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Alfa Romeo MiTo 2009: MOT failure rate for its age

42.5% of 26,912 MOT tests of the Alfa Romeo MiTo first registered in 2009 failed at the first attempt (2019–2024; retests excluded). Against this model's own normal rate at the same ages the index is 103.9 (95% CI 102.0–105.8; 100 = normal for this model at that age): close to other build years of the same model at the same age (within 5 points of normal).

Alfa Romeo MiTo built in 2009 at a glance
MeasureValueUnitCompared withYearsTests
Failed first time42.5%all ages tested2019–202426912
Index against this model at the same age (95% CI 102.0–105.8)103.9index100 = normal for this model at that age2019–202426912
Rank among this model's 10 build years9of 101 = fails least for its age2019–202426912
Tested in 20243521testsmedian 93,723 miles20243521
line · Alfa Romeo MiTo built 2009 · first-time MOT failure share by age · built 2009 41.2% vs model normal 42.2% at age 10 · 2019–2024
Built 2009 against Alfa Romeo MiTo normal for the age: first-time MOT failure share at each age, age 10: 41.2% vs 42.2%; age 11: 42.2% vs 39.7%; age 12: 42.2% vs 40.5%; age 13: 41.7% vs 39.3%; age 14: 44.6% vs 41.6%; age 15: 44.2% vs 42.8%. Axis from 0% to 50%. DVSA MOT bulk data, 2019–2024.
Check a 2009 Alfa Romeo MiTo by registration · All Alfa Romeo MiTo MOT statistics · Download the build-year table (CSV)

Data release dvsa-2024-v2 (24 Sep 2026) · page updated 30 Sep 2026 · full dataset (v5).

How does the 2009 Alfa Romeo MiTo fail at each age?

Cars built in 2009 were tested at ages 10 to 15 between 2019 and 2024. Each row compares their first-time failure share with what this model normally shows at that age, after allowing for the overall failure level of each test year.

Alfa Romeo MiTo built 2009: first-time MOT failure by age, against the model's normal rate at that age (2019–2024)
AgeTestsFailed, %95% intervalNormal for this model at that age, %Index (100 = normal)
105,35941.239.9–42.642.297.8
114,80942.240.8–43.639.7106.2
124,73342.240.8–43.640.5104.3
134,43241.740.3–43.239.3106.1
144,05844.643.1–46.141.6107.1
153,52144.242.6–45.942.8103.5

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 26,912 (initial tests) · Method: normal rate = this model's first-time failure share at that age across its build years (cells of 400+ tests), adjusted for each test year's overall level; cells of 30+ tests, under 500 marked rough · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV

What fails most on the 2009 Alfa Romeo MiTo?

The most common failure group on cars built in 2009 is brakes: 28.3 items per 100 first tests, against 17.4 across all build years of the Alfa Romeo MiTo. These counts are not age-adjusted: cars built in 2009 were tested at ages 10 to 15.

Failure items per 100 first tests, Alfa Romeo MiTo built 2009 against the Alfa Romeo MiTo in all build years (2019–2024, not age-adjusted)
Failure groupBuilt 2009, per 100All build years, per 100Items
Brakes28.317.47,605
Suspension23.117.86,227
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment21.415.55,767
Tyres11.910.83,190
Visibility9.18.42,447

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 26,912 (initial tests of this build year) · Method: failure items grouped by DVSA's top-level defect groups, per 100 initial tests; groups with 30+ items · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV

How does 2009 compare with the years around it?

Among the 10 published build years of the Alfa Romeo MiTo, 2009 ranks 9 (1 = fails least for its age). 2010: index 100.8.

Alfa Romeo MiTo build years: index against the model at the same age (2019–2024)
Build yearIndex (100 = normal)95% intervalVerdictTests
2009103.9102.0–105.8worse26,912
2010100.898.8–102.9no different22,873
201196.394.0–98.5better18,585
201297.995.3–100.5no different14,869
2013100.997.7–104.1no different10,746
2014104.9101.5–108.3worse10,510
2015103.399.5–107.1no different9,555
201687.083.2–90.9better9,040
201793.787.3–100.2no different (rough estimate)3,880
201896.385.8–106.8no different (rough estimate)1,647

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 128,617 (initial tests) · Method: observed failures against those expected for the same model at the same ages, test-year level adjusted; verdict follows the printed one-decimal bound · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV

How to cite this page

MOT Risk Index (2026). Alfa Romeo MiTo 2009 MOT statistics (data release dvsa-2024-v2; full dataset motriskindex-families-2024-v5, DOI 10.5281/zenodo.22975051), updated 30 September 2026. motriskindex.co.uk/cars/alfa-romeo-mito/2009/

How every figure is calculated: methodology. Age, test year and build year are tied together (age = test year − build year), so the test-year level is taken as observed, not estimated.

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