How many on the roadMOT resultsMOT check

Alfa Romeo159 TI 16V Jtdm 170

185 Alfa Romeo 159 TI 16V Jtdm 170 cars are licensed in the UK, and another 92 are declared off the road (SORN). Licensed numbers peaked at 385 at the end of March 2016; 48% of that peak is still licensed. Over the last five years the number on the register has fallen by 25%. One of 78 versions DVLA records under the Alfa Romeo 159.

MOT57.4% pass first time · cars the same age 58.5%Jump to MOT results

Licensed
185taxed for the road
SORN
92declared off the road
On the register
277licensed + SORN
1-year change
−10.4%vs June 2025
5-year change
−24.7%on the register
Peak licensed
385March 2016
United Kingdom · DfT VEH0120 · 2009 to 2026 Q2

Cars on the register over time

LicensedSORN (stacked on top)

Yearly figures to 2007, then every quarter. Figures cover Great Britain until June 2014 and the whole UK from September 2014, marked on the chart, when Northern Ireland records were added. SORN was only recorded from the end of 2007, so earlier totals show licensed cars only. Small dips at each year end are usually seasonal: some owners SORN their cars for winter.

United Kingdom · DfT VEH0124 · end of 2025

Which years have survived

Cars still registered at the end of 2025, by the year they were made.

LicensedSORN

Year of manufacture, or year of first registration where DVLA has no manufacture year.

United Kingdom · DfT VEH0160 + VEH0124 · 2009 onwards

New each year, and how many are still here

First registeredStill registered at end of 2025

First registrations cover Great Britain up to mid-2014 and the whole UK after. Imports and cars first registered elsewhere can push a year above 100%. Years with fewer than 20 new registrations are left out.

United Kingdom · VEH0120 · 2026 Q2

Fuel type

LicensedSORN
  • Diesel276
  • Petrol1

As recorded by DVLA, including some likely recording errors.

United Kingdom · VEH0220 · end of 2025

Engine size

LicensedSORN
  • 1901cc to 2000cc293
  • 2 other bands, each under 1%2

Small bands are grouped because most are DVLA recording errors, such as cars listed with engines under 100cc.

United Kingdom · VEH0120 · 2026 Q2

All Alfa Romeo 159 versions

DVLA's detailed model names. Choose one to see its own figures.

VersionLicensedSORNOn the register, 2008–2025
159 Lusso Jtdm150328
159 TI 16V Jtdm189155
159 Lusso 16V Jtdm 17025767
159 TI Jtdm126109
159 Lusso 16V Jtdm104115
159 Lusso Jtdm S-Wagon87129
159 TI TBI14039
159 Lusso TBI10313
159 Lusso Jtdm 20V A5054

Great Britain · DVSA MOT tests · 2025

MOT results

In 2025, 57.4% of Alfa Romeo 159 MOT tests were passed first time, about the same as the 58.5% for cars of the same age. 11.9% had at least one dangerous defect (10.2% for cars the same age).

MOT records don’t name versions, so these figures cover every Alfa Romeo 159.

First-time pass
57.4%of initial tests
Cars the same age
58.5%first-time pass
Dangerous defect
11.9%same age 10.2%
Tests
2,795in 2025

Most common failures

  1. Rbt (sp): efficiency below requirements9.1%Brakes · cars the same age 2.3%
  2. Coil spring: fractured or broken6.7%Suspension · cars the same age 4.0%
  3. Component mounting prescribed areas: prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength5.1%Suspension · cars the same age 1.4%

Full Alfa Romeo 159 MOT results Failures by area, pass rate by year, advisories.

Sources: DfT and DVLA vehicle licensing statistics; DVSA MOT data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Updated 11 November 2026. About the data