Alfa Romeo Stelvio: MOT pass rate and reliability data

The Alfa Romeo Stelvio passes its MOT first time more often than the average UK car, by 12.3 percentage points. These figures come from the DVSA's full year of anonymised MOT results, covering 2,869 individual Alfa Romeo Stelvio tests. Nothing here is an estimate or a survey.

The numbers

What this means if you are buying one

A 89% first-time pass rate means roughly 11 in every 100 Alfa Romeo Stelvios presented for MOT fail on the first attempt. That is better than average, so a well-kept example is a reasonably safe used buy. The average Alfa Romeo Stelvio tested had covered 45,453 miles and was built around 2019.

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 Stelvio bought as a repairable salvage, the mechanical side is less likely to spring surprises, so your repair estimate should hold up reasonably well.

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Most common MOT failures on a Alfa Romeo Stelvio

1. Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements, 1.8% of tests
2. a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm, 1.3% of tests
3. Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen, 0.7% of tests
4. A tyre seriously damaged, 0.7% of tests
5. A tyre cords visible or damaged, 0.7% of tests
6. A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn, 0.5% of tests
7. Brake disc or drum significantly and obviously worn, 0.5% of tests
8. Engine MIL illuminated indicating a malfunction, 0.4% of tests
9. The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements, 0.4% of tests
10. Brake lining or pad worn down to wear indicator, 0.2% of tests (1.63x the national rate for this defect)

From 5,934 DVSA-tracked Alfa Romeo Stelvio tests, 2024. DVSA testers marked 5.83% of these flagged Alfa Romeo Stelvio defects as "dangerous", meaning the tester judged the car unsafe to drive away, against 4.97% nationally.

Alfa Romeo Stelvio 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 Stelvio year:

• 2017 Alfa Romeo Stelvio - 87.5% first-time pass, 200 tests
• 2018 Alfa Romeo Stelvio - 86.9% first-time pass, 1,071 tests
• 2019 Alfa Romeo Stelvio - 90.9% first-time pass, 1,138 tests
• 2020 Alfa Romeo Stelvio - 92% first-time pass, 313 tests

Alfa Romeo Stelvio 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 Stelvio - 91.2% first-time pass, 1,731 tests
• Diesel Alfa Romeo Stelvio - 87.1% first-time pass, 1,119 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 147 - 61.7%
• Alfa Romeo Brera - 68.8%
• Alfa Romeo GT - 60.5%

Models with a similar pass rate

• Hyundai Kona Premium Gdi Hev S-A - 89%
• Mercedes-Benz A 250 Amg Line E Auto - 89%
• Kia Xceed 3 Isg - 89%
• Mitsubishi L200 Barbarian X Di-D Auto - 89%
• Mercedes-Benz Cla 220 Amg Line Premium + D A - 89%
• Land Rover Discovery Luxury Hse Sd6 Auto - 89%

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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