MOT History from tests of petrol ALFA ROMEO 147s year 2008

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Pass percent:70.06%

(The average a petrol ALFA ROMEO 147 year 2008 passes without issue)

Based on:4,586 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment	262
Registration plate lamp issues	96
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	73
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	60
Windscreen washer not working	48
Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	44
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))	39
Offside Front Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	35
Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	33
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	33
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	32
Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	31
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	28
Offside Front Upper Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	26
Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn \|5.3.4 \|a\| \|i\|\|	24
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	24
Registration plate issues	22
Rear Brake cable insecure	21
Horn not working \|1.6.2a\|	20
Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	20
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	20
Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	19
Offside Front Upper Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	18
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	17
Front passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle \|6.2.B.1b\|	16
Parking brake efficiency below requirements \|1.4.2 \|a\| \|i\|\|	16
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault \|5.4.2\|	16
Offside Front Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	16
Offside Front Upper Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	15
Offside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	15
Driver`s door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle \|6.2.B.1b\|	15
Nearside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	14
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	13
Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	13
Front brake excessively fluctuating	12
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	12
Fuel cap/sealing device does not fasten securely maintaining the sealing arrangement \|7.2.4b\|	11
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))	10
Offside Front Upper Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn \|5.3.4 \|a\| \|i\|\|	10
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	10
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	10
Offside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	10
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	10
Offside Front Driver`s door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle \|6.2.B.1b\|	9
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	9
Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	9
Rear brake binding	9
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|4.1.1 \|a\| \|ii\|\|	9
Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))	9
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	8
Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	8
Nearside Front Front passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle \|6.2.B.1b\|	8
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	8
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	8
Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits \|7.3.D.3\|	8
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))	8
Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii))	7
Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	7
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))	7
Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))	7
Nearside Front Front passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle (6.2.3 (a))	7
Nearside Front Position lamp not working \|4.2.1 \|a\|\|	7
Horn not working (7.7 (a))	7
Central Rear Seat belt retracting mechanism defective \|5.2.5b\|	7
Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	7
Centre Rear Seat belt retracting mechanism defective \|5.2.5b\|	7
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	7
Nearside Rear Macpherson strut has excessive movement at the upper attachment \|2.5.A.1c\|	7
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))	7
Stop lamp(s) all not working (4.3.1 (a) (iii))	6
Offside Front Upper Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn \|5.3.4 \|a\| \|i\|\|	6
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	6
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	6
Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a))	6
Front brake application uneven	6
Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	6
Front passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle (6.2.3 (a))	6
Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	6
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))	6
Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	6
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction \|8.2.1.2 \|h\|\|	6
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	6
Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	6
Offside Upper Front suspension has excessive movement at a wishbone pin or bush \|2.5.A.1c\|	5
Nearside Front passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle \|6.2.B.1b\|	5
Horn not working (7.7 (a) (ii))	5
Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn \|5.3.4 \|a\| \|i\|\|	5
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))	5
Offside Front Headlamp not working on main beam \|1.7.5a\|	5
Nearside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	5
Nearside Upper Front suspension has excessive movement at a wishbone pin or bush \|2.5.A.1c\|	5
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))	5
Exhaust system insecure (6.1.2 (a))	5
Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a))	5
Nearside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a))	5
Battery insecure \|1.9.1\|	5
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault \|7.1.6 \|a\|\|	5
Offside Headlamp insecure \|1.7.3\|	5
Rear Mechanical brake component has restricted free movement	5

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 2008

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