MOT History from tests of diesel ALFA ROMEO 159s year 2007

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Pass percent:63.30%

(The average a diesel ALFA ROMEO 159 year 2007 passes without issue)

Based on:23,826 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment	1342
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	771
Registration plate lamp issues	686
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	537
Nearside Rear coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	505
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))	425
Offside Rear coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	364
Rear brake binding	353
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	259
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	234
Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	227
Parking brake efficiency below requirements \|1.4.2 \|a\| \|i\|\|	218
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	216
Offside Front Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	206
Registration plate issues	184
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	178
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	161
Offside Front coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	159
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	159
Nearside Front coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	154
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	130
Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a))	116
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	115
Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	107
Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken \|5.3.1 \|b\| \|i\|\|	103
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	100
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	98
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken \|5.3.1 \|b\| \|i\|\|	98
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	86
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel \|3.1.6b\|	85
Exhaust emits an excessive level of metered smoke for a turbo charged engine \|7.4.B.3b\|	85
Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	82
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	81
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	79
Offside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	77
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	77
Nearside Rear coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	72
Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturer`s specified limit \|8.2.2.2 \|a\|\|	70
Offside Front Upper Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	70
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	70
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	67
Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	65
Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))	63
Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii))	60
Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	59
Offside Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	59
Windscreen washer not working	58
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	58
Rear Mechanical brake component has restricted free movement	57
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	57
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g))	57
Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a upper suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	57
Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a upper suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	57
Front brake application uneven	56
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	55
Offside Rear coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	54
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a))	54
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	52
Windscreen has damage	52
Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	50
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	50
Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	49
Offside Front Upper Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn \|5.3.4 \|a\| \|i\|\|	48
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken \|5.3.1 \|b\| \|i\|\|	48
Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn \|5.3.4 \|a\| \|i\|\|	48
Offside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	48
Stop lamp remains on when the brakes are released	48
Battery insecure \|1.9.1\|	47
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a))	47
Nearside Front Position lamp not working \|4.2.1 \|a\|\|	47
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault	46
Nearside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	45
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	44
Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))	41
Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken \|5.3.1 \|b\| \|i\|\|	41
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))	40
Nearside Rear coil spring incomplete \|2.4.C.1a\|	38
Exhaust emissions exceed level of metered smoke for a turbo charged engine (8.2.2.2 (b))	36
Front brake excessively fluctuating	35
Offside Front wheel bearing rough when rotated \|2.5.A.2\|	35
Offside Side repeater incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	34
Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	34
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction \|8.2.2.2 \|g\|\|	34
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))	33
Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a))	32
Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` \|8.3.1e\|	32
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|4.4.3 \|a\|\|	32
Offside Rear Suspension arm corroded and seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i))	31
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))	30
Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	30
Nearside Side repeater incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	30
Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	29
Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding \|1.2.1 \|f\|\|	29
Offside Steering rack gaiter split \|2.2.D.2d\|	29
Bonnet cannot be secured in the closed position \|8.4.1\|	29
Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value \|1.4.2 \|a\| \|ii\|\|	28
Offside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	28
Nearside Steering rack gaiter split \|2.2.D.2d\|	28
Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	28
Front Sub-frame corroded and seriously weakened \|2.4.G.1\|	27
Offside Front Position lamp not working \|4.2.1 \|a\|\|	27
Front Sub-frame corroded and seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i))	27

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 2007

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