Is the Alfa Romeo Mito reliable?

On MOT evidence the Alfa Romeo Mito is well below average. It passes 61.6% of tests once age and mileage are accounted for, against a national average of 72.3%. That figure covers 81% of the national age and mileage range, which is enough to quote but not to rank. This measures how often the car meets the MOT standard, not how often it breaks down or what a repair costs.

What is the most common MOT failure on a Alfa Romeo Mito?

The item recorded most often is "A spring or spring component fractured or seriously weakened", which appears in 23.1% of failed Alfa Romeo Mito tests. Because one failed test can list several items, these shares do not add up to 100%.

What do testers most often warn about on a Alfa Romeo Mito?

The most common advisory is "Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements", noted on 25.2% of all Alfa Romeo Mito tests. An advisory is not a failure: it flags something that will likely need attention before the next test.

What mileage does a Alfa Romeo Mito usually have at its MOT?

The average odometer reading recorded at test is 79,099 miles. This is the mileage across all tested examples of every age, not an annual figure, so treat it as a description of the fleet rather than a target for one car.

Does a Alfa Romeo Mito get harder to pass as it ages?

Yes. At 6 to 8 years old, 69.9% of Alfa Romeo Mito tests pass. By fifteen years or more, that falls to 56.8%. Nearly every model follows this pattern, which is why comparing raw pass rates between models is misleading unless age is accounted for.

Are most Alfa Romeo Mito models petrol or diesel?

Of the Alfa Romeo Mito cars tested, 86% are petrol, 14% are diesel. Fuel type affects which items tend to fail, particularly emissions and exhaust components.

Model reliability file

Alfa Romeo Mito MOT pass rate & common failures

From 17,225 recorded MOT tests of the Alfa Romeo Mito, published by DVSA.

Data updated 29 July 2026

Quick answer

The Alfa Romeo Mito passes 61.6% of MOT tests once results are adjusted for the age and mileage of the cars tested, against a national average of 72.3%. That is well below average. Based on 17,225 tests. Its most commonly recorded failure is spring or spring component fractured or seriously weakened, which appears in 23.1% of failed tests. Cars of this model average 79,099 miles on the odometer when tested.

At a glance

Pass rate, adjusted for age and mileage

61.6%national average72.3%unadjusted60.7%range covered81%

The Mito is 10.7 percentage points below the national pass rate once age and mileage are accounted for, which is well below average. The unadjusted figure is 60.7%; the difference is what the age and mileage of this model’s fleet was hiding.

DVSA recorded wording

Most common failure items

Share of failed Alfa Romeo Mito tests in which each item was recorded. One failed test often lists several items, so these do not sum to 100%.

1.A spring or spring component fractured or seriously weakened23.1%
1,343 occurrencesRoad spring broken or fractured explained
2.Parking brake efficiency below minimum requirement10.2%
593 occurrencesParking brake efficiency too low explained
3.Exhaust system leaking or insecure8.8%
512 occurrencesExhaust leaking or insecure explained
4.Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements8.8%
511 occurrencesTyre worn close to the legal limit explained
5.A brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm8.2%
479 occurrencesBrake drum or shoe worn or contaminated explained
6.Lambda coefficient outside the default limits or the range specified by the manufacturer8.2%
477 occurrencesEmissions above the permitted limit explained
7.A headlamp or light source missing, inoperative or more than ½ not functioning in the case of LED7.8%
451 occurrencesHeadlamp not working explained
8.Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc7.1%
412 occurrencesSteering rack gaiter split, damaged or missing explained
9.A tyre cords visible or damaged7.0%
404 occurrencesTyre ply or cord exposed, or the casing separating explained
10.A steering ball joint with excessive wear or free play5.6%
324 occurrencesBall joint worn explained

Warnings without a failure

Most common advisories

Share of all Alfa Romeo Mito tests carrying each advisory. The denominator differs from the failure list above because an advisory can be issued on a car that passed.

1.Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements25.2%
4,343 testsTyre worn close to the legal limit explained
2.A spring or spring component fractured or seriously weakened25.1%
4,322 testsRoad spring broken or fractured explained
3.Brake disc or drum excessively weakened, insecure or fractured23.9%
4,117 testsBrake disc worn, pitted or scored explained
4.A tyre seriously damaged17.0%
2,922 testsTyre damaged or deteriorated explained
5.Fluid leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users9.6%
1,661 tests
6.A brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm8.9%
1,530 testsBrake drum or shoe worn or contaminated explained
7.A suspension component excessively damaged or corroded8.2%
1,418 testsSuspension mounting corroded or insecure explained
8.Exhaust system leaking or insecure7.6%
1,302 testsExhaust leaking or insecure explained

How wear changes the picture

Pass rate by vehicle age

6–8 yrs70%

9–11 yrs64%

12–14 yrs60%

15+ yrs57%

Bands holding too few tests to be meaningful are omitted rather than shown as a rate.

What gets tested

The Mito fleet

Average mileage recorded at test: 79,099
Fuel mix of tested cars: Petrol86.5%
Diesel13.5%

Check a specific Alfa Romeo Mito

A model average tells you the pattern. Its own MOT record tells you the car.

Compare within the range

Other Alfa Romeo models

Alfa Romeo Giulietta — 69.8% adjusted
Alfa Romeo Giulia — 85.7% unadjusted
Alfa Romeo Stelvio — 87.7% unadjusted
Alfa Romeo Spider — 71.4% unadjusted
Alfa Romeo 159 — 57.5% unadjusted
Alfa Romeo Brera — 66.3% unadjusted
All Alfa Romeo models

Similar test volumes

Compare against other makes

Peugeot Bipper — 59.3% adjusted, ranked 254
Skoda Roomster — 63.8% adjusted, ranked 232
Audi A7 — 86.0% adjusted, ranked 13
Renault Master — 71.7% adjusted, ranked 154

Common questions

Is the Alfa Romeo Mito reliable?: On MOT evidence the Alfa Romeo Mito is well below average. It passes 61.6% of tests once age and mileage are accounted for, against a national average of 72.3%. That figure covers 81% of the national age and mileage range, which is enough to quote but not to rank. This measures how often the car meets the MOT standard, not how often it breaks down or what a repair costs.
What is the most common MOT failure on a Alfa Romeo Mito?: The item recorded most often is "A spring or spring component fractured or seriously weakened", which appears in 23.1% of failed Alfa Romeo Mito tests. Because one failed test can list several items, these shares do not add up to 100%.
What do testers most often warn about on a Alfa Romeo Mito?: The most common advisory is "Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements", noted on 25.2% of all Alfa Romeo Mito tests. An advisory is not a failure: it flags something that will likely need attention before the next test.
What mileage does a Alfa Romeo Mito usually have at its MOT?: The average odometer reading recorded at test is 79,099 miles. This is the mileage across all tested examples of every age, not an annual figure, so treat it as a description of the fleet rather than a target for one car.
Does a Alfa Romeo Mito get harder to pass as it ages?: Yes. At 6 to 8 years old, 69.9% of Alfa Romeo Mito tests pass. By fifteen years or more, that falls to 56.8%. Nearly every model follows this pattern, which is why comparing raw pass rates between models is misleading unless age is accounted for.
Are most Alfa Romeo Mito models petrol or diesel?: Of the Alfa Romeo Mito cars tested, 86% are petrol, 14% are diesel. Fuel type affects which items tend to fail, particularly emissions and exhaust components.

How this was worked out

Method and limits

Figures come from the DVSA anonymised MOT testing dataset, published under the Open Government Licence. Only class 4 initial tests are counted: retests are excluded so a car appears once, and abandoned tests are excluded entirely. The adjusted rate is directly standardised across twenty-five age and mileage bands and reweighted onto the national distribution, so this model is compared against cars that have lived a similar life rather than against a younger or lighter-used fleet.

An MOT measures whether a car met a legal standard on the day. It is not a breakdown record, a service history or a running-cost estimate, and a pass rate is a property of a fleet rather than a prediction about one car.