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

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Pass percent:59.72%

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

Based on:24,559 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment	2173
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	1221
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	1183
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	943
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	836
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	755
Registration plate lamp issues	673
Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	471
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault \|5.4.2\|	464
Offside Front Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	373
Offside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	301
Registration plate issues	271
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	261
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	255
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	245
Offside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	230
Nearside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	228
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	223
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	223
Rear brake binding	218
Horn not working \|1.6.2a\|	210
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	208
Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	203
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	194
Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	152
Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	149
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel \|3.1.6b\|	148
Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	139
Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits \|7.3.D.3\|	136
Offside Front Upper Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	135
Centre Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	135
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	134
Rear Brake cable insecure	133
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault	117
Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	112
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	105
Brake hose excessively deteriorated	96
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	94
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	94
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	88
Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	84
Windscreen washer not working	81
Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	80
Brake pipe excessively corroded	79
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	77
Offside Front Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	76
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle excessive \|7.3.D.3\|	75
Centre Rear Seat belt retracting mechanism defective \|5.2.5b\|	75
Nearside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	71
Front brake application uneven	69
Power steering pipe\|s\| or hose\|s\| leaking \|2.3.3b\|	69
Nearside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	67
Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	67
Windscreen has damage	60
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	58
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	57
Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	56
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	56
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content at idle excessive \|7.3.D.4\|	56
Nearside Brake cable insecure \|3.5.1d\|	56
Battery insecure \|1.9.1\|	53
Offside Headlamp aim aimed so that it dazzles other road users \|1.8.A.1a\|	52
Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	51
Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	48
Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	47
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault \|7.1.6 \|a\|\|	46
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))	46
Fuel cap/sealing device does not fasten securely maintaining the sealing arrangement \|7.2.4b\|	46
Parking brake efficiency below requirements \|1.4.2 \|a\| \|i\|\|	45
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))	45
Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam \|1.7.5a\|	45
Windscreen wiper blade insecure	45
Nearside Side repeater insecure \|1.4.A.2b\|	43
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	43
Nearside Headlamp aim aimed so that it dazzles other road users \|1.8.A.1a\|	42
Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` \|8.3.1e\|	42
Rear Mechanical brake component has restricted free movement	40
Nearside Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image \|1.2.4a\|	39
Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a upper suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	39
Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bearing \|2.4.G.2\|	38
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	37
Nearside Front Wheel bolt\|s\| missing \|4.2.A.1e\|	36
Nearside Rear Wheel bolt\|s\| missing \|4.2.A.1e\|	35
Front Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	34
Front brake excessively fluctuating	34
Centre Rear Seat belt locking mechanism does not secure or release \|5.2.5a\|	34
Rear brake application uneven	34
Front passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle \|6.2.B.1b\|	34
Offside Brake cable insecure \|3.5.1d\|	34
Offside Headlamp not working on main beam \|1.7.5a\|	33
Offside Front Power steering pipe\|s\| or hose\|s\| leaking \|2.3.3b\|	33
Offside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	31
Driver`s airbag obviously defective \|5.4.1\|	31
Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	31
Offside Front wheel bearing rough when rotated \|2.5.A.2\|	31
Nearside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	30
Service brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	30

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 2004

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