Alfa Romeo Brera
Registered from 2006 to 2011.
About this model
The Alfa Romeo Brera and the Alfa Romeo Spider are sports cars/grand tourers using the GM/Fiat Premium platform, manufactured by Pininfarina and marketed by Alfa Romeo as a 2+2 coupé and roadster respectively.
From the Wikipedia article Alfa Romeo Brera and Spider, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
What fails its inspection
Great Britain's MOT record for the 2008 2.2 petrol. 75 of 320 tests failed, 23%.
Better than 67% of 2008 cars. The typical one fails 26%, across 922 models with enough tests behind them to say.
| Where | Share of failures | Failed tests |
|---|---|---|
| Suspension | 52% | 39 |
| Brakes | 33% | 25 |
| Lights and electrics | 32% | 24 |
| Tyres and wheels | 25% | 19 |
| Exhaust and emissions | 23% | 17 |
| Body and structure | 17% | 13 |
The defects inspectors cite
- A spring or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
- Parking brake efficiency below minimum requirement
- A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn
- Exhaust system leaking or insecure
- Engine MIL illuminated indicating a malfunction
- The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements
Before you buy one
Built from what this car fails on, not from general knowledge of the model.
- Suspension — 52% of its failures
- A spring or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
- A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn
- A suspension joint dust cover missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc
- Brakes — 33% of its failures
- Parking brake efficiency below minimum requirement
- Tyres and wheels — 25% of its failures
- Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
- Exhaust and emissions — 23% of its failures
- Exhaust system leaking or insecure
- Lights and electrics — 32% of its failures
- Body and structure — 17% of its failures
When it starts failing
At 120–140k miles this one fails 26% of its inspections, against the 29% an ordinary car of the same age fails.
| Odometer | Failure rate | Rate | Its age | Tests |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 40–60k miles | 10% | 20% | 41 | |
| 60–80k miles | 23% | 24% | 71 | |
| 80–100k miles | 22% | 27% | 77 | |
| 100–120k miles | 30% | 29% | 60 | |
| 120–140k miles | 26% | 29% | 34 |
283 British inspections, grouped by the odometer reading recorded at the test.
Half of these have more than 80k miles on them. That is how far people drive this car, not how long it lasts.