2009 Alfa Romeo Brera: MOT pass rate and reliability
71.5% of 2009 Alfa Romeo Breras pass the MOT first time, measured across 421 DVSA tests on that model year alone. The average one had covered 87,781 miles.
How the 2009 compares
- Against all Alfa Romeo Breras (69.5%, 1,747 tests): +2 points
- Against all 2009 cars (66.1%): +5.4 points
- National first-time pass rate, all cars and years: 77%
Every Alfa Romeo Brera model year
Pass rates fall as cars age, so the only fair comparison for a 2009 car is other cars of the same age. The full run for the Alfa Romeo Brera:
| Year | Pass rate | Tests | Avg mileage |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 62.8% | 368 | 98,258 |
| 2007 | 68% | 366 | 99,563 |
| 2008 | 73% | 478 | 96,651 |
| 2009 | 71.5% | 421 | 87,781 |
What this means if you are buying a 2009 Brera
The 2009 is one of the stronger years for this model, passing 2 points more often than the Alfa Romeo Brera average. That is a point in its favour, though condition and service history still matter more than the model year. 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 17-year-old car fails on
A 2009 car is 17 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 above average, the point where suspension bushes, drop links and exhaust corrosion start showing up as advisories before they become failures. On a 2009 Alfa Romeo Brera the average at test was 87,781 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 2008 at 73%, and the weakest in our data is 2006 at 62.8%. That 10.2 point spread across the model's life is why comparing a 2009 car against a newer one tells you very little.
Nearby model years
- 2006 Alfa Romeo Brera - 62.8%
- 2007 Alfa Romeo Brera - 68%
- 2008 Alfa Romeo Brera - 73%