MOT History from tests of diesel ALFA ROMEO 147s year 2004

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Pass percent:54.77%

(The average a diesel ALFA ROMEO 147 year 2004 passes without issue)

Based on:12,890 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment	1365
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	819
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	610
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	492
Registration plate lamp issues	474
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	462
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	447
Offside Front Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	368
Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	368
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault \|5.4.2\|	283
Exhaust emits an excessive level of metered smoke for a turbo charged engine \|7.4.B.3b\|	270
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	179
Registration plate issues	176
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	169
Offside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	159
Nearside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	156
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	156
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	148
Offside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	146
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	142
Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	141
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	140
Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	125
Rear brake binding	117
Offside Front Upper Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	114
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	108
Horn not working \|1.6.2a\|	107
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault	100
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel \|3.1.6b\|	91
Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	90
Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	83
Offside Front Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	82
Rear Brake cable insecure	75
Brake hose excessively deteriorated	73
Windscreen has damage	71
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	71
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	71
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	70
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	60
Centre Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	53
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	52
Nearside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	52
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	51
Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	50
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	49
Battery insecure \|1.9.1\|	45
Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	45
Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	45
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	44
Exhaust emits excessive smoke or vapour of any colour \|7.4.B.4\|	42
Nearside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	42
Nearside Headlamp aim aimed so that it dazzles other road users \|1.8.A.1a\|	41
Power steering pipe\|s\| or hose\|s\| leaking \|2.3.3b\|	41
Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	40
Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	37
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	37
Parking brake efficiency below requirements \|1.4.2 \|a\| \|i\|\|	36
Fuel system component leaking \|7.2.3\|	35
Offside Headlamp aim aimed so that it dazzles other road users \|1.8.A.1a\|	35
Nearside Rear Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded \|5.2.6\|	34
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))	33
Offside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	32
Nearside Brake cable insecure \|3.5.1d\|	32
Driver`s airbag obviously defective \|5.4.1\|	31
Front Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	31
Front brake application uneven	30
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))	29
Nearside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	29
Offside Front Upper Suspension arm ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.4.G.2\|	29
Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bearing \|2.4.G.2\|	28
Centre Rear Seat belt retracting mechanism defective \|5.2.5b\|	28
Windscreen wiper blade insecure	28
Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` \|8.3.1e\|	27
Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam \|1.7.5a\|	27
Offside Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image \|1.2.4a\|	27
Parking brake lever insecure \|3.1.3b\|	26
Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	26
Offside Rear Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded \|5.2.6\|	26
Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	26
Windscreen washer not working	25
Nearside Rear Wheel bolt\|s\| missing \|4.2.A.1e\|	25
Nearside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	25
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault \|7.1.6 \|a\|\|	25
Nearside Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image \|1.2.4a\|	24
Nearside Front Wheel bolt\|s\| missing \|4.2.A.1e\|	23
Rear Mechanical brake component has restricted free movement	23
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\|	23
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	22
Nearside Front Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded \|5.2.6\|	22
Offside Front Upper Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	21
Offside Front Upper Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn \|5.3.4 \|a\| \|i\|\|	20
Offside Front Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bearing \|2.4.G.2\|	20
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	20
Offside Brake cable insecure \|3.5.1d\|	20
Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	20
Offside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	20
Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm rubber mounting deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	20
Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn \|5.3.4 \|a\| \|i\|\|	20
Brake pipe excessively corroded	20
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\|	19
Nearside Front Direction indicator not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	19
Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	19
Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	19
Emissions not tested \|7.0\|	19
Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.4.G.2\|	19
Nearside Front Subframe mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	18
Nearside Side repeater insecure \|1.4.A.2b\|	18

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 2004

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