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Alfa Romeo Mito
MOT 2023
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Alfa Romeo

Mito

27,004 MOT tests analysed. runs below the UK fleet average — here's where Mitos pass, fail, and end up on the retest sheet.

That's 5.9 points below the UK fleet average across our 1,988 tracked models — buyers should expect more first-time fails than the typical UK car.

Pass

69.9%

Pass-after-fix

4.4%

Fail

25.1%

Avg miles

74,340

Pass + Pass-after-fix + Fail = 100%

The picture

Mito: a below-average pass rate worth digging into

Across 27,004 MOT tests, the Mito returns 69.9% first-time pass — well below the UK fleet average. The single most-logged Major fail is a broken or weak spring. A number-plate lamp out and tyre tread under the limit round out the top three. Average tested mileage sits at 74,340, which is the lens to read those failure rankings through. If you own one and the next test is close, the ranked list below is a sensible pre-test checklist.

Top ten reasons for rejection.

  1. 01

    A spring or spring component fractured or seriously weakened

    2,017 occurrences · 7.5% of tests

  2. 02

    A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources

    1,237 occurrences · 4.6% of tests

  3. 03

    Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements

    747 occurrences · 2.8% of tests

  4. 04

    a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm

    694 occurrences · 2.6% of tests

  5. 05

    Parking brake efficiency below minimum requirement

    692 occurrences · 2.6% of tests

  6. 06

    Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover damaged or deteriorated

    621 occurrences · 2.3% of tests

  7. 07

    A headlamp or light source missing, inoperative or more than ½ not functioning in the case of LED

    570 occurrences · 2.1% of tests

  8. 08

    Exhaust system leaking or insecure

    523 occurrences · 1.9% of tests

  9. 09

    Wiper blade missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen

    507 occurrences · 1.9% of tests

  10. 10

    Lambda coefficient outside the default limits or the range specified by the manufacturer

    484 occurrences · 1.8% of tests

Counts cover Major and Dangerous defects logged at test. Advisory items excluded so this shows why a car was rejected, not just what the tester flagged in passing.

Worst-case fix budget · top 4 failures

£228–£530

If every one of this Mito's most-logged Major fails hit at the same MOT, that's the real-world UK garage range. Reality is usually one or two items, not all of them. Open the estimator →

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Tools that pre-empt a retest.

Picked against this car's top failure patterns. Affiliate links to Amazon UK — we earn a small cut at no cost to you. Disclosed up-front, doesn't shape the data.

Item 01 · Amazon UK

H7 / W21W bulb pack

A spare-bulb kit lives in the boot. Test morning is not the time to find your stop-lamp's gone.

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Item 02 · Amazon UK

Digital tyre-tread depth gauge

Five quid for a gauge beats £150 for a retest. UK MOT minimum is 1.6mm — most testers fail anything below 2mm to be safe.

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Item 03 · Amazon UK

Brake pad measurement gauge

Testers fail pads under 1.5mm. A wear gauge tells you if you've got two months left or two weeks.

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Buying or keeping a Mito?

Use the failure ranking as a pre-test checklist or a haggling lever. Treat the headline pass rate as a fleet-wide trend, not a guarantee on any individual car.

If you own a Mito and your last MOT looked nothing like the ranked failures above, that's normal — individual cars vary widely. The ranking shows the patterns testers flag most often across the country.