MOT History from tests of diesel ALFA ROMEO 147s year 2006

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Pass percent:58.39%

(The average a diesel ALFA ROMEO 147 year 2006 passes without issue)

Based on:7,147 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment	421
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	362
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	211
Registration plate lamp issues	177
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	175
Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	162
Offside Front Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	140
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault \|5.4.2\|	136
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	85
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	74
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	74
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))	71
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	68
Registration plate issues	68
Exhaust emits an excessive level of metered smoke for a turbo charged engine \|7.4.B.3b\|	63
Rear brake binding	62
Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	60
Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	59
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	59
Offside Front Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	57
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	54
Offside Front Upper Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	48
Parking brake efficiency below requirements \|1.4.2 \|a\| \|i\|\|	47
Rear Brake cable insecure	45
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	43
Windscreen washer not working	42
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	41
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	38
Horn not working \|1.6.2a\|	38
Offside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	37
Centre Rear Seat belt retracting mechanism defective \|5.2.5b\|	36
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	33
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault	33
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))	32
Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	27
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	27
Offside Front Upper Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	26
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	26
Offside Rear Macpherson strut has excessive movement at the upper attachment \|2.5.A.1c\|	26
Front passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle \|6.2.B.1b\|	25
Battery insecure \|1.9.1\|	25
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	25
Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn \|5.3.4 \|a\| \|i\|\|	25
Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	23
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel \|3.1.6b\|	22
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g))	22
Nearside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	22
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	21
Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a upper suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	21
Nearside Rear Macpherson strut has excessive movement at the upper attachment \|2.5.A.1c\|	20
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault \|7.1.6 \|a\|\|	20
Windscreen has damage	19
Offside Front Upper Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn \|5.3.4 \|a\| \|i\|\|	18
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	18
Driver`s door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle \|6.2.B.1b\|	18
Centre Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	17
Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii))	17
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	17
Nearside Brake cable insecure \|3.5.1d\|	17
Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	17
Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	17
Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	17
Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	17
Front brake excessively fluctuating	17
Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a upper suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	16
Front Sub-frame corroded and seriously weakened \|2.4.G.1\|	16
Nearside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	16
Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	16
Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))	14
Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn \|5.3.4 \|a\| \|i\|\|	14
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	14
Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a))	14
Nearside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a))	13
Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	13
Parking brake lever insecure \|3.1.3b\|	13
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	13
Service brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	13
Nearside Rear wheel bearing rough when rotated \|2.6.1\|	13
Front brake application uneven	13
Offside Front Upper Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	12
Rear Mechanical brake component has restricted free movement	12
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	12
Centre Rear Seat belt locking mechanism does not secure or release \|5.2.5a\|	12
Nearside Front Upper Front suspension has excessive movement at a wishbone pin or bush \|2.5.A.1c\|	12
Offside Front coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	11
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	11
Nearside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a))	11
Nearside Front coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	11
Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	11
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	11
Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	11
Offside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	11
Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e))	10
Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	10
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	10
Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	10
Rear brake application uneven	10
Front Sub-frame corroded and seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i))	10
Nearside Rear Rear wheel bearing rough when rotated \|2.6.1\|	10
Nearside Front Position lamp not working \|4.2.1 \|a\|\|	10
Driver`s airbag obviously defective \|5.4.1\|	10
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\|	9
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\|	9
rear parking \|secondary\| brakes imbalanced	9
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\|	9
Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect \|4.1.2 \|c\|\|	9
Nearside Headlamp aim aimed so that it dazzles other road users \|1.8.A.1a\|	9
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction \|8.2.1.2 \|h\|\|	9
Exhaust emissions exceed level of metered smoke for a turbo charged engine \|8.2.2.2 \|b\|\|	9
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	9
Exhaust emissions exceed level of metered smoke for a turbo charged engine (8.2.2.2 (b))	9
Brake hose excessively deteriorated	9
Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	9
Nearside Rear Road wheel bead rim badly distorted \|4.2.A.1a\|	9

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 2006

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