MOT History from tests of petrol ALFA ROMEO 147s year 2002

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Pass percent:56.53%

(The average a petrol ALFA ROMEO 147 year 2002 passes without issue)

Based on:68,511 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment	7376
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	3586
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	2742
Registration plate lamp issues	2692
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	2607
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	2332
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	1553
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault \|5.4.2\|	1436
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	1330
Registration plate issues	1158
Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	1128
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	1074
Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	1041
Offside Front Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	895
Offside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	770
Nearside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	753
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	672
Offside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	621
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	587
Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	580
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	561
Centre Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	557
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	540
Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	537
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	514
Horn not working \|1.6.2a\|	496
Brake hose excessively deteriorated	494
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	484
Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits \|7.3.D.3\|	469
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel \|3.1.6b\|	453
Nearside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	447
Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	424
Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	412
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	399
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault	394
Nearside Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image \|1.2.4a\|	394
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle excessive \|7.3.D.3\|	391
Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	381
Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	361
Rear brake binding	356
Offside Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	351
Offside Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image \|1.2.4a\|	338
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	333
Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	304
Rear Brake cable insecure	303
Nearside Headlamp aim aimed so that it dazzles other road users \|1.8.A.1a\|	296
Offside Front Upper Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	290
Windscreen has damage	287
Offside Front Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	282
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	281
Offside Headlamp aim aimed so that it dazzles other road users \|1.8.A.1a\|	281
Windscreen wiper blade insecure	241
Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	231
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	224
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	215
Offside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	195
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content at idle excessive \|7.3.D.4\|	195
Power steering pipe\|s\| or hose\|s\| leaking \|2.3.3b\|	195
Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	193
Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	183
Nearside Rear Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded \|5.2.6\|	180
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	180
Offside Front Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	178
Offside Rear Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded \|5.2.6\|	177
Nearside Rear Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	175
Nearside Front Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image \|1.2.4a\|	167
Nearside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	164
Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a upper suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	163
Centre Rear Seat belt retracting mechanism defective \|5.2.5b\|	160
Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` \|8.3.1e\|	157
Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	152
Nearside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	149
Front brake application uneven	149
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	149
Nearside Front Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	148
Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	148
Front passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle \|6.2.B.1b\|	147
Emissions not tested \|7.0\|	146
Offside Rear Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	142
Nearside Side repeater insecure \|1.4.A.2b\|	139
Offside Front Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded \|5.2.6\|	138
Fuel cap/sealing device does not fasten securely maintaining the sealing arrangement \|7.2.4b\|	137
Nearside Front Wheel bolt\|s\| missing \|4.2.A.1e\|	137
Exhaust emissions hydrocarbon content after 2nd fast idle excessive \|7.3.D.3\|	135
Nearside Rear Trailing arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	134
Offside Front Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image \|1.2.4a\|	133
Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	133
Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	132
Nearside Front constant velocity joint gaiter split \|2.5.C.1a\|	128
Offside Rear Trailing arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	128
Nearside Brake cable insecure \|3.5.1d\|	127
Battery insecure \|1.9.1\|	126
Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam \|1.7.5a\|	125
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	125
Nearside Front Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded \|5.2.6\|	122
Nearside Front Headlamp aim aimed so that it dazzles other road users \|1.8.A.1a\|	121
Nearside Rear Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	120
Offside Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded \|5.2.6\|	119
Offside Front Headlamp aim aimed so that it dazzles other road users \|1.8.A.1a\|	117
Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	111
Nearside Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded \|5.2.6\|	111
Centre Rear Seat belt locking mechanism does not secure or release \|5.2.5a\|	111
Rear Exhaust has part of the system excessively deteriorated \|7.1.1a\|	108
Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	107
Driver`s airbag obviously defective \|5.4.1\|	106
Offside Front wheel bearing rough when rotated \|2.5.A.2\|	105
Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a upper suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	105
Nearside Rear Brake cable has wires broken and is significantly weakened \|3.5.1b\|	105
Offside Front Direction indicator not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	103
Nearside Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	103
Offside Rear Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	102
Nearside Rear Wheel bolt\|s\| missing \|4.2.A.1e\|	100
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	99
Offside Front constant velocity joint gaiter split \|2.5.C.1a\|	99
Nearside Front Direction indicator not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	98
Nearside Front Front constant velocity joint gaiter split \|2.5.C.1a\|	98
Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	98
Offside Front Wheel bolt\|s\| missing \|4.2.A.1e\|	96
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	96
Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	94
Offside Headlamp not working on main beam \|1.7.5a\|	93

We get to these numbers by trawling through over 1 billion MOT test results since 2004 and crunched the numbers. We remove anything to do with Tyres, as they are model independent and group together common non-model specific issues. We are trying to get to a picture of what models have what issues.

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MOT History from tests of petrol ALFA ROMEO 147s year 2002

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