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Alfa romeo 1 vs Alfa romeo 147: reliability comparison

MOT pass rates, common faults and mileage compared from real UK MOT data.

Alfa romeo 1
100%
MOT pass rate · 2 vehicles
Alfa romeo 147
69%
MOT pass rate · 31,412 vehicles
Verdict: On MOT pass rate the Alfa romeo 1 (100%) and Alfa romeo 147 (69%) are very close — weigh the individual measures below, and remember condition depends on age, mileage and upkeep.

Head to head

Measure Alfa romeo 1 Alfa romeo 147
MOT pass rate 100% ✓ 69%
MOT failure rate 0% ✓ 31%
Faults & advisories per test 0.1 ✓ 2.2
Dangerous-fault share 0% ✓ 1%
Average mileage 36,983 mi 102,577 mi
Sample size (vehicles) 2 31,412

Most common faults

Alfa romeo 1

  1. Steering system has slight free play detected at steering wheel (2.2.A.1a)
  2. slight play in o/s/f lower trunion joint

Alfa romeo 147

  1. Nearside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
  2. Offside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
  3. Nearside Rear Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
  4. Offside Rear Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
  5. Rear Exhaust has part of the system slightly deteriorated (7.1.1a)
  6. Oil leak

Reliability FAQ

On MOT pass rate the Alfa romeo 1 (100%) and Alfa romeo 147 (69%) are very close — weigh the individual measures below, and remember condition depends on age, mileage and upkeep.

Full Alfa romeo 1 report Full Alfa romeo 147 report Most reliable cars

Pass rates are computed over completed (pass/fail) MOT tests. Reliability also depends on age, mileage and upkeep — see each model's page for the full picture.