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

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Pass percent:63.08%

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

Based on:15,560 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment	1054
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	666
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	647
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	407
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault \|5.4.2\|	375
Registration plate lamp issues	375
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	318
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	304
Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	292
Offside Front Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	274
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	165
Offside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	130
Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	129
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	129
Rear brake binding	129
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	128
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	122
Registration plate issues	116
Offside Front Upper Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	111
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	106
Horn not working \|1.6.2a\|	105
Rear Brake cable insecure	104
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	103
Nearside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	99
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\|	88
Offside Front Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	80
Offside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	77
Centre Rear Seat belt retracting mechanism defective \|5.2.5b\|	77
Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	75
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	74
Centre Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	71
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	70
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault	64
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	63
Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits \|7.3.D.3\|	59
Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	57
Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	56
Nearside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	54
Windscreen washer not working	53
Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	52
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	51
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	49
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))	48
Parking brake efficiency below requirements \|1.4.2 \|a\| \|i\|\|	47
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault \|7.1.6 \|a\|\|	46
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	42
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))	41
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	41
Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	40
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	39
Offside Side repeater incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	38
Nearside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	38
Front brake application uneven	35
Brake hose excessively deteriorated	35
Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	35
Centre Rear Seat belt locking mechanism does not secure or release \|5.2.5a\|	34
Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	34
Rear Mechanical brake component has restricted free movement	34
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	33
Windscreen has damage	33
Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	30
Front brake excessively fluctuating	30
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	29
Nearside Side repeater incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	29
Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn \|5.3.4 \|a\| \|i\|\|	29
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	28
Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	28
Nearside Brake cable insecure \|3.5.1d\|	28
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	27
Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a upper suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	27
Battery insecure \|1.9.1\|	25
Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` \|8.3.1e\|	25
Offside Headlamp aim aimed so that it dazzles other road users \|1.8.A.1a\|	25
Brake pipe excessively corroded	24
Offside Front Upper Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	24
Fuel cap/sealing device does not fasten securely maintaining the sealing arrangement \|7.2.4b\|	24
Offside Front Upper Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn \|5.3.4 \|a\| \|i\|\|	24
Nearside Front Position lamp not working \|4.2.1 \|a\|\|	24
Parking brake lever insecure \|3.1.3b\|	23
Nearside Rear Macpherson strut has excessive movement at the upper attachment \|2.5.A.1c\|	22
Power steering pipe\|s\| or hose\|s\| leaking \|2.3.3b\|	22
Offside Rear reflector missing \|1.5.1a\|	22
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle excessive \|7.3.D.3\|	22
Offside Brake cable insecure \|3.5.1d\|	22
Offside Front Position lamp not working \|4.2.1 \|a\|\|	21
Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bearing \|2.4.G.2\|	20
Nearside Headlamp aim aimed so that it dazzles other road users \|1.8.A.1a\|	20
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content at idle excessive \|7.3.D.4\|	20
Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	19
Windscreen wiper blade insecure	19
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\|	19
Nearside Front Direction indicator not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	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 Side repeater insecure \|1.4.A.2b\|	18
Service brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	18
Offside Front Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bearing \|2.4.G.2\|	18
Nearside Rear Brake cable has wires broken and is significantly weakened \|3.5.1b\|	18
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	18
Offside Front Direction indicator not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	18
Nearside Front Wheel bolt\|s\| missing \|4.2.A.1e\|	18
Nearside Front Upper Front suspension has excessive movement at a wishbone pin or bush \|2.5.A.1c\|	18
Offside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	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 petrol ALFA ROMEO 147s year 2005

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