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

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Pass percent:57.29%

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

Based on:7,240 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment	756
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	459
Registration plate lamp issues	254
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	251
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	241
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	183
Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	180
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	165
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle excessive \|7.3.D.3\|	163
Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits \|7.3.D.3\|	153
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault \|5.4.2\|	152
Offside Front Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	148
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	135
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	106
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	79
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	76
Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	76
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	72
Horn not working \|1.6.2a\|	71
Offside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	71
Registration plate issues	67
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	63
Nearside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	60
Centre Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	60
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content at idle excessive \|7.3.D.4\|	58
Brake pipe excessively corroded	57
Offside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	53
Nearside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	50
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))	50
Offside Front Upper Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	46
Rear brake binding	46
Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	44
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	43
Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	42
Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	39
Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	36
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction \|8.2.1.2 \|h\|\|	36
Nearside Headlamp aim aimed so that it dazzles other road users \|1.8.A.1a\|	36
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	36
Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	35
Exhaust emissions hydrocarbon content after 2nd fast idle excessive \|7.3.D.3\|	33
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	33
Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam \|1.7.5a\|	32
Offside Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	29
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel \|3.1.6b\|	28
Offside Headlamp aim aimed so that it dazzles other road users \|1.8.A.1a\|	28
Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	24
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	23
Nearside Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image \|1.2.4a\|	22
Offside Front Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	22
Nearside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	22
Offside Headlamp not working on main beam \|1.7.5a\|	21
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))	21
Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	20
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault	20
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	20
Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	19
Emissions not tested \|7.0\|	19
Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c))	18
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))	18
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	17
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault \|7.1.6 \|a\|\|	17
Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	17
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	17
Windscreen wiper blade insecure	17
Battery insecure \|1.9.1\|	17
Offside Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image \|1.2.4a\|	16
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	16
Windscreen washer not working	16
Service brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	16
Offside Front Headlamp aim aimed so that it dazzles other road users \|1.8.A.1a\|	16
Front brake application uneven	15
Offside Front Position lamp not working \|4.2.1 \|a\|\|	15
Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	14
Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	14
Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	14
Nearside Front Position lamp not working \|4.2.1 \|a\|\|	14
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	14
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	13
Offside Front Upper Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	13
Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b))	13
Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	13
Emissions not tested \|7.3.A.1\|	13
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	13
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	12
Brake hose excessively deteriorated	12
Nearside Front Headlamp aim aimed so that it dazzles other road users \|1.8.A.1a\|	12
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on main beam \|1.7.5a\|	12
Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	11
Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bearing \|2.4.G.2\|	11
Main beam `tell-tale` not working \|1.7.4c\|	11
Windscreen has damage	11
Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a upper suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	10
Driver`s seat insecure \|6.2.A.1\|	10
Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	10
Nearside Rear passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle \|6.2.B.1c\|	10

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 2005

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