Does the Alfa Romeo Stelvio fail the MOT on brakes more than it should?

The Alfa Romeo Stelvio records 4.71 brakes failure items per 100 initial MOT tests (2019–2024), against 3.26 expected for a car of the same age mix: more than expected for its class and age (+1.45, 95% interval +1.05 to +1.86). It ranks 249 of 712 models on brakes (1 = most failures above expected).

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What exactly fails on brakes?

The most frequent DVSA defect wording in this group on the Alfa Romeo Stelvio is “a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm”, recorded 342 times in 2019–2024.

Alfa Romeo Stelvio: most frequent brakes defect wordings, 2019–2024 (30+ items each)
DVSA defect wording	Items	Per 100 tests
a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm	342	3.08
Brake disc or drum significantly and obviously worn	67	0.60
Brake lining or pad worn down to wear indicator	35	0.31

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 11,115 (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 Stelvio gets a brakes advisory, how often does it fail next time?

6.3% of Alfa Romeo Stelvio MOTs with a brakes advisory were followed by a fail in the same group at the next MOT, typically 12 months and 8,428 miles later (1,621 advisories followed).

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 1,621 (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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Does the Alfa Romeo Stelvio fail the MOT on brakes more than it should?

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