2015 Alfa Romeo Giulietta 2.0L Diesel · YW15 FFU

The most recent MOT, dated 6 March 2026, was a pass at 81,190 mi, the only comment being “emissions too clean”. The test just a week earlier (27 Feb 2026) was a failure because the off‑side front coil spring was fractured or broken – the same fault that caused a failure in March 2024. This recurrence shows that the suspension issue has not been permanently remedied. Across the four‑year MOT record the dominant risk pattern is the suspension and tyre wear. In March 2024 the car failed with a fractured off‑side rear coil spring, an excessively worn near‑side front suspension arm ball‑joint, and multiple tyre‑related warnings (inner‑shoulder wear, bald edges, a nail in the off‑side rear tyre). The following March 2024 pass still recorded badly worn front tyres and a defective rear reflector. By March 2025 the tyre wear was still flagged, and the under‑tray fitting was noted as obscuring component inspection. The coil‑spring fracture re‑appeared in early 2026, indicating that the original repair either was not carried out correctly or the part has failed again. The trend is therefore not clearly improving. While the engine‑MIL fault and reflector defect disappeared after the 2024 failure, the suspension weakness and tyre wear have persisted and, in the case of the coil spring, resurfaced.