ALFA ROMEO BRERA2009 · 3.2L PETROL

The most recent MOT, dated 2 October 2019, was a clean pass at 55,693 mi with no recorded defects. This shows the car was able to meet the legal safety standards at that point, and the lack of any advisory items suggests the major items that troubled earlier tests have been remedied. Looking back, the 2017 and 2018 MOTs reveal a pattern of lighting and brake concerns. In 2017 the car failed for headlamp aim being too high on both sides, a non‑functioning front position lamp, and a parking‑brake efficiency shortfall. The same year also flagged rear child‑seat installations that blocked the adult seat‑belt inspection – a purely procedural issue but one that indicates the car was being used with rear seats occupied. In 2018 the only recorded failure was the off‑side headlamp and rear position lamp not working, both of which were corrected by the October 2018 pass. No further lighting or brake failures appear in the 2019 test. The trend therefore appears to be improving: the number and severity of failures dropped from several items in 2017, to a single lighting failure in 2018, to a clean pass in 2019. There is no evidence of a worsening condition, but the MOT record stops in 2019, so the current state is unknown. Mileage-wise the car has covered just 55,693 mi over roughly 17 years – about 3,200 mi per year.