MOT History from tests of diesel ALFA ROMEO 147s year 2007

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Pass percent:59.29%

(The average a diesel ALFA ROMEO 147 year 2007 passes without issue)

Based on:7,494 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment	573
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	311
Registration plate lamp issues	204
Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	148
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	146
Offside Front Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	141
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	134
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))	130
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	78
Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	67
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	65
Offside Front Upper Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	59
Registration plate issues	57
Front passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle \|6.2.B.1b\|	56
Offside Front Upper Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	53
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	52
Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	52
Offside Front Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	49
Exhaust emits an excessive level of metered smoke for a turbo charged engine \|7.4.B.3b\|	49
Windscreen washer not working	48
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	47
Horn not working \|1.6.2a\|	46
Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	46
Offside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	45
Rear Brake cable insecure	44
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	44
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	44
Driver`s door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle \|6.2.B.1b\|	43
Parking brake efficiency below requirements \|1.4.2 \|a\| \|i\|\|	42
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	42
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	38
Offside Front Upper Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn \|5.3.4 \|a\| \|i\|\|	37
Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii))	37
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel \|3.1.6b\|	37
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	35
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	35
Rear brake binding	35
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	35
Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn \|5.3.4 \|a\| \|i\|\|	33
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	27
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	27
Windscreen has damage	26
Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	24
Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a))	24
Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	23
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault \|5.4.2\|	23
Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	22
Nearside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	22
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g))	21
Front brake excessively fluctuating	21
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault	20
Offside Front Upper Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	20
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	20
Battery insecure \|1.9.1\|	20
Nearside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a))	19
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	19
Offside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	19
Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	18
Offside Front Upper Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn \|5.3.4 \|a\| \|i\|\|	17
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	17
Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	17
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))	16
Nearside Front passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle \|6.2.B.1b\|	16
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	16
Horn not working (7.7 (a))	15
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction \|8.2.2.2 \|g\|\|	15
Centre Rear Seat belt retracting mechanism defective \|5.2.5b\|	15
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	15
Nearside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	15
Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	15
Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturer`s specified limit \|8.2.2.2 \|a\|\|	15
Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	15
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	14
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))	14
Offside Upper Front suspension has excessive movement at a wishbone pin or bush \|2.5.A.1c\|	14
Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a upper suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	14
Horn not working (7.7 (a) (ii))	14
Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` \|8.3.1e\|	13
Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))	13
Front brake application uneven	13
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	13
Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	13
Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	13
Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a upper suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	13
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))	12
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))	12
Exhaust emissions exceed level of metered smoke for a turbo charged engine \|8.2.2.2 \|b\|\|	12
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	12
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))	12
Nearside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a))	12
Offside Front coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	12
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn \|5.3.4 \|a\| \|i\|\|	12
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction \|8.2.1.2 \|h\|\|	12
Front Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	12
Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value \|1.4.2 \|a\| \|ii\|\|	11
Offside Rear Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	11
Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm rubber mounting deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	11
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	11
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	11
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	11
Exhaust emissions exceed level of metered smoke for a turbo charged engine (8.2.2.2 (b))	11
Front passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle \|6.2.3 \|a\|\|	10
Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))	10
Offside Front Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i))	10
Nearside Front Front passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle \|6.2.B.1b\|	10
Offside Front Upper Suspension arm rubber mounting deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	10
Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a))	10
Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))	10
Nearside Upper Front suspension has excessive movement at a wishbone pin or bush \|2.5.A.1c\|	10
Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a))	10
Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	10
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn \|5.3.4 \|a\| \|i\|\|	10
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	10
Nearside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength outer sill (5.3.6 (a) (i))	10
Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	10
Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn \|5.3.4 \|a\| \|i\|\|	10
Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak	10

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 2007

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