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MOT History from tests of petrol ALFA ROMEO 156s year 2008

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mot history
Pass percent:67.73%
(The average a petrol ALFA ROMEO 156 year 2008 passes without issue)
Based on:220 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|14
Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|11
Registration plate lamp issues7
Headlamp aim out of alignment7
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively7
Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|4
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7|4
Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2|3
Registration plate issues3
Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|3
Nearside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c|2
Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))2
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))2
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened2
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))2
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort2
Offside Front Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2|2
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2|2
Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|2
Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam |1.7.5a|2
Nearside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b|2
Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a))1
Rear fog lamp switch inoperative |4.5.3 |a| |ii||1
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|1
Offside Front Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2|1
Nearside Front Headlamp cleaning device obviously defective |1.7.2|1
Offside Front Headlamp cleaning device obviously defective |1.7.2|1
Nearside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a))1
Headlamp cleaning device inoperative nearside/offside |1.7.2|1
Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2|1
Offside Front Upper Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))1
Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))1
Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm rubber bush bonding deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2|1
Offside Front Upper Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2|1
Brakes imbalanced across an axle1
Nearside Front front brake juddering severely |3.7.A.2b|1
Offside Front front brake juddering severely |3.7.A.2b|1
Offside Front Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|1
Nearside Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|1
Nearside Front Wheel bolt|s| missing |4.2.A.1e|1
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2|1
Front Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2|1
Nearside Front Ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f|1
Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a track control arm inner bush |2.5.B.2b|1
Offside Rear Rear wheel bearing rough when rotated |2.6.1|1
Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2|1
Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2|1
Brake pedal anti-slip provision incomplete |3.3.A.1b|1
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle excessive |7.3.D.3|1
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f|1
Offside Front Steering arm has relative movement at its fixings |2.2.B.1h|1
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault |7.1.6 |a||1
Nearside Headlamp cleaning device inoperative |1.7.2|1
Offside Headlamp cleaning device inoperative |1.7.2|1
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear (5.3.4 (a) (i))1
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))1
Nearside Front Windscreen washer jets misaligned and not providing sufficient fluid to the windscreen |3.5 |a||1
Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i||1
Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b|1
Windscreen has damage1
Nearside Front Headlamp levelling device inoperative |1.7.2|1
Offside Obligatory mirror insecure |8.1.1|1
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|1
Nearside Front Headlamp levelling device obviously defective insecurely attached behind roadwheel |1.7.2|1
Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush inner pins/bushes |2.4.G.2|1
Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|1
rear brake recording little or no effort |3.7.B.5a|1
Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a||1
Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))1
Centre Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|1

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.

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