• MINI MINI - 68.5%

If this car is a salvage or write-off

• What does Cat N mean? Category N explained
• What does Cat S mean? Category S explained
• Cat S vs Cat N: the real differences

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