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Alfa Romeo 156 V6 GTA statistics
How many Alfa Romeo 156 V6 GTAs are still on the road in Great Britain, how many are declared off the road, and how the V6 GTA compares with other versions of the Alfa Romeo 156. Built from DVLA licensing records, with MOT results for the Alfa Romeo 156.
- Licensed in Great Britain 135 −0.7% on a year earlier
- Declared SORN 134 Off the road, not taxed
- Still registered 71.4% Other Alfa Romeo 156 versions 10.7%
- Peak year 2005 347 licensed
- Share of Alfa Romeo 156s 8.0% of those licensed or SORN
- Declared off the road 49.8% of those still registered are SORN
How many Alfa Romeo 156 V6 GTAs are left in Great Britain?
There were 135 Alfa Romeo 156 V6 GTAs licensed in Great Britain at the end of June 2026, and a further 134 declared off the road (SORN). The licensed count is 61.1% lower than its peak of 347 in 2005.
Alfa Romeo 156 V6 GTAs licensed and SORN in Great Britain
This data records SORN from 2007, so the SORN line starts there.
| Year | Licensed | Declared SORN |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 120 | – |
| 2003 | 295 | – |
| 2004 | 337 | – |
| 2005 | 347 | – |
| 2006 | 345 | – |
| 2007 | 333 | 9 |
| 2008 | 327 | 14 |
| 2009 | 330 | 13 |
| 2010 | 314 | 23 |
| 2011 | 292 | 32 |
| 2012 | 284 | 34 |
| 2013 | 264 | 48 |
| 2014 | 240 | 58 |
| 2015 | 231 | 66 |
| 2016 | 211 | 85 |
| 2017 | 197 | 93 |
| 2018 | 169 | 112 |
| 2019 | 159 | 122 |
| 2020 | 147 | 134 |
| 2021 | 143 | 137 |
| 2022 | 128 | 144 |
| 2023 | 132 | 142 |
| 2024 | 117 | 145 |
| 2025 | 123 | 145 |
| 2026 | 135 | 134 |
Source:DfT / DVLA End of June 2026 Updated
Fuel type
Source:DfT / DVLA End of June 2026 Updated
How many Alfa Romeo 156 V6 GTAs have survived?
71.4% of the Alfa Romeo 156 V6 GTAs first registered since 2001 are still registered, licensed or SORN. For other versions of the Alfa Romeo 156 first registered in the same years, the figure is 10.7%, so Alfa Romeo 156 V6 GTAs are 6.7 times as likely to have survived.
Share still registered (licensed or SORN)
Compared with 14 other versions of the Alfa Romeo 156 first registered in the same years.
| Version | Share still registered |
|---|---|
| Alfa Romeo 156 V6 GTA | 71.4% |
| Other Alfa Romeo 156 versions of the same age | 10.7% |
Source:DfT / DVLA End of June 2026 Updated
Alfa Romeo 156 V6 GTA registrations over time
Registrations of Alfa Romeo 156 V6 GTAs for the first time in Great Britain peaked at 169 in 2003. In 2025, 0 were registered.
Registered for the first time, by year
| Year | First registrations |
|---|---|
| ’02 | 138 |
| ’03 | 169 |
| ’04 | 51 |
| ’05 | 12 |
| ’06 | 3 |
| ’07 | 0 |
| ’08 | 1 |
| ’09 | 0 |
| ’10 | 0 |
| ’11 | 1 |
| ’12 | 0 |
| ’13 | 0 |
| ’14 | 0 |
| ’15 | 0 |
| ’16 | 0 |
| ’17 | 0 |
| ’18 | 0 |
| ’19 | 0 |
| ’20 | 1 |
| ’21 | 0 |
| ’22 | 0 |
| ’23 | 0 |
| ’24 | 1 |
| ’25 | 0 |
Source:DfT / DVLA 2001 to 2025 Updated
Alfa Romeo 156 V6 GTA engine sizes and fuel types
Of the 123 Alfa Romeo 156 V6 GTAs licensed in the UK at the end of 2025, 100.0% have an engine of 3,101cc to 3,200cc.
Engine sizes, end of 2025
DVLA records engine size in 100cc bands.
| Engine size | Share of those licensed |
|---|---|
| 3,101cc to 3,200cc 123 licensed | 100.0% |
Source:DfT / DVLA End of 2014 to end of 2025 Updated
United Kingdom figures from DfT table VEH0220 (licensed cars at the end of each year, SORN excluded), so they differ slightly from the Great Britain counts elsewhere on this page. This covers cars DVLA records under this version’s name only; the Alfa Romeo 156 page covers every version. How we use engine sizes.
Alfa Romeo 156 MOT reliability
In 2025, 63.0% of Alfa Romeo 156 MOT tests were passed first time, against 72.8% for all cars. Cars of the same ages pass 60.8% of the time, so the Alfa Romeo 156 does better than average for its age, by 2.2 points.
DVSA's MOT results name the model, not the version, so these figures cover all Alfa Romeo 156s tested, the V6 GTA among them. For the full breakdown, including defects in detail and results year by year, see the Alfa Romeo 156 page.
MOT first-time pass rate by age: Alfa Romeo 156 vs all cars
Each bar pair covers cars of the same age, so an older fleet does not count against the model.
| Vehicle age | Alfa Romeo 156 | All cars |
|---|---|---|
| 20+ years | 63.1% | 61.0% |
Source:DVSA,UK Motoring analysis 2025 Updated
Most common MOT failure categories
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment is the most common reason a Alfa Romeo 156 fails. A failed test can have defects in more than one category.
| Defect category | Share of failed tests |
|---|---|
| Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | 44.0% |
| Suspension | 36.2% |
| Body, chassis, structure | 28.2% |
| Brakes | 26.5% |
| Noise, emissions and leaks | 24.4% |
| Visibility | 21.7% |
Source:DVSA,UK Motoring analysis 2025 Updated
Other versions of the Alfa Romeo 156
Versions of the Alfa Romeo 156 with their own page. The Alfa Romeo 156 page covers all 687 licensed, whatever the version.
| Version | Licensed | SORN | Still registered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alfa Romeo 156 V6 | 58 | 268 | 10.6% |
| Alfa Romeo 156 V6 GTA | 135 | 134 | 71.4% |
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Data sources and methodology
| Figures | Source | Period | Records | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Licensed and SORN counts | Vehicle licensing statistics Department for Transport | End of June 2026 | 269 Alfa Romeo 156 V6 GTA records (licensed and SORN) | 2 October 2026 |
| MOT results (whole model) | Anonymised MOT tests and results Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency Derived statistics UK Motoring | 2025 | 1,008 MOT tests | 15 September 2026 |
| Registered for the first time | Vehicle licensing statistics Department for Transport | 2001 to 2025 | – | 2 October 2026 |
- Figures cover Great Britain (England, Scotland and Wales). Northern Ireland is not included.
- Licensed counts are vehicles with a current tax or exemption at the end of each year (or the latest quarter). SORN counts are shown separately, from 2007.
- This version groups DVLA’s detailed model names “156 V6 24V GTA”, “156 V6 24V GTA SELESPEED”. Engine size, gearbox, number of doors and fuel are ignored, so every engine and gearbox counts together.
- Survival compares the number still registered (licensed or SORN) with the number first registered since 2001. Other versions are those of the same model with the same average year of first registration.
- First registrations count vehicles registered in Great Britain for the first time, including used imports.
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