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

The Alfa Romeo Stelvio records 6.09 tyres failure items per 100 initial MOT tests (2019–2024), against 6.37 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) (−0.28, 95% interval −0.75 to +0.19). It ranks 322 of 751 models on tyres (1 = most failures above expected).

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What exactly fails on tyres?

The most frequent DVSA defect wording in this group on the Alfa Romeo Stelvio is “Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements”, recorded 338 times in 2019–2024.

Alfa Romeo Stelvio: most frequent tyres defect wordings, 2019–2024 (30+ items each)
DVSA defect wording	Items	Per 100 tests
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements	338	3.04
A tyre seriously damaged	179	1.61
A tyre cords visible or damaged	117	1.05

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 tyres advisory, how often does it fail next time?

7.0% of Alfa Romeo Stelvio MOTs with a tyres advisory were followed by a fail in the same group at the next MOT, typically 12 months and 8,073 miles later (1,349 advisories followed).

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 1,349 (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 tyres more than it should?

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