Model Reports 4 min read Updated 18 Oct 2026

Alfa Romeo Mito 2014: reliability & common MOT faults

In 2025, 62 in every 100 first MOTs on a 2014 Alfa Romeo Mito were passes. Most common reason for a fail: Coil spring (front).

Summary

The 2014 Alfa Romeo Mito follows the pattern of the model years either side.

At a glance

How 1,512 first tests went in 2025.

Passed first time
62 in every 100
Did not pass first time
38 in every 100578 failed first-attempt tests
The typical car
11 yearsabout 69,218 miles
First tests counted
1,512

What failed most often

  1. Coil spring (front)23 in every 100 failed tests
  2. Track rod end (front)16 in every 100 failed tests
  3. Tyre condition (front)9 in every 100 failed tests

How we count this. Data: UK MOT open data, 2025. Only Class 4 cars on their first MOT of the year are counted. A car that fails and is fixed at the test station still counts as a fail in the first-attempt rate. These are raw results, not adjusted for age, mileage, or peer mix. The MOT does not test engine or gearbox internals.

Note:

These are patterns across 2014 Alfa Romeo Mito vehicles in 2025, not a prediction that any one car will have them. Faults are grouped by part of the car. They come from MOT defect codes, not manufacturer bulletins, recalls or a diagnosis of any one car.

Suspension

Two faults. The strongest is the wheel bearings (rear): 14 times as often as on similar cars.

Figures below are measured across the 577 of 578 failed first attempts (99.8%) that recorded an odometer reading in 2025. Mileage is needed to compare like with like.

We only list faults with at least 20 failures and a rate of about 2.0 times that of similar cars, which keeps one-off results out of the list.

Wheel bearings (rear)

Failed on 33 first tests14 times as often as similar carsLikely evidence

What it means

Excessive play in a wheel bearing, or a bearing that is excessively rough, is Major. Play so excessive that the bearing is likely to break up or directional control is impaired is Dangerous, and so is a bearing so rough that it is likely to overheat or break up.

Coil spring (front)

Failed on 134 first tests3.5 times as often as similar carsLikely evidence

What it means

A missing bump stop rubber is not a reason to fail a coil spring. When the vehicle is jacked and lowered, a spring that does not correctly locate as the suspension returns to its normal running position is rejected as insecurely attached. A missing spring is Major, and graded Dangerous where directional control is affected.

Also noted as an advisory

Testers also noted it as an advisory, worn but not yet failing, on 26 first tests, 3.6 times as often as on similar cars.

Data: UK MOT open data, 2025. Compared with cars of the same age and mileage. Advisories count notes recorded on failed first tests only.

Body and structure

One fault: exhaust system (front), 5.4 times as often as on similar cars.

Exhaust system (front)

Failed on 26 first tests5.4 times as often as similar carsPossible evidence

What it means

Exhaust fumes causing a danger to health of persons on board are graded Dangerous, and so is a silencer likely to become detached. Fumes entering the cabin are Major. One or more missing or defective mountings does not necessarily make the exhaust insecure, since testers assess the overall security of the system.

Also noted as an advisory

Testers also noted it as an advisory, worn but not yet failing, on 23 first tests, 3.1 times as often as on similar cars.

Data: UK MOT open data, 2025. Compared with cars of the same age and mileage. Advisories count notes recorded on failed first tests only.

Noise, emissions and leaks

Two faults. The strongest is the petrol emissions not tested: 5.0 times as often as on similar cars.

Petrol emissions not tested

Failed on 25 first tests5.0 times as often as similar carsPossible evidence

What it means

On a petrol car, an emissions test recorded as not tested or unable to be completed is failed as Major. DVSA's wording gives no reason why.

Petrol emissions (with catalyst)

Failed on 45 first tests2.8 times as often as similar carsPossible evidence

What it means

Emissions levels over the manufacturer's specified limits are Major, as are levels over default limits, which apply when no exact match is found for the vehicle. Dense blue or clearly visible black smoke at idle, held for a set period, is Major, except for certain older vehicles and two stroke engines where smoke is unavoidable. An induction or exhaust leak that could affect emissions levels is Major too.

Data: UK MOT open data, 2025. Compared with cars of the same age and mileage.

Steering

One fault: track rod end (front), 3.2 times as often as on similar cars.

Track rod end (front)

Failed on 95 first tests3.2 times as often as similar carsLikely evidence

What it means

A steering ball joint with excessive wear or free play is Major, and one worn to the extent there is a serious risk of detachment is graded Dangerous. A dust cover that is damaged but still keeps dirt out is Minor, and one missing or no longer keeping dirt out is Major. Testers must tell wear from a joint's built-in clearance or spring loading.

Data: UK MOT open data, 2025. Compared with cars of the same age and mileage.

Brakes

One fault: handbrake efficiency below minimum (roller test), 2.1 times as often as on similar cars.

Handbrake efficiency below minimum (roller test)

Failed on 45 first tests2.1 times as often as similar carsPossible evidence

What it means

A parking brake with efficiency below the minimum requirement is Major, and graded Dangerous where efficiency is less than half of the required value. On a roller brake tester, the requirement counts as met if more than half of the wheels of a brake system lock. The check applies only to vehicles whose parking brake was not already tested as the secondary brake.

Data: UK MOT open data, 2025. Compared with cars of the same age and mileage.

Advisories

Other things testers noted as worn or close to failing, more often than on similar cars.

An advisory is a note from the tester about something that has not failed yet. It is an early warning, not a fail. Advisories for the faults above are shown with those faults.

Suspension arm (front)

Noted on 34 first tests7.2 times as often as similar carsElevated evidence

Suspension sub-frame (front)

Noted on 48 first tests4.3 times as often as similar carsElevated evidence

Coil spring (rear)

Noted on 95 first tests3.8 times as often as similar carsElevated evidence

Brake discs (rear)

Noted on 92 first tests2.4 times as often as similar carsWear pattern

Engine oil leaks

Noted on 59 first tests2.3 times as often as similar carsElevated evidence

Data: UK MOT open data, 2025. Counts cover advisories recorded on failed first tests only, compared with cars of the same age and mileage.

MOT pass rates

How first tests ended, and how the pass rates are counted.

Passed first time
62in every 100
Passed on the first test.
Fixed at the station
4in every 100
Failed, then fixed at the test station the same day.
Failed
34in every 100
Did not pass, and were not fixed at the test station.

First-attempt pass 61.8% of 1,512 first tests (2025): only cars that passed first time count. Official-style pass 65.9%: cars fixed at the test station also count as a pass. The 4 fixed and the 34 not fixed make the 38 in every 100 that did not pass first time.

Petrol and diesel

First testsPassed first time, as tested
Petrol1,13562
Diesel37761

Figures are in every 100 first tests.

Same model, other years

Passed first time in every 100, all tested in 2025.

40608010020102014Older carsNewer cars
40608010020102014Older carsNewer cars

Newer cars are younger, so look for a jump rather than the climb. A year earlier (2024), when these cars were a year younger, 61 in every 100 passed first time.

YearPassed first timeFirst tests
200954 in every 1002,741
201058 in every 1002,523
201158 in every 1002,298
201262 in every 1001,928
201360 in every 1001,460
2014 This car62 in every 1001,512
201561 in every 1001,436
201667 in every 1001,381
201768 in every 100692
201872 in every 100385

FAQs

Short answers about how to read this model-year guide.

The 2014 Alfa Romeo Mito follows the pattern of the model years either side. Its main cause of failure was Coil spring (front), about 23 in every 100 failed tests. In 2025, 61.8% of 1,512 first MOTs on the 2014 Alfa Romeo Mito passed first time (PRS: items fixed at the station the same day, counted as a fail). The official-style rate including PRS is 65.9%. Among 578 failed first-attempt MOT tests (test year 2025), Wheel bearings (rear) appears more often than on similar cars (5.7% of those tests; 33 observed failures; about 14× more often than similar cars). There is no single reliability score here; this is a pre-purchase checklist built from DVSA open data, not a guarantee for any individual car.
Ranked by how often they were actually recorded, the items that most often failed a 2014 Alfa Romeo Mito at the first attempt were Coil spring (front) (23.2%), Track rod end (front) (16.5%) and Tyre condition (front) (8.7%), each as a share of the year's failed first attempts. That is what goes wrong most often on the car. The common faults table shows a different measure: faults that are unusual compared with similar cars.
Among failed first-attempt tests we highlight patterns that appear more often than on similar cars. Top example: Wheel bearings (rear) (5.7% of those tests; 33 observed failures; about 14× more often than similar cars). These are statistical signals, not a diagnosis of any individual car.
Wheel bearings (rear) shows up more often than on similar cars (5.7% of those tests; 33 observed failures; about 14× more often than similar cars). That does not prove a design fault. Age, mileage, and how the car was used still matter. Treat it as a pre-purchase checkpoint, not a manufacturer service bulletin.
Common MOT problem areas for the 2014 Alfa Romeo Mito include Wheel bearings (rear), Exhaust system (front), Petrol emissions not tested. These are the faults that stand out compared with similar cars, not a complete list of what can go wrong on any individual car.
Advisories flag issues noted at the test and are not a fail rate. We show advisory patterns that appear more often than on similar cars among failed first-attempt tests, separate from common failure rows. Use them as early-warning checks, not as a pass/fail score.
This page highlights MOT failure patterns for the 2014 Alfa Romeo Mito (registration year) using UK DVSA open data for the selected test year. Patterns are compared with cars of a similar age and mileage. It is a buyer checklist from MOT defect statistics, not a full service history or manufacturer service-bulletin list.
No. MOT tests do not cover engine internals, gearboxes, or many electronic modules. Patterns here come from MOT defect statistics only and should not be read as engine or gearbox reliability scores.

About this data

How this page is built and what it can (and can't) say.

These figures come from UK MOT open data for this model year. We surface common failure patterns against similar cars, not a full reliability score, and not a pass/fail verdict on any individual vehicle.

2024 2025

What we include

UK Class 4 cars only. Normal MOT tests (not retests); first test per vehicle per calendar year; results pass, PRS, or fail.

Same-day repairs

PRS means the car failed items that were fixed at the test station and then passed the same day. We count PRS as a first-attempt fail in headline rates so same-day repairs do not hide problems.

How we compare

We compare this model year with other Class 4 cars of similar age and mileage in the same test year. This model family is left out of the peer group so the car is not measured against itself.

What this does not cover

  • MOTs do not cover engine internals, gearboxes, or many electronics; this is not a full reliability score.
  • Common faults come from MOT defect stats, not manufacturer TSBs or recalls.
  • Age and mileage matching reduces, but does not remove, differences in how cars were used and maintained.
  • If the data for a car is too thin to say anything useful, we say so rather than guess.

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

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