Does the Alfa Romeo Giulia fail the MOT on visibility more than it should?

The Alfa Romeo Giulia records 2.24 visibility failure items per 100 initial MOT tests (2019–2024), against 5.18 expected for a car of the same age mix: less than expected for its class and age (−2.94, 95% interval −3.22 to −2.66). It ranks 607 of 746 models on visibility (1 = most failures above expected).

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What exactly fails on visibility?

The most frequent DVSA defect wording in this group on the Alfa Romeo Giulia is “Windscreen or window damaged or seriously discoloured but not adversely affecting driver's view”, recorded 341 times in 2019–2024.

Alfa Romeo Giulia: most frequent visibility defect wordings, 2019–2024 (30+ items each)
DVSA defect wording	Items	Per 100 tests
Windscreen or window damaged or seriously discoloured but not adversely affecting driver's view	341	1.34
Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen	69	0.27
Wiper blade defective	54	0.21
Wiper blade missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen	48	0.19

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 25,376 (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

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