MOT History from tests of diesel ALFA ROMEO 156s year 2004

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Pass percent:52.57%

(The average a diesel ALFA ROMEO 156 year 2004 passes without issue)

Based on:15,577 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment	1915
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	990
Registration plate lamp issues	843
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	639
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	623
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	566
Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	444
Offside Front Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	386
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	366
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	350
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	348
Exhaust emits an excessive level of metered smoke for a turbo charged engine \|7.4.B.3b\|	302
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault \|5.4.2\|	280
Brake pipe excessively corroded	219
Registration plate issues	191
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	180
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	180
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	180
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	175
Nearside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	168
Offside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	147
Offside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	140
Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	133
Offside Front Upper Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	124
Offside Headlamp aim aimed so that it dazzles other road users \|1.8.A.1a\|	121
Centre Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	120
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	117
Horn not working \|1.6.2a\|	112
Nearside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	108
Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	105
Rear brake binding	104
Nearside Headlamp aim aimed so that it dazzles other road users \|1.8.A.1a\|	100
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel \|3.1.6b\|	99
Nearside Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image \|1.2.4a\|	90
Offside Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image \|1.2.4a\|	87
Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	85
Brake hose excessively deteriorated	79
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	78
Battery insecure \|1.9.1\|	75
Offside Front Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	75
Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	75
Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	73
Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam \|1.7.5a\|	71
Offside Headlamp not working on main beam \|1.7.5a\|	70
Exhaust emits excessive smoke or vapour of any colour \|7.4.B.4\|	67
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	67
Windscreen has damage	67
Driver`s seat insecure \|6.2.A.1\|	64
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault	63
Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	60
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	59
Fuel system component leaking \|7.2.3\|	58
Offside Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	56
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	55
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	51
Front brake application uneven	50
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	49
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	49
Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	48
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	48
Nearside Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded \|5.2.6\|	46
Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	45
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	43
Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	43
Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	43
Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	41
Nearside Rear Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded \|5.2.6\|	40
Nearside Front Headlamp aim aimed so that it dazzles other road users \|1.8.A.1a\|	37
Nearside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	37
Offside Front Headlamp aim aimed so that it dazzles other road users \|1.8.A.1a\|	36
Nearside Front Front constant velocity joint gaiter damaged to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc \|2.5.C.1a\|	36
Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` \|8.3.1e\|	36
Windscreen wiper blade insecure	36
Offside Rear Brake cable has wires broken and is significantly weakened \|3.5.1b\|	35
Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	35
Offside Front Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image \|1.2.4a\|	34
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	33
Nearside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	33
Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	33
Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a upper suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	33
Offside Headlamp insecure \|1.7.3\|	32
Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	32
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))	31
Emissions not tested \|7.0\|	31
Nearside Front Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image \|1.2.4a\|	31
Rear Brake cable insecure	31
Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bearing \|2.4.G.2\|	30
Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	29
Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.4.G.2\|	28
Driver`s airbag obviously defective \|5.4.1\|	28
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	28
Nearside Front Position lamp not working \|4.2.1 \|a\|\|	28
Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	28
Service brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	27
Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	27
Nearside Front constant velocity joint gaiter damaged to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc \|2.5.C.1a\|	27
Offside Front Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bearing \|2.4.G.2\|	27
Nearside Rear Brake cable has wires broken and is significantly weakened \|3.5.1b\|	27
Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	26
Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a upper suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	26
Nearside Headlamp insecure \|1.7.3\|	26
Nearside Front constant velocity joint gaiter insecurely mounted to its housing \|2.5.C.1a\|	26
Offside Brake cable has wires broken and is significantly weakened \|3.5.1b\|	25
Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	25
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| adversely affected by the operation of another lamp \|1.1.A.3f\|	25
Offside Front Headlamp not working on main beam \|1.7.5a\|	25
Offside Front Position lamp not working \|4.2.1 \|a\|\|	25
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	25
Power steering pipe\|s\| or hose\|s\| leaking \|2.3.3b\|	25
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	24
Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	24
Parking brake efficiency below requirements \|1.4.2 \|a\| \|i\|\|	24
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on main beam \|1.7.5a\|	23

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 156s year 2004

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