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

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mot history
Pass percent:65.01%
(The average a diesel ALFA ROMEO 159 year 2010 passes without issue)
Based on:8,327 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment323
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))288
Registration plate lamp issues175
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively132
Nearside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a|123
Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a))114
Offside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a|109
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7|105
Brakes imbalanced across an axle94
Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))91
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))81
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g))76
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))71
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))69
Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))59
Registration plate issues57
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
Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|51
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))43
Windscreen washer not working 42
Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|39
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))38
Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))36
Front brake excessively fluctuating35
Rear brake binding35
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
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))32
Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii))32
Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))32
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened31
Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|29
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b|27
Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))27
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened27
Nearside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a|27
Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturer`s specified limit |8.2.2.2 |a||27
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 Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))24
Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))24
Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))24
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))23
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))23
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))21
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault21
Offside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a|21
Exhaust emits an excessive level of metered smoke |7.4.B.3a|20
Nearside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a))20
Nearside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a))20
Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))19
Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a))19
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))18
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i||18
Nearside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c|18
Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))17
Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))17
Offside 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
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a))15
Offside Front Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i))14
Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))14
Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i||14
Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|14
Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))14
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii||14
Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))13
Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))13
Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))13
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b|12
Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2|12
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))12
Offside Front Upper Suspension arm ball joint 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 Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a||12
Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))11
Nearside Front Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i))11
Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2|11
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))11
Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a))11
Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii))11
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a))11
Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c))11
Oil leaking excessively from engine (8.4.1 (a) (i))11
Windscreen has damage10
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f|10
Exhaust emissions exceed default limit of 1.5m-1 (8.2.2.2 (b))10
Offside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e))10
Offside Steering rack gaiter missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii))10
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii||10
Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a))10
Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2|9
Central Rear Seat belt not functioning as intended (7.1.2 (c))9
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii||9
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))9
Nearside Front Steering rack gaiter missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii))9
Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding |1.2.1 |f||9

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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