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

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Pass percent:65.10%

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

Based on:5,332 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment	280
Registration plate lamp issues	135
Rear brake binding	132
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	98
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	94
Offside Rear coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	92
Nearside Rear coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	91
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))	72
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))	48
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	48
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	42
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	39
Nearside Front coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	37
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	34
Parking brake efficiency below requirements \|1.4.2 \|a\| \|i\|\|	34
Nearside Rear coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	33
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	33
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	31
Offside Front coil spring broken \|2.4.C.1a\|	31
Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	28
Registration plate issues	27
Offside Rear coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	25
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	24
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	23
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction \|8.2.1.2 \|h\|\|	23
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	23
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	22
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken \|5.3.1 \|b\| \|i\|\|	22
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel \|3.1.6b\|	20
Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken \|5.3.1 \|b\| \|i\|\|	19
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	19
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle excessive \|7.3.D.3\|	18
Rear Mechanical brake component has restricted free movement	18
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	17
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	17
Offside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	17
Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	17
Offside Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	17
Offside Rear coil spring incomplete \|2.4.C.1a\|	17
Offside Front Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	16
Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c))	15
Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	14
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	14
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	14
Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))	13
Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))	13
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	13
Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	13
Steering system has excessive free play detected at the steering wheel \|steering rack fitted\| \|2.2.A.1b\|	13
Front brake application uneven	12
Front Sub-frame corroded and seriously weakened \|2.4.G.1\|	12
Nearside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	12
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	12
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	11
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	11
Stop lamp remains on when the brakes are released	11
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))	11
Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding \|1.2.1 \|f\|\|	10
Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	10
Nearside Rear coil spring incomplete \|2.4.C.1a\|	10
Offside Front Upper Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	10
Offside Steering system has excessive free play detected at the steering wheel \|steering rack fitted\| \|2.2.A.1b\|	10
Nearside Front Position lamp not working \|4.2.1 \|a\|\|	10
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken \|5.3.1 \|b\| \|i\|\|	10
Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits \|7.3.D.3\|	9
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	9
Offside Side repeater incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	9
Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	9
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a))	9
Offside Front wheel bearing rough when rotated \|2.5.A.2\|	9
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	9
Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii))	8
Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	8
Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken \|5.3.1 \|b\| \|i\|\|	8
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a))	8
Front brake excessively fluctuating	8
Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	8
Nearside Steering arm has relative movement at its fixings \|2.2.B.1h\|	8
Offside Steering arm has relative movement at its fixings \|2.2.B.1h\|	8
Offside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	8
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault \|5.4.2\|	7
Nearside Front coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	7
Nearside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))	7
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))	7
Offside Front Steering arm has relative movement at its fixings \|2.2.B.1h\|	7
Offside Front Drag link end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	7
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	7
Brake pipe excessively corroded	7
Offside Front Inner Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))	7
Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	7
Nearside Steering rack gaiter split \|2.2.D.2d\|	7
Horn not working \|1.6.2a\|	7
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	7
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault	7
Nearside front brake binding \|3.7.B.1\|	7
Offside Front coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	7
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content at idle excessive \|7.3.D.4\|	6
Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	6
Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	6
Windscreen has damage	6
Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits \|8.2.1.2 \|c\|\|	6
Offside front brake binding \|3.7.B.1\|	6
Nearside Front Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i))	6
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.C.1b\|	6
Offside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))	6
rear parking \|secondary\| brakes imbalanced	6
Offside Ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	6
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	6
Windscreen washer not working	6
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|4.1.1 \|a\| \|ii\|\|	6
Nearside Ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	6
Offside Front Position lamp not working \|4.2.1 \|a\|\|	6
Nearside Front Steering arm has relative movement at its fixings \|2.2.B.1h\|	6
Offside Rear Suspension arm corroded and seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i))	6
Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b))	6
Nearside Front Steering system has excessive free play detected at the steering wheel \|steering rack fitted\| \|2.2.A.1b\|	6
Battery insecure \|1.9.1\|	6
Offside Front Side repeater incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	6
Electronic stability system warning lamp indicates a fault \|3.4.1c\|	6
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	6
Offside Drag link end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	6

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

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