66.3%
Alfa Romeo Brera pass rate
Used Alfa Romeo Brera buying guide
In 2025, Alfa Romeo Brera cars passed 66.3% of 1,631 initial MOT tests, 6 points below the 72.3% UK average. Here is where it fails and what to check before you buy.
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Alfa Romeo Brera MOT record in brief
Initial MOT tests in 2025, retests excluded.
72.3%
UK average, all cars
−6
percentage points below average
Ranked on pass rate the Brera sits 413th of 575 models in the data. Alfa Romeo as a brand averaged 67.9%, so this model runs 1.6 points behind its own brand.
A pass rate is not a reliability score. The full Alfa Romeo Brera MOT record has the pass rate by age, every common failure and how the Brera compares with similar cars.
Brera fuel types
Petrol was the most common fuel among Alfa Romeo Brera cars tested in 2025. Diesel still made up 27.8% of tests.
Where the Brera fails its MOT
Where Alfa Romeo Brera cars that failed their 2025 MOT were marked down, as a share of all recorded failure items.
The specific items testers recorded most often were coil spring fractured or broken (9.7%), rbt (sp) efficiency below requirements (5.6%) and malfunction indicator lamp inoperative or indicates a malfunction (4.5%). See every common Brera MOT failure.
These are DVSA failure records across every Alfa Romeo Brera that failed, not a claim that every Brera has these problems.
What should you check when buying a used Brera?
The areas above, most common first, and what an MOT tester looks at in each.
1
Suspension
Listen for knocks over bumps, check the car sits level, and look for leaking shock absorbers and split rubber gaiters. 24.9% of Brera failure items.
2
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment
Walk round with every light on: headlights, brake lights, indicators, fog lights and the number plate lamp. Check no warning lights stay on after starting. 18.7% of Brera failure items.
3
Brakes
Make sure the pedal feels firm, the car stops in a straight line, the handbrake holds on a slope and no brake warning light is showing. 18.3% of Brera failure items.
4
Tyres
Check tread depth across the full width of every tyre (the legal minimum is 1.6mm), and look for cuts, bulges and uneven wear. 9.8% of Brera failure items.
5
Noise, emissions and leaks
Listen for a blowing exhaust, watch for smoke on start-up and look under the car for oil or fluid leaks. 9.4% of Brera failure items.
None of this replaces the car's own record. Run a free MOT history check on the registration to see every test, advisory and recorded mileage for that car.
What the MOT record doesn't tell you
Knowing Alfa Romeo Brera failures cluster around suspension and lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment tells you what to inspect. It tells you nothing about whether the car is safe to buy. An MOT does not show money still owed on the car, a write-off, a theft record or a clocked odometer.
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- Outstanding finance
- Write-off records
- Stolen markers
- Mileage history
- Previous keepers
Other used Alfa Romeo models
The most-tested Alfa Romeo models in 2025, with how their MOT pass rate compares with the Brera.
- Used Alfa Romeo Giulietta 65.5% MOT pass rate
- Used Alfa Romeo Mito 60.7% MOT pass rate
- Used Alfa Romeo Giulia 85.7% MOT pass rate
- Used Alfa Romeo Stelvio 87.8% MOT pass rate
- Used Alfa Romeo Spider 71.4% MOT pass rate
- Used Alfa Romeo 159 57.5% MOT pass rate
See all 7 Alfa Romeo models ranked by MOT pass rate.
Used Alfa Romeo Brera FAQs
Is the Alfa Romeo Brera reliable?
MOT data does not measure reliability. It records whether a car met the roadworthiness standard on the day of its test. What it does show is a 66.3% first-time pass rate for the Alfa Romeo Brera across 1,631 tests in 2025, below the 72.3% average for all cars.
What should I check before buying a used Alfa Romeo Brera?
On the car itself, start with the areas it most often fails on: suspension, lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment and brakes. Then check the individual car's history: outstanding finance, insurance write-off records, stolen markers, mileage and previous keepers. None of these appear in the MOT record or on the V5C.
How do I check an Alfa Romeo Brera's history?
Enter the registration of the specific car. A Carpeep car history check reports outstanding finance, write-off category, stolen markers, mileage history, previous keepers, MOT and tax status, import and export markers and scrapped status in one £15 report.
MOT figures are aggregated from the DVSA MOT Anonymised data set for 2025 (class 4 initial tests, retests excluded), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. MOT results describe roadworthiness at test, not mechanical reliability.