MOT History from tests of petrol ALFA ROMEO 156s year 2002

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Pass percent:55.82%

(The average a petrol ALFA ROMEO 156 year 2002 passes without issue)

Based on:41,869 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment	4255
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	3214
Registration plate lamp issues	3091
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	1808
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	1561
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	1177
Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	905
Brake pipe excessively corroded	819
Offside Front Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	702
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	687
Offside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	577
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	569
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault \|5.4.2\|	521
Registration plate issues	519
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	518
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	517
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	500
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	498
Nearside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	473
Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits \|7.3.D.3\|	441
Offside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	439
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault	407
Nearside Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image \|1.2.4a\|	406
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	376
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle excessive \|7.3.D.3\|	344
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	341
Offside Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image \|1.2.4a\|	338
Nearside Headlamp aim aimed so that it dazzles other road users \|1.8.A.1a\|	324
Rear brake binding	320
Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	287
Centre Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	279
Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	277
Brake hose excessively deteriorated	270
Offside Headlamp aim aimed so that it dazzles other road users \|1.8.A.1a\|	262
Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	259
Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	243
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	232
Offside Front Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	227
Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam \|1.7.5a\|	226
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	223
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	222
Offside Front Upper Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	216
Horn not working \|1.6.2a\|	211
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	211
Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	205
Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	189
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel \|3.1.6b\|	176
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content at idle excessive \|7.3.D.4\|	174
Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	171
Service brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	158
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	151
Nearside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	149
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	149
Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	145
Windscreen has damage	144
Emissions not tested \|7.0\|	143
Offside Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	143
Windscreen wiper blade insecure	142
Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	141
Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a upper suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	139
Nearside Front Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image \|1.2.4a\|	137
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	133
Offside Front Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image \|1.2.4a\|	131
Front brake application uneven	129
Nearside Rear Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded \|5.2.6\|	126
Nearside Front Headlamp aim aimed so that it dazzles other road users \|1.8.A.1a\|	122
Offside Headlamp not working on main beam \|1.7.5a\|	121
Centre Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	120
Offside Front Brake pipe leaking \|3.6.A.1\|	119
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	116
Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	106
Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	106
Exhaust emissions hydrocarbon content after 2nd fast idle excessive \|7.3.D.3\|	103
Offside Rear Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded \|5.2.6\|	102
Offside Windscreen wiper blade deteriorated \|8.2.2\|	100
Offside Front Headlamp aim aimed so that it dazzles other road users \|1.8.A.1a\|	100
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	99
Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` \|8.3.1e\|	97
Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	96
Nearside Windscreen wiper blade deteriorated \|8.2.2\|	96
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on main beam \|1.7.5a\|	96
Battery insecure \|1.9.1\|	92
Nearside Rear Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	89
Nearside Rear Trailing arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	88
Offside Front Windscreen wiper blade deteriorated \|8.2.2\|	88
Offside Rear Trailing arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	88
Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	88
Offside Rear Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	88
Nearside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	84
Nearside Front constant velocity joint gaiter split \|2.5.C.1a\|	83
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	83
Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	82
Offside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	82
Offside Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded \|5.2.6\|	78
Nearside Front brake disc excessively pitted \|3.5.1h\|	76
Rear Brake cable insecure	75
Offside Front constant velocity joint gaiter split \|2.5.C.1a\|	75
Nearside Front Windscreen wiper blade deteriorated \|8.2.2\|	74
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance \|1.1.A.3d\|	74
Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	73
Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a upper suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	70
Offside Rear position lamp\|s\| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance \|1.1.A.3d\|	69
Nearside Rear Tie bar/rod has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	66
Offside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	65
Driver`s seat insecure \|6.2.A.1\|	65
Nearside Rear Brake cable has wires broken and is significantly weakened \|3.5.1b\|	62
Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bearing \|2.4.G.2\|	61
Nearside Brake cable has wires broken and is significantly weakened \|3.5.1b\|	61
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))	60
Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	60
Offside Headlamp insecure \|1.7.3\|	60
Offside Brake cable has wires broken and is significantly weakened \|3.5.1b\|	60
Nearside Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded \|5.2.6\|	59
Offside Obligatory mirror seriously damaged, affecting the rear view \|8.1.2a\|	58
Rear brake application uneven	58
Centre Exhaust mounting missing \|7.1.1b\|	57
Nearside Headlamp insecure \|1.7.3\|	57
Brake performance not tested \|3.7.A.1\|	57
Offside Rear Trailing arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	56

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.

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MOT History from tests of petrol ALFA ROMEO 156s year 2002

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