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

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Pass percent:63.68%

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

Based on:9,337 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment	566
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	372
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	237
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	219
Registration plate lamp issues	186
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault \|5.4.2\|	182
Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	181
Offside Front Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	120
Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	93
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	90
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	88
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	85
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	85
Offside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	73
Offside Front Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	65
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))	63
Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	61
Rear Brake cable insecure	58
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	55
Horn not working \|1.6.2a\|	53
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	52
Registration plate issues	51
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	50
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))	47
Rear brake binding	46
Offside Front Upper Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	46
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	43
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	42
Parking brake efficiency below requirements \|1.4.2 \|a\| \|i\|\|	42
Nearside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	40
Centre Rear Seat belt retracting mechanism defective \|5.2.5b\|	40
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault	38
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel \|3.1.6b\|	38
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	37
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault \|7.1.6 \|a\|\|	37
Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	36
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	34
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	33
Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	32
Nearside Rear Macpherson strut has excessive movement at the upper attachment \|2.5.A.1c\|	32
Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	30
Offside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	30
Offside Rear Macpherson strut has excessive movement at the upper attachment \|2.5.A.1c\|	29
Offside Front Upper Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	29
Windscreen washer not working	28
Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn \|5.3.4 \|a\| \|i\|\|	28
Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits \|7.3.D.3\|	26
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	25
Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	25
Parking brake lever insecure \|3.1.3b\|	24
Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a upper suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	23
Front passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle \|6.2.B.1b\|	23
Offside Front Upper Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn \|5.3.4 \|a\| \|i\|\|	23
Nearside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	23
Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	23
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	22
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	21
Centre Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	21
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	20
Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	20
Centre Rear Seat belt locking mechanism does not secure or release \|5.2.5a\|	19
Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` \|8.3.1e\|	19
Offside Front Upper Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	18
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	18
Windscreen has damage	18
Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value \|1.4.2 \|a\| \|ii\|\|	17
Battery insecure \|1.9.1\|	17
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	17
Nearside Brake cable insecure \|3.5.1d\|	17
Front brake application uneven	17
Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a upper suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	16
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	16
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	16
Driver`s door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle \|6.2.B.1b\|	16
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))	16
Fuel cap/sealing device does not fasten securely maintaining the sealing arrangement \|7.2.4b\|	16
Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	15
rear parking \|secondary\| brakes imbalanced	15
Front brake excessively fluctuating	15
Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	14
Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	14
Rear brake application uneven	14
Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	13
Offside Front Position lamp not working \|4.2.1 \|a\|\|	13
Nearside Headlamp insecure \|1.7.3\|	13
Nearside Upper Front suspension has excessive movement at a wishbone pin or bush \|2.5.A.1c\|	13
Horn not working (7.7 (a) (ii))	13
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle excessive \|7.3.D.3\|	13
Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	13
Driver`s airbag obviously defective \|5.4.1\|	13
Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	12
Nearside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a))	12
Central Rear Seat belt retracting mechanism defective \|5.2.5b\|	12
Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	12
Offside Headlamp insecure \|1.7.3\|	12
Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii))	12
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\|	11
Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a))	11
Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))	11

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 2006

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