MOT History from tests of diesel ALFA ROMEO 147s year 2005

Review the list of common ALFA ROMEO 147 failures below or to perform a specific mot history check on your ALFA ROMEO then use our popular KnowYourCar service

mot history

Pass percent:57.82%

(The average a diesel ALFA ROMEO 147 year 2005 passes without issue)

Based on:11,305 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment	786
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	697
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	534
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	389
Registration plate lamp issues	325
Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	320
Offside Front Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	297
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault \|5.4.2\|	270
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	197
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	185
Exhaust emits an excessive level of metered smoke for a turbo charged engine \|7.4.B.3b\|	170
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	125
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	121
Registration plate issues	111
Rear brake binding	110
Offside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	110
Offside Front Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	106
Offside Front Upper Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	103
Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	98
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	92
Horn not working \|1.6.2a\|	90
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	87
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	87
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel \|3.1.6b\|	84
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	84
Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	74
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	70
Nearside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	67
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	66
Offside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	64
Rear Brake cable insecure	64
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault	61
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	60
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))	50
Centre Rear Seat belt retracting mechanism defective \|5.2.5b\|	46
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))	45
Windscreen washer not working	44
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	44
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	42
Brake hose excessively deteriorated	42
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	42
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	41
Exhaust emits excessive smoke or vapour of any colour \|7.4.B.4\|	40
Windscreen has damage	38
Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	37
Parking brake efficiency below requirements \|1.4.2 \|a\| \|i\|\|	37
Nearside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	36
Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	36
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	36
Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	35
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	34
Offside Front Upper Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	34
Battery insecure \|1.9.1\|	32
Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	27
Front brake application uneven	27
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	27
Front brake excessively fluctuating	26
Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` \|8.3.1e\|	26
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault \|7.1.6 \|a\|\|	26
Offside Side repeater incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	26
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	26
Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	26
Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a upper suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	25
Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	25
Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	24
Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	24
Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	24
Rear brake application uneven	24
Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bearing \|2.4.G.2\|	24
Offside Headlamp aim aimed so that it dazzles other road users \|1.8.A.1a\|	23
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	23
Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a upper suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	22
Offside Rear wheel bearing rough when rotated \|2.6.1\|	22
Nearside Side repeater incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	22
Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a))	21
Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	21
Parking brake lever insecure \|3.1.3b\|	20
Centre Rear Seat belt locking mechanism does not secure or release \|5.2.5a\|	20
Driver`s airbag obviously defective \|5.4.1\|	19
Rear Mechanical brake component has restricted free movement	19
Nearside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	19
Parking brake lever, pawl mechanism pivots or their associated mountings are insecure \|3.1.4b\|	19
Fuel system component leaking \|7.2.3\|	19
Power steering pipe\|s\| or hose\|s\| leaking \|2.3.3b\|	18
Nearside Headlamp aim aimed so that it dazzles other road users \|1.8.A.1a\|	18
Nearside Rear wheel bearing rough when rotated \|2.6.1\|	18
Offside Front Upper Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn \|5.3.4 \|a\| \|i\|\|	18
Offside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	18
Offside Front Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bearing \|2.4.G.2\|	18
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	18
Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn \|5.3.4 \|a\| \|i\|\|	17
Front Sub-frame corroded and seriously weakened \|2.4.G.1\|	17
Windscreen wiper blade insecure	17
Emissions not tested \|7.0\|	16
Front passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle \|6.2.B.1b\|	16
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g))	16
Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii))	16
Offside Upper Front suspension has excessive movement at a wishbone pin or bush \|2.5.A.1c\|	16
Nearside Rear Macpherson strut has excessive movement at the upper attachment \|2.5.A.1c\|	16
Nearside Front Upper Front suspension has excessive movement at a wishbone pin or bush \|2.5.A.1c\|	16
Nearside Rear passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle \|6.2.B.1c\|	16
Nearside Upper Front suspension has excessive movement at a wishbone pin or bush \|2.5.A.1c\|	16
Offside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	16
Offside Front Upper Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn \|5.3.4 \|a\| \|i\|\|	15
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\|	15
Offside Rear Macpherson strut has excessive movement at the upper attachment \|2.5.A.1c\|	15
Nearside Front constant velocity joint gaiter damaged to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc \|2.5.C.1a\|	15
Horn not working \|7.7 \|a\| \|ii\|\|	15
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\|	15
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\|	15
Nearside Rear Brake cable has wires broken and is significantly weakened \|3.5.1b\|	15
Offside Front Front suspension has excessive play in a upper suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	15
Nearside Brake cable has wires broken and is significantly weakened \|3.5.1b\|	15

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.

Got suggestions? We’re improving this section all the time. If you have any suggestions, please let us know.

MOT History from tests of diesel ALFA ROMEO 147s year 2005

Find us on Facebook