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

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Pass percent:64.71%

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

Based on:7,666 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment	504
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	186
Registration plate lamp issues	160
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	145
Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	134
Offside Front Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	125
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	94
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))	87
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	66
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	65
Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	61
Windscreen washer not working	60
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	59
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	58
Offside 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\|	45
Rear Brake cable insecure	44
Horn not working \|1.6.2a\|	43
Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	43
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault \|5.4.2\|	41
Parking brake efficiency below requirements \|1.4.2 \|a\| \|i\|\|	40
Registration plate issues	36
Offside Front Upper Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	36
Offside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	35
Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	34
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	31
Offside Front Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	31
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	30
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	28
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))	27
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	26
Offside Front Upper Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn \|5.3.4 \|a\| \|i\|\|	26
Driver`s door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle \|6.2.B.1b\|	26
Nearside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	25
Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	25
Rear brake binding	24
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	23
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	23
Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn \|5.3.4 \|a\| \|i\|\|	22
Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	21
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	21
Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c))	20
Nearside Rear Macpherson strut has excessive movement at the upper attachment \|2.5.A.1c\|	19
Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits \|7.3.D.3\|	18
Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	18
Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	18
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel \|3.1.6b\|	17
Centre Rear Seat belt retracting mechanism defective \|5.2.5b\|	17
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	17
Front brake excessively fluctuating	17
Horn not working (7.7 (a))	16
Offside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	16
Offside Front Upper Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	16
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))	16
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	15
Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	15
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))	15
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	15
Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	14
Offside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	14
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault \|7.1.6 \|a\|\|	14
Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii))	14
Nearside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a))	14
Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	14
Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	13
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault	13
Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	13
Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn \|5.3.4 \|a\| \|i\|\|	12
Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b))	12
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	12
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content at idle excessive \|7.3.D.4\|	12
Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bearing \|2.4.G.2\|	12
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction \|8.2.1.2 \|h\|\|	11
Nearside Front passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle \|6.2.B.1b\|	11
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle excessive \|7.3.D.3\|	11
Horn not working (7.7 (a) (ii))	11
Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	11
Nearside Front Front passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle \|6.2.B.1b\|	10
Nearside Front Position lamp not working \|4.2.1 \|a\|\|	10
Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	10
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))	10
Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a upper suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	10
Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))	10
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	10
Front passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle (6.2.3 (a))	10
Front brake application uneven	10
Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	10
Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	9
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	9
Stop lamp(s) all not working (4.3.1 (a) (iii))	9
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	9
Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))	9
Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding \|1.2.1 \|f\|\|	9
Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a))	9
Drivers door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle (6.2.3 (a))	9
Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	9
Offside Front Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i))	9
Rear Exhaust system insecure (6.1.2 (a))	9
Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` \|8.3.1e\|	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 petrol ALFA ROMEO 147s year 2007

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