87.8%
Alfa Romeo Stelvio
Alfa Romeo Stelvio MOT pass rate and common problems
The Alfa Romeo Stelvio passed 87.8% of its initial MOT tests in 2025, 15.5 percentage points above the 72.3% UK average. The item testers recorded most often was tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm.
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How the Stelvio compares
Initial MOT tests in 2025, retests excluded. A car that failed and was repaired at the test station counts as a fail.
67.9%
Alfa Romeo average
72.3%
UK average, all cars
The Stelvio runs 19.9 points ahead of the Alfa Romeo average. It is 1st of the 7 Alfa Romeo models in the data. The average Stelvio arrived at its test 5.4 years old with 46,867 miles recorded.
A pass rate records whether cars met the roadworthiness standard on test day. It is not a reliability score, and part of any gap reflects how old the tested cars were.
Stelvio MOT pass rate by age
The same 2025 tests split by the car's age at test.
Alfa Romeo Stelvio cars aged 3 to 5 years passed 89.4% of MOT tests. For cars aged 6 to 10 years that fell to 85.5%, a drop of 3.9 percentage points.
| Age at test | Tests | Pass rate | vs UK average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 to 5 years | 2,200 | 89.4% | 17.1 pts above |
| 6 to 10 years | 1,742 | 85.5% | 13.2 pts above |
That is a smaller decline than most cars show. The UK average of 72.3% covers cars of every age, so compare like with like.
Where Stelvio failures cluster
Every failure item recorded on Alfa Romeo Stelvio cars in 2025, grouped into the DVSA's test areas.
Tyres and brakes together account for 52.7% of recorded failure items. These are recorded failures across the model, not faults every car has.
The 10 most common Stelvio MOT failures
Specific items recorded on Alfa Romeo Stelvio cars that failed their 2025 MOT, as a share of all recorded failure items.
Together these 10 items make up 62.5% of everything testers recorded against failed Alfa Romeo Stelvio cars. The rest is spread across many smaller items, and one failed test often records several at once.
What to look at on a Stelvio
The recorded failures above, grouped by area, biggest first.
1
Tyres
Recorded most often: tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm, condition has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords and condition has ply or cords exposed. 25.8% of failure items.
2
Brakes
Recorded most often: brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick and brake discs significantly and obviously worn. 15.4% of failure items.
3
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment
Recorded most often: headlamp aim too high, headlamp aim too low and registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of a single lamp or all lamps. 12.2% of failure items.
4
Visibility
Recorded most often: washers not working. 4.5% of failure items.
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Alfa Romeo Stelvio MOT FAQs
What is the Alfa Romeo Stelvio MOT pass rate?
87.8% of Alfa Romeo Stelvio cars passed their initial MOT first time in 2025, from 4,356 tests. That is 15.5 percentage points above the 72.3% average for all cars, and ranks 74th of 575 models.
What does an Alfa Romeo Stelvio most commonly fail its MOT on?
The item testers recorded most often on Alfa Romeo Stelvio cars failing their 2025 MOT was tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm, on 13% of failure items. Next were brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick (12.6%) and condition has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (8.5%).
Which area causes the most Alfa Romeo Stelvio MOT failures?
Across every recorded failure item, the largest area was tyres at 30.9%, followed by brakes at 21.8%.
Do older Alfa Romeo Stelvio cars fail their MOT more often?
Alfa Romeo Stelvio cars aged 3 to 5 years passed 89.4% of MOT tests in 2025, against 85.5% for cars aged 6 to 10 years.
Does this mean every Alfa Romeo Stelvio has these problems?
No. These are the items testers recorded across every Alfa Romeo Stelvio that failed in 2025. They show where the model most often needs attention, not the condition of any individual car.
How do I see a specific Alfa Romeo Stelvio's MOT history?
Enter its registration on the free Carpeep MOT history check to see that car's own test results, failures, advisories and recorded mileages.
MOT figures are aggregated from the DVSA MOT Anonymised data set for 2025: class 4 initial tests, retests excluded, with failure items from failed tests (advisories and minor defects excluded), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. MOT results describe roadworthiness at test, not mechanical reliability.