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

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Pass percent:60.27%

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

Based on:48,288 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment	4598
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	2322
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	1729
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	1718
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	1497
Registration plate lamp issues	1357
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	1037
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	790
Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	732
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault \|5.4.2\|	731
Offside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	697
Registration plate issues	636
Offside Front Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	609
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	601
Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	598
Nearside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	507
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	431
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	419
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	413
Offside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	384
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	351
Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	345
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	343
Horn not working \|1.6.2a\|	334
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	315
Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits \|7.3.D.3\|	298
Rear brake binding	295
Centre Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	282
Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	274
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel \|3.1.6b\|	267
Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	267
Offside Front Upper Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	255
Brake hose excessively deteriorated	236
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	232
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	228
Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	216
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault	194
Nearside Headlamp aim aimed so that it dazzles other road users \|1.8.A.1a\|	186
Nearside Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image \|1.2.4a\|	177
Power steering pipe\|s\| or hose\|s\| leaking \|2.3.3b\|	170
Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	166
Windscreen has damage	162
Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	161
Rear Brake cable insecure	158
Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	155
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	152
Offside Headlamp aim aimed so that it dazzles other road users \|1.8.A.1a\|	151
Offside Front Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	148
Nearside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	145
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	143
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle excessive \|7.3.D.3\|	139
Windscreen wiper blade insecure	138
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	137
Nearside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	128
Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	127
Offside Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image \|1.2.4a\|	126
Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	125
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	123
Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` \|8.3.1e\|	122
Nearside Rear Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	122
Windscreen washer not working	117
Battery insecure \|1.9.1\|	112
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	105
Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	101
Brake pipe excessively corroded	98
Offside Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	94
Front brake application uneven	87
Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	87
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content at idle excessive \|7.3.D.4\|	86
Offside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	84
Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam \|1.7.5a\|	84
Fuel cap/sealing device does not fasten securely maintaining the sealing arrangement \|7.2.4b\|	83
Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	80
Nearside Brake cable insecure \|3.5.1d\|	79
Offside Rear Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	79
Nearside Front Wheel bolt\|s\| missing \|4.2.A.1e\|	79
Emissions not tested \|7.0\|	78
Nearside Front Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image \|1.2.4a\|	77
Nearside Rear Trailing arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	77
Offside Rear Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded \|5.2.6\|	75
Offside Headlamp not working on main beam \|1.7.5a\|	75
Nearside Rear Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	74
Nearside Rear Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded \|5.2.6\|	73
Offside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	72
Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a upper suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	71
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	71
Offside Front wheel bearing rough when rotated \|2.5.A.2\|	70
Offside Rear Trailing arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	70
Nearside Front Headlamp aim aimed so that it dazzles other road users \|1.8.A.1a\|	69
Power steering pipe\|s\| or hose\|s\| leaking from a joint \|2.3.3b\|	69
Nearside Rear Brake cable has wires broken and is significantly weakened \|3.5.1b\|	68
Offside Rear Brake cable has wires broken and is significantly weakened \|3.5.1b\|	68
Nearside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	67
Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	66
Front passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle \|6.2.B.1b\|	63
Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a upper suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	62
Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bearing \|2.4.G.2\|	62
Nearside Rear Tie bar/rod has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	62
Nearside Rear Wheel bolt\|s\| missing \|4.2.A.1e\|	62
Exhaust emissions hydrocarbon content after 2nd fast idle excessive \|7.3.D.3\|	61
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	60
Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	60
Service brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	60
Centre Rear Seat belt retracting mechanism defective \|5.2.5b\|	59
Offside Front constant velocity joint gaiter split \|2.5.C.1a\|	59

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 petrol ALFA ROMEO 147s year 2003

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