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

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Pass percent:56.31%

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

Based on:15,979 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment	1624
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	1138
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	628
Registration plate lamp issues	617
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	556
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	491
Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	398
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	343
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault \|5.4.2\|	315
Offside Front Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	313
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	296
Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits \|7.3.D.3\|	281
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	280
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle excessive \|7.3.D.3\|	242
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	212
Brake pipe excessively corroded	212
Offside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	186
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	184
Nearside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	175
Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	165
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	150
Offside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	145
Registration plate issues	140
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	137
Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	132
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	127
Offside Front Upper Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	113
Centre Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	113
Nearside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	109
Horn not working \|1.6.2a\|	109
Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	101
Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	99
Nearside Headlamp aim aimed so that it dazzles other road users \|1.8.A.1a\|	93
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content at idle excessive \|7.3.D.4\|	92
Offside Headlamp aim aimed so that it dazzles other road users \|1.8.A.1a\|	91
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	90
Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	87
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel \|3.1.6b\|	84
Rear brake binding	82
Offside Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image \|1.2.4a\|	76
Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	75
Nearside Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image \|1.2.4a\|	71
Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam \|1.7.5a\|	71
Windscreen wiper blade insecure	63
Offside Front Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	62
Exhaust emissions hydrocarbon content after 2nd fast idle excessive \|7.3.D.3\|	62
Emissions not tested \|7.0\|	61
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	60
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))	59
Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	59
Brake hose excessively deteriorated	58
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	58
Centre Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	58
Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	54
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	53
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	52
Offside Headlamp not working on main beam \|1.7.5a\|	50
Offside Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	50
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction \|8.2.1.2 \|h\|\|	49
Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	49
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	47
Driver`s seat insecure \|6.2.A.1\|	45
Nearside Front Headlamp aim aimed so that it dazzles other road users \|1.8.A.1a\|	44
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault	44
Offside Front Headlamp aim aimed so that it dazzles other road users \|1.8.A.1a\|	42
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	42
Windscreen has damage	37
Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	36
Nearside Rear Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	36
Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	35
Front brake application uneven	34
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	33
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	32
Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` \|8.3.1e\|	31
Nearside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	31
Battery insecure \|1.9.1\|	30
Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bearing \|2.4.G.2\|	30
Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	29
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))	28
Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	28
Nearside Side repeater incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	27
Nearside Rear passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle \|6.2.B.1c\|	27
Offside Front Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bearing \|2.4.G.2\|	26
Offside Rear Brake cable has wires broken and is significantly weakened \|3.5.1b\|	26
Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a upper suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	25
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault \|7.1.6 \|a\|\|	24
Parking brake efficiency below requirements \|1.4.2 \|a\| \|i\|\|	24
Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	23
Front brake excessively fluctuating	23
Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits \|8.2.1.2 \|c\|\|	23
Offside Side repeater incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	23
Offside Rear Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	23
Nearside Front Position lamp not working \|4.2.1 \|a\|\|	23
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| adversely affected by the operation of another lamp \|1.1.A.3f\|	22
Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	22
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	22
Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	22
Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c))	22
Nearside Front Wheel bolt\|s\| missing \|4.2.A.1e\|	21
Nearside Front Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image \|1.2.4a\|	21
Offside Front Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image \|1.2.4a\|	21
Offside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	21
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))	21
Rear Brake cable insecure	21

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 2004

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