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MOT History from tests of diesel ALFA ROMEO 159s year 2009

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mot history
Pass percent:63.58%
(The average a diesel ALFA ROMEO 159 year 2009 passes without issue)
Based on:14,510 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment634
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))447
Registration plate lamp issues331
Nearside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a|319
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively292
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7|257
Brakes imbalanced across an axle239
Offside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a|233
Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a))164
Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))158
Rear brake binding154
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))135
Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i||111
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|107
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort106
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|93
Registration plate issues90
Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))85
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))85
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))82
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))78
Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii))77
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g))77
Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|76
Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i||72
Nearside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a|67
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i||67
Front brake application uneven64
Exhaust emits an excessive level of metered smoke |7.4.B.3a|57
Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|57
Offside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a|55
Windscreen washer not working 50
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|48
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))47
Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))46
Front brake excessively fluctuating45
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))45
Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))44
Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))42
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault42
Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturer`s specified limit |8.2.2.2 |a||42
Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))42
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))39
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|39
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened38
Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a))37
Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2|37
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))36
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b|35
Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|35
Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a))34
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))34
Exhaust emissions exceed default limit of 1.5m-1 (8.2.2.2 (b))33
Nearside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a))33
Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|32
Nearside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a))31
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened31
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))29
Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i||29
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a))28
Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2|28
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i||28
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a))27
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b|27
Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c))27
Offside Front Upper Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))27
Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))26
Exhaust on a vehicle fitted with a diesel particulate filter emits visible smoke of any colour (8.2.2.2 (d))25
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b|24
Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|24
Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))24
Offside Front Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i))24
Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|23
Offside Side repeater incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a))22
Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))22
Rear Mechanical brake component has restricted free movement22
Offside Rear Shock absorbers damaged to the extent that it does not function (5.3.2 (b))21
Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a||21
Nearside Rear coil spring fractured |2.4.C.1a|21
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|20
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))20
Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii))19
Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2|18
Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))18
Nearside Rear Outer Suspension component mounting prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength sill (5.3.6 (a) (i))18
Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2|17
Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak17
Offside Side repeater incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f|16
Nearside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b|16
Nearside Front Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i))16
Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a))16
Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))16
Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a||16
Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii))16

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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