60.7%
Alfa Romeo Mito pass rate
Used Alfa Romeo Mito buying guide
In 2025, Alfa Romeo Mito cars passed 60.7% of 17,227 initial MOT tests, 11.6 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 Mito MOT record in brief
Initial MOT tests in 2025, retests excluded.
72.3%
UK average, all cars
−11.6
percentage points below average
Ranked on pass rate the Mito sits 484th of 575 models in the data. Alfa Romeo as a brand averaged 67.9%, so this model runs 7.1 points behind its own brand. Alfa Romeo Mito cars aged 6 to 10 years passed 65.2% of MOT tests in 2025; for examples aged 11 years and over that fell to 58.9%.
A pass rate is not a reliability score. The full Alfa Romeo Mito MOT record has the pass rate by age, every common failure and how the Mito compares with similar cars.
Mito fuel types
Petrol was the most common fuel among Alfa Romeo Mito cars tested in 2025. Diesel still made up 13.5% of tests.
Where the Mito fails its MOT
Where Alfa Romeo Mito 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 (8.2%), headlamp not working on dipped beam (4%) and rbt (sp) efficiency below requirements (3.6%). See every common Mito MOT failure.
These are DVSA failure records across every Alfa Romeo Mito that failed, not a claim that every Mito has these problems.
What should you check when buying a used Mito?
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. 21% of Mito 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. 19.1% of Mito 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. 19.1% of Mito 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. 10.7% of Mito 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. 8% of Mito 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 Mito 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 Mito.
- Used Alfa Romeo Giulietta 65.5% 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
- Used Alfa Romeo Brera 66.3% MOT pass rate
See all 7 Alfa Romeo models ranked by MOT pass rate.
Used Alfa Romeo Mito FAQs
Is the Alfa Romeo Mito 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 60.7% first-time pass rate for the Alfa Romeo Mito across 17,227 tests in 2025, below the 72.3% average for all cars.
Do older Alfa Romeo Mito cars fail their MOT more often?
Alfa Romeo Mito cars aged 6 to 10 years passed 65.2% of MOT tests in 2025; for examples aged 11 years and over that fell to 58.9%. On an older example, the car's own MOT history tells you more than the model average.
What should I check before buying a used Alfa Romeo Mito?
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 Mito'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.