Does the Alfa Romeo MiTo fail the MOT on steering more than it should?
The Alfa Romeo MiTo records 3.27 steering failure items per 100 initial MOT tests (2019–2024), against 2.78 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) (+0.49, 95% interval +0.39 to +0.59). It ranks 186 of 640 models on steering (1 = most failures above expected).
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What exactly fails on steering?
The most frequent DVSA defect wording in this group on the Alfa Romeo MiTo is “Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover damaged or deteriorated”, recorded 1,738 times in 2019–2024.
| DVSA defect wording | Items | Per 100 tests |
|---|---|---|
| Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover damaged or deteriorated | 1,738 | 1.35 |
| A steering ball joint with excessive wear or free play | 1,117 | 0.87 |
| Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc | 863 | 0.67 |
| EPS MIL indicating a system malfunction | 69 | 0.05 |
| Excessive roughness in operation of steering | 65 | 0.05 |
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 128,914 (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 MiTo gets a steering advisory, how often does it fail next time?
14.2% of Alfa Romeo MiTo MOTs with a steering advisory were followed by a fail in the same group at the next MOT, typically 12.1 months and 5,674 miles later (730 advisories followed).
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 730 (advisories followed) · Method: the same vehicles followed to their next ordinary MOT · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV
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