2018 Alfa Romeo Stelvio: MOT pass rate and reliability

86.9% of 2018 Alfa Romeo Stelvios pass the MOT first time, measured across 1,071 DVSA tests on that model year alone. The average one had covered 52,935 miles.

How the 2018 compares

  • Against all Alfa Romeo Stelvios (89.6%, 2,850 tests): -2.7 points
  • Against all 2018 cars (85.9%): +1 points
  • National first-time pass rate, all cars and years: 77%

Every Alfa Romeo Stelvio model year

Pass rates fall as cars age, so the only fair comparison for a 2018 car is other cars of the same age. The full run for the Alfa Romeo Stelvio:

Year Pass rate Tests Avg mileage
2017 87.5% 200 60,717
2018 86.9% 1,071 52,935
2019 90.9% 1,138 42,330
2020 92% 313 33,765

What this means if you are buying a 2018 Stelvio

The 2018 is a weaker year for this model, passing 2.7 points less often than the Alfa Romeo Stelvio average. Some of that is simply age, so compare it against the 2018 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 an 8-year-old car fails on

A 2018 car is 8 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 around average, so condition and service history will tell you more than the odometer does. On a 2018 Alfa Romeo Stelvio the average at test was 52,935 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 92%, and the weakest in our data is 2018 at 86.9%. That 5.1 point spread across the model's life is why comparing a 2018 car against a newer one tells you very little.

Nearby model years

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