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MOT History from tests of diesel ALFA ROMEO 159s year 2005

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Pass percent:54.55%
(The average a diesel ALFA ROMEO 159 year 2005 passes without issue)
Based on:66 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment5
Rear brake binding5
Registration plate lamp issues4
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7|3
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively3
Nearside Rear coil spring fractured |2.4.C.1a|2
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))2
Registration plate issues2
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))2
Offside Headlamp excessively deteriorated so that the light output is severely reduced |1.7.5a|2
Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|2
Offside Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b|2
Offside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a|2
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2|2
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b|2
Offside Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside |1.8|1
Centre Exhaust system not adequately supported |7.1.1|1
Offside Steering arm has relative movement at its fixings |2.2.B.1h|1
Offside Front Upper Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))1
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a))1
Offside Direction indicator incorrect colour wing indicator (4.4.3 (a))1
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a))1
Steering rack has excessive free play detected at the steering wheel (steering rack fitted) (2.3 (a) (i))1
Nearside Rear coil spring incomplete |2.4.C.1a|1
Steering system has excessive free play detected at the steering wheel |steering rack fitted| |2.2.A.1b|1
Offside Front Steering rack gaiter split |2.2.D.2d|1
Nearside Front Steering rack gaiter missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii))1
Nearside Front Outer Front constant velocity joint gaiter damaged to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc |2.5.C.1a|1
Nearside Front Lower Power steering pipe|s| or hose|s| leaking from a joint |2.3.3b|1
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault1
Electronic stability system warning lamp indicates a fault |3.4.1c|1
Nearside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a|1
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2|1
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2|1
Rear Mechanical brake component has restricted free movement1
Offside Rear coil spring fractured |2.4.C.1a|1
Battery insecure and likely to fall from carrier (4.13 (a) (ii))1
Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii))1
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g))1
Front Lower Sub-frame corroded and seriously weakened Both sides |2.4.G.1|1
Offside Brake cable insecure |3.5.1d|1
Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|1
Offside Front Steering rack gaiter missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.1.3 |g| |ii||1
Nearside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a|1
Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b|1
Stop lamp remains on when the brakes are released1
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside |1.8|1
Brake hose damaged1
Windscreen has damage1
Nearside Steering rack gaiter split |2.2.D.2d|1
Offside Steering rack gaiter split |2.2.D.2d|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.

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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