What year Alfa Romeo Giulietta is most reliable?

Based on MOT first-test pass rates, the 1980 Alfa Romeo Giulietta has the highest pass rate at 93.8%, out of 1,713 vehicles tested.

What are the most common Alfa Romeo Giulietta MOT failures?

The most common Alfa Romeo Giulietta MOT failures vary by year. Check the individual year pages for detailed defect breakdowns — links in the table above.

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Alfa Romeo Giulietta — Reliability by Year

35,099 vehicles · MOT data 1980–2020 · first-test pass rates

This page shows MOT first-test pass rates for each year the Alfa Romeo Giulietta was manufactured — click any year to explore that cohort in detail. Trying to decide which year to buy? See the full buying guide →

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Best pass rate year

1980

93.8% pass rate · 1,713 vehicles

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Lowest pass rate year

1983

69.0% pass rate · 1,004 vehicles

Year	Pass rate	Avg mileage	Vehicles
2020	89.7%	27,043 mi	275
2019	89.0%	30,774 mi	512
2018	87.8%	35,523 mi	833
2017	87.5%	41,162 mi	1,543
2016	85.1%	47,928 mi	2,862
2015	83.5%	53,023 mi	3,146
2014	82.5%	58,370 mi	3,365
2013	80.1%	62,092 mi	3,514
2012	78.8%	70,014 mi	4,109
2011	76.9%	75,819 mi	6,891
2010	77.3%	74,910 mi	2,393
1983	69.0%	73,419 mi	1,004
1982	82.1%	57,349 mi	1,443
1981	78.2%	50,157 mi	1,496
1980	93.8%	51,822 mi	1,713

Which year Alfa Romeo Giulietta is most reliable?

MOT pass rate by year of manufacture — averaged across each vehicle's lifetime of tests. Green = noticeably above average for this model; red = noticeably below average.

Tests range from an average of 27,043 miles (newest year) to 75,819 miles (oldest year). Older years naturally accumulate more tests at higher mileages — see the mileage-normalised breakdown →

Trying to decide which year to buy?

We've done the full analysis — which years to look for, which to avoid, and where to find the best value for reliability on a Alfa Romeo Giulietta.

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