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Alfa Romeo MiTo 2017: MOT failure rate for its age

21.0% of 3,880 MOT tests of the Alfa Romeo MiTo first registered in 2017 failed at the first attempt (2019–2024; retests excluded). Against this model's own normal rate at the same ages the index is 93.7 (95% CI 87.3–100.2; 100 = normal for this model at that age): the 2017 build year is no different from other years of the same model at the same age. This is a rough estimate from a smaller sample.

Alfa Romeo MiTo built in 2017 at a glance
MeasureValueUnitCompared withYearsTests
Failed first time21.0%all ages tested2019–20243880
Index against this model at the same age (95% CI 87.3–100.2)93.7index100 = normal for this model at that age2019–20243880
Rank among this model's 10 build years2of 101 = fails least for its age2019–20243880
Tested in 2024749testsmedian 43,193 miles2024749
line · Alfa Romeo MiTo built 2017 · first-time MOT failure share by age · built 2017 11.6% vs model normal 11.7% at age 3 · 2019–2024
Built 2017 against Alfa Romeo MiTo normal for the age: first-time MOT failure share at each age, age 3: 11.6% vs 11.7%; age 4: 17.1% vs 17.5%; age 5: 21.7% vs 24.2%; age 6: 26.9% vs 29%; age 7: 29.9% vs 32%. Axis from 0% to 40%. DVSA MOT bulk data, 2019–2024.
Check a 2017 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 2017 Alfa Romeo MiTo fail at each age?

Cars built in 2017 were tested at ages 3 to 7 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 2017: 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)
390511.69.7–13.911.799.2
476217.114.6–19.917.597.3
574321.718.9–24.824.289.4
672126.923.8–30.32992.6
774929.926.7–33.33293.5

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 3,880 (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 2017 Alfa Romeo MiTo?

The most common failure group on cars built in 2017 is suspension: 8.4 items per 100 first tests, against 17.8 across all build years of the Alfa Romeo MiTo. These counts are not age-adjusted: cars built in 2017 were tested at ages 3 to 7.

Failure items per 100 first tests, Alfa Romeo MiTo built 2017 against the Alfa Romeo MiTo in all build years (2019–2024, not age-adjusted)
Failure groupBuilt 2017, per 100All build years, per 100Items
Suspension8.417.8329
Tyres7.410.8289
Brakes7.417.4289
Visibility5.58.4215
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment3.815.5147

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 3,911 (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 2017 compare with the years around it?

Among the 10 published build years of the Alfa Romeo MiTo, 2017 ranks 2 (1 = fails least for its age). 2016: index 87.0. 2018: index 96.3.

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 2017 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/2017/

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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