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

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Pass percent:59.76%

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

Based on:7,186 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment	551
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	311
Registration plate lamp issues	199
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	142
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))	100
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	75
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	62
Offside Front Upper Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	59
Registration plate issues	57
Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	57
Front passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle \|6.2.B.1b\|	56
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
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
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	44
Offside Front Upper Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	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
Windscreen washer not working	41
Rear Brake cable insecure	40
Offside Front Upper Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn \|5.3.4 \|a\| \|i\|\|	37
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel \|3.1.6b\|	37
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	36
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	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
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	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
Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii))	25
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
Front brake excessively fluctuating	21
Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	20
Battery insecure \|1.9.1\|	20
Offside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	19
Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	18
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	18
Offside Front Upper Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn \|5.3.4 \|a\| \|i\|\|	17
Nearside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a))	17
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	17
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault	16
Nearside Front passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle \|6.2.B.1b\|	16
Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a))	16
Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	16
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	16
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction \|8.2.2.2 \|g\|\|	15
Centre Rear Seat belt retracting mechanism defective \|5.2.5b\|	15
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	15
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))	15
Nearside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	15
Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturer`s specified limit \|8.2.2.2 \|a\|\|	15
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g))	15
Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	15
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	14
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	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
Front brake application uneven	13
Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	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
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
Offside Front coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	12
Offside Front Upper Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	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
Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	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 Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))	11
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	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
Horn not working (7.7 (a))	10
Front passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle \|6.2.3 \|a\|\|	10
Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))	10
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))	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
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
Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	10
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	10
Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn \|5.3.4 \|a\| \|i\|\|	10
Nearside Front Position lamp not working \|4.2.1 \|a\|\|	9
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))	9
Offside Headlamp not working on main beam \|1.7.5a\|	9
Parking brake lever insecure \|3.1.3b\|	9
Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))	9
Nearside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	9
Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))	9
Nearside Front Upper Front suspension has excessive movement at a wishbone pin or bush \|2.5.A.1c\|	9
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|4.1.1 \|a\| \|ii\|\|	9
Offside Rear wheel bearing rough when rotated \|2.6.1\|	9
Horn not working \|7.7 \|a\| \|ii\|\|	9
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	9
Nearside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a))	9
Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	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 2007

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