New registrations in Europe
21,580 new Alfa Romeo 159 cars registered in the EU, Norway and Iceland between 2010 and 2022, from the European Environment Agency's CO₂ monitoring of every new car. In 2022 the largest markets were Italy (1).
| Year | New cars | CO₂ g/km |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1 | 157 (WLTP) |
| 2020 | 1 | 157 (NEDC) |
| 2019 | 7 | 152 (WLTP) |
| 2018 | 2 | 159 (NEDC) |
| 2017 | 5 | 172 (NEDC) |
| 2016 | 7 | — |
| 2015 | 6 | — |
| 2014 | 16 | — |
| 2013 | 271 | — |
| 2012 | 3,915 | — |
| 2011 | 4,789 | — |
| 2010 | 12,560 | — |
Averages are weighted by registrations; CO₂ is the type-approval value (NEDC until the WLTP switch). European Environment Agency, CO₂ emissions from new passenger cars · re-use permitted with acknowledgement
Year by year
| Year | New in Europe | Licensed in the UK |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 271 | — |
| 2012 | 3,915 | 69 |
| 2011 159 | 4,789 | 345 |
| 2010 159 | 12,560 | 494 |
| 2009 159 | — | 462 |
| 2008 159 | — | 401 |
| 2007 159 | — | 351 |
| 2006 159 | — | 114 |
| 2005 | — | — |
New in Europe: registration year (European Environment Agency) · UK: year of manufacture, end of 2025 (DfT/DVLA) · MOT: year of first registration, tests in 2023 (DVSA) · Finland: year of first registration (Traficom) · a year gets its own page when at least three of these cover it
In New Zealand
350 159 cars are on the New Zealand register; 8% arrived as used imports.
| Model year | Registered | Sold new in NZ | Used imports |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 27 | 22 | 5 |
| 2011 | 38 | 33 | 2 |
| 2010 | 39 | 35 | 4 |
| 2009 | 43 | 38 | 5 |
| 2008 | 71 | 60 | 8 |
| 2007 | 100 | 95 | 3 |
| 2006 | 30 | 30 | 0 |
| 1984 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi, Motor Vehicle Register (March 2026) · CC BY 4.0
In the Netherlands
2,416 159 cars are on Dutch roads; 26% arrived later as imports. Open a year for APK defects, odometer checks and colours.
| First registered | On the road | Median list price |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 103 | €39,648 |
| 2011 | 217 | €39,256 |
| 2010 | 376 | €38,591 |
| 2009 | 324 | €36,850 |
| 2008 | 448 | €34,588 |
| 2007 | 486 | €35,693 |
| 2006 | 441 | €37,961 |
| 2005 | 21 | €39,619 |
RDW Open Data: registered vehicles (CC0) · list price is the manufacturer's catalogue price when new
In Finland
523 159 cars were in use in Finland on 30 Jun 2026: 52% petrol, 48% diesel. Mileage is the odometer reading at the last inspection.
| First registered | In use | Average mileage |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 9 | 189,000 km |
| 2012 | 25 | 211,000 km |
| 2011 | 47 | 233,000 km |
| 2010 | 83 | 235,000 km |
| 2009 | 31 | 233,000 km |
| 2008 | 101 | 236,000 km |
| 2007 | 104 | 249,000 km |
| 2006 | 123 | 245,000 km |
Traficom (Finnish Transport and Communications Agency), open data on vehicles in use, 30 Jun 2026 · CC BY 4.0
Road collisions in Great Britain
From 2021 to 2025, 54 159 cars were involved in road collisions in Great Britain that injured someone and were reported to the police. 1 of those collisions were fatal and 12 caused serious injuries. As with any count, models with more cars on British roads appear more often.
| Year | Cars in injury collisions | Fatal | Serious |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 11 | 0 | 4 |
| 2022 | 23 | 1 | 5 |
| 2021 | 20 | 0 | 3 |
Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data 2021–2025 · Open Government Licence v3.0 · how we count
In the United Kingdom
2,238 159 cars were licensed for the road at the end of 2025, by year of manufacture.
| Built | Licensed | Off the road (SORN) |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 1 | — |
| 2014 | 1 | — |
| 2012 | 69 | 19 |
| 2011 | 345 | 82 |
| 2010 | 494 | 157 |
| 2009 | 462 | 300 |
| 2008 | 401 | 371 |
| 2007 | 351 | 469 |
| 2006 | 114 | 279 |
| 2005 | 0 | 3 |
Department for Transport and DVLA, vehicle licensing statistics (table VEH0124) · Open Government Licence v3.0
MOT test results in Great Britain
4,132 159 cars took their annual MOT test in 2023; 56% passed first time, against 59% for all cars of the same ages. Older cars fail more often, so compare a year with the same year of other cars.
| First registered | Tests | Passed first time |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 495 | 58% |
| 2010 | 736 | 58% |
| 2009 | 903 | 58% |
| 2008 | 825 | 54% |
| 2007 | 855 | 57% |
| 2006 | 318 | 53% |
Why they fail
Share of all first tests that ended in a fail because of each part of the car (one test can fail on several).
| Area | 159 | All cars, same ages |
|---|---|---|
| Suspension | 20.4% | 16.4% |
| Brakes | 16.1% | 10.7% |
| Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | 14.8% | 19.0% |
| Tyres | 9.2% | 7.5% |
| Noise, emissions and leaks | 8.3% | 5.5% |
| Body, chassis, structure | 6.8% | 6.5% |
| Visibility | 5.2% | 6.5% |
| Steering | 3.5% | 3.1% |
DVSA anonymised MOT tests and results, 2023 (Department for Transport) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · first tests of cars only; a fix made at the test station within the hour still counts as a fail