2012 Alfa Romeo Giulietta: MOT pass rate and reliability

67.6% of 2012 Alfa Romeo Giuliettas pass the MOT first time, measured across 3,395 DVSA tests on that model year alone. The average one had covered 98,687 miles.

How the 2012 compares

  • Against all Alfa Romeo Giuliettas (72.4%, 25,447 tests): -4.8 points
  • Against all 2012 cars (70.8%): -3.2 points
  • National first-time pass rate, all cars and years: 77%

Every Alfa Romeo Giulietta model year

Pass rates fall as cars age, so the only fair comparison for a 2012 car is other cars of the same age. The full run for the Alfa Romeo Giulietta:

Year Pass rate Tests Avg mileage
2010 64.1% 1,723 106,912
2011 63.2% 5,121 109,534
2012 67.6% 3,395 98,687
2013 70.7% 3,059 88,640
2014 73.9% 3,105 80,995
2015 76.6% 3,029 73,187
2016 80% 2,814 64,410
2017 85.2% 1,531 55,481
2018 85.9% 837 44,445
2019 88% 523 38,009
2020 90% 281 31,142

What this means if you are buying a 2012 Giulietta

The 2012 is a weaker year for this model, passing 4.8 points less often than the Alfa Romeo Giulietta average. Some of that is simply age, so compare it against the 2012 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 14-year-old car fails on

A 2012 car is 14 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 and into the range where cambelts and water pumps are due if they have not already been done, so ask for the service history rather than take the mileage on trust. On a 2012 Alfa Romeo Giulietta the average at test was 98,687 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 2020 at 90%, and the weakest in our data is 2011 at 63.2%. That 26.8 point spread across the model's life is why comparing a 2012 car against a newer one tells you very little.

Nearby model years

All Alfa Romeo Giulietta MOT data · Every model