MOT History from tests of diesel ALFA ROMEO 159s year 2006

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Pass percent:61.29%

(The average a diesel ALFA ROMEO 159 year 2006 passes without issue)

Based on:11,650 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment	576
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	519
Registration plate lamp issues	334
Nearside Rear coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	263
Rear brake binding	249
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	244
Offside Rear coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	236
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	180
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	133
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))	128
Nearside Rear coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	116
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	113
Offside Front coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	112
Nearside Front coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	109
Offside Rear coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	109
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	108
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	98
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	88
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel \|3.1.6b\|	82
Parking brake efficiency below requirements \|1.4.2 \|a\| \|i\|\|	81
Registration plate issues	78
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	76
Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	63
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	58
Nearside Rear coil spring incomplete \|2.4.C.1a\|	56
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	51
Offside Front Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	49
Offside Rear coil spring incomplete \|2.4.C.1a\|	47
Exhaust emits an excessive level of metered smoke for a turbo charged engine \|7.4.B.3b\|	46
Steering system has excessive free play detected at the steering wheel \|steering rack fitted\| \|2.2.A.1b\|	40
Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken \|5.3.1 \|b\| \|i\|\|	40
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	38
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	38
Offside Front coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	37
Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a))	35
Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	34
Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	34
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken \|5.3.1 \|b\| \|i\|\|	34
Rear Mechanical brake component has restricted free movement	33
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	33
Offside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	32
Battery insecure \|1.9.1\|	32
Nearside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	31
Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturer`s specified limit \|8.2.2.2 \|a\|\|	30
Front brake excessively fluctuating	30
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	29
Offside Front Steering arm has relative movement at its fixings \|2.2.B.1h\|	29
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	29
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault	29
Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	28
Stop lamp remains on when the brakes are released	28
Nearside Front Steering arm has relative movement at its fixings \|2.2.B.1h\|	28
Bonnet cannot be secured in the closed position \|8.4.1\|	28
Front brake application uneven	27
Offside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	27
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	26
Nearside Steering system has excessive free play detected at the steering wheel \|steering rack fitted\| \|2.2.A.1b\|	26
Offside Steering system has excessive free play detected at the steering wheel \|steering rack fitted\| \|2.2.A.1b\|	26
Windscreen has damage	25
Nearside Front coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	25
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))	24
Nearside Steering arm has relative movement at its fixings \|2.2.B.1h\|	24
Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	24
Offside Front Upper Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	23
Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	23
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	23
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	22
Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a upper suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	22
Offside Front Steering system has excessive free play detected at the steering wheel \|steering rack fitted\| \|2.2.A.1b\|	22
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken \|5.3.1 \|b\| \|i\|\|	22
Offside Front Ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	22
Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	21
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g))	21
Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	21
Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))	21
Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	21
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	20
Brake pipe excessively corroded	20
Offside Steering arm has relative movement at its fixings \|2.2.B.1h\|	20
Offside Steering rack gaiter split \|2.2.D.2d\|	20
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	20
Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	20
Offside Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	20
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	20
Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii))	19
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	19
Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	19
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	19
Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	18
Nearside Steering rack gaiter split \|2.2.D.2d\|	18
Nearside Front Ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	18
Offside Front Position lamp not working \|4.2.1 \|a\|\|	17
Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a upper suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	17
Offside Front Drag link end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	17
Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	17
Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))	16
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault \|5.4.2\|	16
Nearside Front Steering system has excessive free play detected at the steering wheel \|steering rack fitted\| \|2.2.A.1b\|	16
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	16
Nearside Rear Suspension arm corroded and seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i))	16
Brake hose has insufficient room to move	16
Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken \|5.3.1 \|b\| \|i\|\|	15
Nearside Rear coil spring cracked \|2.4.C.1a\|	15
Offside Front Upper Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn \|5.3.4 \|a\| \|i\|\|	15
Offside Front Steering rack gaiter split \|2.2.D.2d\|	15
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	15
Windscreen washer not working	14
Offside Side repeater incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	14
Offside Front coil spring incomplete \|2.4.C.1a\|	14
Front Sub-frame corroded and seriously weakened \|2.4.G.1\|	14
Nearside Side repeater not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	14
Rear Sub-frame corroded and seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i))	14
Service brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	14
Offside Rear Suspension arm corroded and seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i))	14
Nearside Front Drag link end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	14
Offside Ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	14

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 159s year 2006

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