MOT History from tests of petrol ALFA ROMEO 156s year 2003

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Pass percent:57.95%

(The average a petrol ALFA ROMEO 156 year 2003 passes without issue)

Based on:27,820 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment	2651
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	1925
Registration plate lamp issues	1475
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	1110
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	947
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	913
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	617
Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	533
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault \|5.4.2\|	446
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	441
Offside Front Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	422
Brake pipe excessively corroded	395
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	373
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	369
Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits \|7.3.D.3\|	362
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	346
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle excessive \|7.3.D.3\|	332
Offside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	330
Registration plate issues	322
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	291
Nearside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	269
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	256
Offside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	252
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	249
Nearside Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image \|1.2.4a\|	224
Horn not working \|1.6.2a\|	211
Nearside Headlamp aim aimed so that it dazzles other road users \|1.8.A.1a\|	210
Offside Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image \|1.2.4a\|	186
Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	185
Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	180
Rear brake binding	170
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel \|3.1.6b\|	166
Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam \|1.7.5a\|	156
Offside Headlamp aim aimed so that it dazzles other road users \|1.8.A.1a\|	153
Nearside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	148
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content at idle excessive \|7.3.D.4\|	146
Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	146
Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	145
Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	139
Offside Front Upper Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	126
Centre Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	125
Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	124
Offside Front Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	118
Brake hose excessively deteriorated	117
Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	117
Offside Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	117
Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	115
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	114
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	112
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault	107
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	101
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	95
Centre Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	90
Exhaust emissions hydrocarbon content after 2nd fast idle excessive \|7.3.D.3\|	87
Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	85
Offside Headlamp not working on main beam \|1.7.5a\|	84
Windscreen has damage	83
Emissions not tested \|7.0\|	78
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	78
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	77
Driver`s seat insecure \|6.2.A.1\|	76
Nearside Front Headlamp aim aimed so that it dazzles other road users \|1.8.A.1a\|	76
Nearside Front Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image \|1.2.4a\|	76
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	73
Service brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	73
Front brake application uneven	70
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	68
Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	62
Offside Front Headlamp aim aimed so that it dazzles other road users \|1.8.A.1a\|	61
Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a upper suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	61
Battery insecure \|1.9.1\|	60
Windscreen wiper blade insecure	57
Offside Front Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image \|1.2.4a\|	56
Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	55
Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	54
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))	54
Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` \|8.3.1e\|	53
Nearside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	53
Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	53
Nearside Rear Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded \|5.2.6\|	49
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on main beam \|1.7.5a\|	48
Nearside Rear Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	48
Nearside Rear Trailing arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	47
Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	47
Offside Rear Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded \|5.2.6\|	46
Offside Rear Brake cable has wires broken and is significantly weakened \|3.5.1b\|	46
Offside Obligatory mirror seriously damaged, affecting the rear view \|8.1.2a\|	46
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))	44
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	43
Nearside Brake cable has wires broken and is significantly weakened \|3.5.1b\|	43
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	43
Offside Rear Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	42
Offside Windscreen wiper blade deteriorated \|8.2.2\|	41
Offside Rear Trailing arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	41
Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bearing \|2.4.G.2\|	40
Offside Brake cable has wires broken and is significantly weakened \|3.5.1b\|	39
Nearside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	39
Offside Front constant velocity joint gaiter split \|2.5.C.1a\|	39
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	38
Nearside Rear Brake cable has wires broken and is significantly weakened \|3.5.1b\|	38
Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	38
Rear brake application uneven	37
Rear Brake cable insecure	36
Nearside Windscreen wiper blade deteriorated \|8.2.2\|	36
Offside Front Windscreen wiper blade deteriorated \|8.2.2\|	36

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 156s year 2003

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