Reliability report
Alfa Romeo Giulietta reliability and common faults
Based on 24,663 roadworthiness tests, led by the UK MOT. Each country is compared only with its own average for cars of the same age.
🇬🇧 United Kingdom · MOT
30.3%
fail rate · average 25.8%
much worse than average
23,815 MOT tests (DVSA)
🇱🇹 Lithuania · inspection
58.5%
first-time pass · average 63.4%
worse than average
848 inspections
Testing regimes differ from country to country – don’t compare the figures between countries; compare each one only with its own average. MOT data: contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Weak spots
What goes wrong on the Alfa Romeo Giulietta
How often each area fails compared with the average car of the same age (vertical line = average, 100%). Red – more often than average.
Tyres
Exhaust and emissions
Suspension
Seat belts and airbags
Plates and identification
Visibility
Wheels
Lights and electrics
Brakes
Body and structure
Steering
Results by vehicle age
| Age | 🇬🇧 MOT fail rate | 🇳🇱 APK defects |
|---|---|---|
| 6–8 years | 17.9% avg 15.3% | — |
| 9–11 years | 26.6% avg 22.9% | — |
| 12–15 years | 35.9% avg 30.3% | — |
🇱🇹 First-time pass rate in Lithuania – by year of manufacture
| Year | Giulietta | Average for year | Inspections |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 72.2% | 71.1% | 36 |
| 2014 | 58.3% | 68.0% | 48 |
| 2013 | 58.4% | 65.9% | 113 |
| 2012 | 63.1% | 63.7% | 225 |
| 2011 | 53.7% | 61.2% | 296 |
| 2010 | 47.9% | 57.3% | 94 |
Alfa Romeo Giulietta – FAQs
How reliable is the Alfa Romeo Giulietta?+
In the UK the Alfa Romeo Giulietta fails 30.3% of MOT tests, against an average of 25.8% for cars of the same age – much worse than average. In Lithuania 58.5% pass their roadworthiness test first time (average for those years there 63.4%) – worse than average.
What goes wrong most often on the Alfa Romeo Giulietta?+
Compared with the average car of the same age, testers find faults more often in these areas: tyres, exhaust and emissions, suspension.
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Sources: anonymised MOT test results (DVSA) – contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0; APK inspection defects (RDW, open data); Lithuanian roadworthiness test results (data.gov.lt). Initial tests only; retests are not counted. Photo: Mr.choppers, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons (licence).