MOT History from tests of diesel ALFA ROMEO 156s year 2005

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Pass percent:54.22%

(The average a diesel ALFA ROMEO 156 year 2005 passes without issue)

Based on:11,273 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment	1333
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	681
Registration plate lamp issues	545
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	392
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	392
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	386
Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	338
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault \|5.4.2\|	267
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	266
Offside Front Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	261
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	239
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	236
Exhaust emits an excessive level of metered smoke for a turbo charged engine \|7.4.B.3b\|	207
Registration plate issues	128
Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	120
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	120
Nearside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	118
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	118
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	116
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	103
Nearside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	98
Offside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	94
Offside Front Upper Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	94
Horn not working \|1.6.2a\|	88
Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	87
Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	83
Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	82
Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	81
Nearside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	81
Centre Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	72
Offside Front Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	70
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	70
Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam \|1.7.5a\|	68
Offside Headlamp aim aimed so that it dazzles other road users \|1.8.A.1a\|	67
Rear brake binding	66
Offside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	62
Nearside Headlamp aim aimed so that it dazzles other road users \|1.8.A.1a\|	61
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel \|3.1.6b\|	61
Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	56
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	55
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	54
Offside 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	51
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault	48
Battery insecure \|1.9.1\|	47
Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	47
Windscreen has damage	47
Nearside Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image \|1.2.4a\|	46
Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	45
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	45
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))	45
Brake pipe excessively corroded	43
Exhaust emits excessive smoke or vapour of any colour \|7.4.B.4\|	41
Windscreen wiper blade insecure	39
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	38
Brake hose excessively deteriorated	38
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))	36
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	36
Offside Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	36
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	35
Offside Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image \|1.2.4a\|	34
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	34
Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	32
Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	32
Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	31
Fuel system component leaking \|7.2.3\|	30
Offside Headlamp not working on main beam \|1.7.5a\|	30
Parking brake efficiency below requirements \|1.4.2 \|a\| \|i\|\|	29
Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a upper suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	28
Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	26
Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	24
Offside Upper Front suspension has excessive movement at a wishbone pin or bush \|2.5.A.1c\|	24
Nearside Front Position lamp not working \|4.2.1 \|a\|\|	24
Front brake excessively fluctuating	23
Rear Brake cable insecure	23
Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	22
Driver`s airbag obviously defective \|5.4.1\|	22
Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	22
Windscreen washer not working	21
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	21
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault \|7.1.6 \|a\|\|	21
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on main beam \|1.7.5a\|	21
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	21
Offside Front Headlamp aim aimed so that it dazzles other road users \|1.8.A.1a\|	21
Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bearing \|2.4.G.2\|	21
Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	20
Offside Front Upper Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn \|5.3.4 \|a\| \|i\|\|	20
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g))	20
Power steering pipe\|s\| or hose\|s\| leaking \|2.3.3b\|	20
Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` \|8.3.1e\|	20
Offside Front Upper Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	19
Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	19
Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	19
Front brake application uneven	18
Offside Headlamp insecure \|1.7.3\|	18
Nearside Headlamp insecure \|1.7.3\|	18
Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	18
Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	18
Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a upper suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	18
Offside Front coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	18
Offside Rear Brake cable has wires broken and is significantly weakened \|3.5.1b\|	18
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\|	17
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	17
Offside Brake cable has wires broken and is significantly weakened \|3.5.1b\|	17
Offside Front Upper Suspension arm ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.4.G.2\|	17
Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	17
Offside Rear wheel bearing rough when rotated \|2.6.1\|	17
Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))	17
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	17
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	16
Emissions not tested \|7.0\|	16
Offside Front Position lamp not working \|4.2.1 \|a\|\|	16
Offside Front Headlamp not working on main beam \|1.7.5a\|	16
Nearside Rear wheel bearing rough when rotated \|2.6.1\|	16
Offside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	16
Nearside Upper Front suspension has excessive movement at a wishbone pin or bush \|2.5.A.1c\|	16
Nearside Front Headlamp aim aimed so that it dazzles other road users \|1.8.A.1a\|	16
Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	16

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 2005

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