MOT History from tests of diesel ALFA ROMEO 147s year 2003

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Pass percent:54.30%

(The average a diesel ALFA ROMEO 147 year 2003 passes without issue)

Based on:12,362 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment	1305
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	710
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	623
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	472
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	433
Exhaust emits an excessive level of metered smoke for a turbo charged engine \|7.4.B.3b\|	428
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	397
Registration plate lamp issues	381
Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	376
Offside Front Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	313
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault \|5.4.2\|	249
Registration plate issues	206
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	193
Offside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	166
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	161
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	160
Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	153
Nearside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	144
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	128
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	127
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	126
Horn not working \|1.6.2a\|	124
Offside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	121
Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	117
Offside Front Upper Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	107
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	101
Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	93
Offside Front Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	91
Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	88
Rear brake binding	85
Windscreen has damage	82
Brake hose excessively deteriorated	75
Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	74
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel \|3.1.6b\|	73
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault	73
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	69
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	66
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	66
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	62
Nearside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	60
Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	59
Offside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	57
Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	55
Nearside Headlamp aim aimed so that it dazzles other road users \|1.8.A.1a\|	50
Nearside Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image \|1.2.4a\|	49
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	48
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	46
Centre Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	44
Offside Headlamp aim aimed so that it dazzles other road users \|1.8.A.1a\|	43
Nearside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	43
Battery insecure \|1.9.1\|	43
Exhaust emits excessive smoke or vapour of any colour \|7.4.B.4\|	41
Power steering pipe\|s\| or hose\|s\| leaking \|2.3.3b\|	40
Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a upper suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	39
Windscreen wiper blade insecure	39
Offside Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	38
Rear Brake cable insecure	38
Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	37
Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a upper suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	36
Nearside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	35
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	35
Offside Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image \|1.2.4a\|	34
Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	34
Nearside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	34
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	33
Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	32
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	32
Fuel system component leaking \|7.2.3\|	32
Nearside Rear Macpherson strut has excessive movement at the upper attachment \|2.5.A.1c\|	32
Nearside Rear Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	32
Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	31
Offside Headlamp not working on main beam \|1.7.5a\|	30
Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	29
Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam \|1.7.5a\|	28
Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` \|8.3.1e\|	28
Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	27
Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	26
Nearside Front constant velocity joint gaiter damaged to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc \|2.5.C.1a\|	26
Front brake application uneven	25
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	24
Nearside Front constant velocity joint gaiter split \|2.5.C.1a\|	24
Brake pipe excessively corroded	24
Nearside Front constant velocity joint gaiter deteriorated to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc \|2.5.C.1a\|	23
Nearside Front Upper Front suspension has excessive movement at a wishbone pin or bush \|2.5.A.1c\|	22
Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.4.G.2\|	22
Offside Obligatory mirror insecure \|8.1.1\|	21
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))	21
Windscreen washer not working	21
Front Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	21
Nearside Front Direction indicator not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	21
Nearside Upper Front suspension has excessive movement at a wishbone pin or bush \|2.5.A.1c\|	20
Emissions not tested \|7.0\|	20
Service brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	20
Parking brake efficiency below requirements \|1.4.2 \|a\| \|i\|\|	19
Nearside Front Headlamp aim aimed so that it dazzles other road users \|1.8.A.1a\|	19
Offside Front Headlamp aim aimed so that it dazzles other road users \|1.8.A.1a\|	19
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	19
Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	19
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))	19
Nearside Front Subframe mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	18
Nearside Front Front constant velocity joint gaiter split \|2.5.C.1a\|	18
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	18
Rear brake application uneven	18
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault \|7.1.6 \|a\|\|	18
Offside Rear Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	18
Nearside Rear Brake cable has wires broken and is significantly weakened \|3.5.1b\|	18
Offside Front wheel bearing rough when rotated \|2.5.A.2\|	18
Nearside Front Front constant velocity joint gaiter damaged to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc \|2.5.C.1a\|	18
Offside Front brake disc excessively pitted \|3.5.1h\|	18
Fuel cap/sealing device does not fasten securely maintaining the sealing arrangement \|7.2.4b\|	17
Nearside Rear Trailing arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	17
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	17
Offside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	17
Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bearing \|2.4.G.2\|	17
Offside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	17
Nearside Rear Wheel bolt\|s\| missing \|4.2.A.1e\|	17

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.

Please note: We take the data from the DVSA. This data is raw and can contain typos and spelling mistakes that garages may have entered while recording a MOT result. Specifically miss-match on names of models and makes. We are constantly cleaning the data so bear with the odd issue.

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MOT History from tests of diesel ALFA ROMEO 147s year 2003

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