699 on UK roads in 2025-146 vs 2024
On the road
699
699 licensed
Change vs 2024
-17.3%
-146 cars
New in 2025
0
first-time registrations
Electrified
0%
hybrid, plug-in & battery
The Alfa Romeo 156 is an uncommon sight on UK roads, with 699 licensed in 2025 - down 17.3% on 2024. None were registered new in 2025, so the fleet can only shrink as cars are retired. The fleet is overwhelmingly petrol (81%), with most in the 2.0-3.0L class. Most date from the 2000-2004 era.
Licensed Alfa Romeo 156 cars on the road over time
First-time registrations per year
Fuel, engine size and age across every Alfa Romeo 156 on the road today.
Current split
Engine size
Cars on the road by engine capacity
How old are they?
Share of cars by the year they were first registered
How a Alfa Romeo 156 holds up at its MOT and how it's driven - from 1,233 tests, tracked across 2022-2025.
Average for its class
68.8%
1,233 MOT tests in 2025 · 1,008 first-time
Pass rate over time
2022
64.2%
2023
65.4%
2024
66.7%
2025
68.8%
▲ 4.6 pts since 2022
First-time pass rate by the car's age (tested in 2025)
How a Alfa Romeo 156 is driven
tracked across 2022-25miles a year, from 1,400 cars tracked across years
79.9%
low · <5k
18.8%
avg · 5-15k
1.4%
high · 15k+
Most cover 918-4,387 miles a year (median 2,079).
Yearly mileage as the car ages
Driven most when newer, easing as it gets older.
Mileage & condition
Odometer when tested (2025)
Typical odometer rising: 102,837 → 101,896 → 101,660 → 102,035
Pass rate as the odometer climbs
First-time pass rate by fuel
Not enough data.
A 2025 Alfa Romeo 156 passes first time 68.8% of the time - below the 77.6% UK average. The typical one is driven about 3,227 miles a year, and reliability is mostly about miles: 80.6% of low-mileage cars pass versus 63% past 120k.
Of 314 first-time fails, here's what gets flagged most. Most cars fail on more than one item, so shares add up past 100%.
Share of failed tests, by area
Exact items most often recorded as the reason a car failed
Before you buy a specific Alfa Romeo 156, run its registration through AnalyzeMyCar for MOT history, mileage checks, service history and valuation.
