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MOT History from tests of diesel ALFA ROMEO 159s year 2010

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mot history
Pass percent:66.53%
(The average a diesel ALFA ROMEO 159 year 2010 passes without issue)
Based on:7,264 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment278
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))165
Registration plate lamp issues160
Nearside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a|123
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively118
Offside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a|109
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7|105
Brakes imbalanced across an axle83
Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))70
Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a))69
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))60
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|57
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|56
Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i||56
Registration plate issues54
Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|51
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g))50
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))49
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))43
Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))43
Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|39
Front brake excessively fluctuating35
Rear brake binding35
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))35
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i||34
Front brake application uneven34
Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i||32
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort32
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened30
Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|29
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b|27
Nearside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a|27
Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturer`s specified limit |8.2.2.2 |a||27
Windscreen washer not working 26
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))25
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened25
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b|25
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|24
Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))24
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))23
Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))22
Offside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a|21
Exhaust emits an excessive level of metered smoke |7.4.B.3a|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||18
Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))18
Nearside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c|18
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))17
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))17
Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))17
Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))16
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|16
Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|16
Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a||15
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|15
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))15
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))14
Nearside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a))14
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))14
Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i||14
Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|14
Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))14
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii||14
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault13
Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a))13
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b|12
Offside Front Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i))12
Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2|12
Offside Front Upper Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))12
Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|12
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.2.2 |g||12
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a))12
Nearside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a))12
Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a||12
Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))11
Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2|11
Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))11
Windscreen has damage10
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f|10
Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))10
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii||10
Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))9
Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))9
Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2|9
Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii))9
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a))9
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii||9
Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding |1.2.1 |f||9
Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))9
Offside Front Upper Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))8
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))8
Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a))8
Offside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e))8
Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b|8
Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a))8

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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