Does the Alfa Romeo 156 fail the MOT on tyres more than it should?
The Alfa Romeo 156 records 9.93 tyres failure items per 100 initial MOT tests (2019–2024), against 9.85 expected for a car of the same age mix: about as expected for its class and age (the difference is within its interval or under 0.5 items per 100 tests) (+0.08, 95% interval −0.48 to +0.64). It ranks 294 of 751 models on tyres (1 = most failures above expected).
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What exactly fails on tyres?
The most frequent DVSA defect wording in this group on the Alfa Romeo 156 is “Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements”, recorded 469 times in 2019–2024.
| DVSA defect wording | Items | Per 100 tests |
|---|---|---|
| Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements | 469 | 3.86 |
| A tyre cords visible or damaged | 347 | 2.85 |
| A tyre seriously damaged | 278 | 2.29 |
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 12,164 (initial tests) · Method: failure items (major and minor) grouped by DVSA's defect tree; wordings with 30+ items · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV
If a Alfa Romeo 156 gets a tyres advisory, how often does it fail next time?
11.9% of Alfa Romeo 156 MOTs with a tyres advisory were followed by a fail in the same group at the next MOT, typically 12.1 months and 3,383 miles later (1,821 advisories followed).
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 1,821 (advisories followed) · Method: the same vehicles followed to their next ordinary MOT · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV
Other pages for this model
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