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MOT History from tests of diesel ALFA ROMEO 159s year 2011

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mot history
Pass percent:66.43%
(The average a diesel ALFA ROMEO 159 year 2011 passes without issue)
Based on:5,305 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))197
Headlamp aim out of alignment184
Registration plate lamp issues101
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))85
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively85
Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))73
Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))60
Nearside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a|59
Offside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a|54
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7|54
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g))45
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))44
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))41
Brakes imbalanced across an axle40
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))39
Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a))38
Windscreen washer not working 36
Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|35
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))30
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))28
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|27
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|26
Registration plate issues26
Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|26
Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i||25
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a))23
Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i||22
Front brake excessively fluctuating19
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|18
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort18
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))17
Front brake application uneven17
Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))17
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i||17
Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))16
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a))16
Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii))16
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|15
Nearside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a))15
Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))15
Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c))14
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))14
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))14
Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a))13
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened13
Rear brake binding13
Nearside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a|12
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii||12
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault11
Oil leaking excessively from engine (8.4.1 (a) (i))11
Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a||11
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b|11
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened11
Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))10
Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))10
Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|10
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))10
Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|10
Offside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a|9
Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))9
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))9
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
Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturer`s specified limit |8.2.2.2 |a||9
Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i||9
Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|9
Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a))9
Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))9
Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|9
Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))8
Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b|8
Offside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))8
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b|8
Offside Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii))8
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii||8
Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))8
Exhaust emissions exceed default limit of 1.5m-1 (8.2.2.2 (b))7
Nearside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e))7
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i||7
Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a||7
Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii))7
Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))7
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.2.2 |g||7
Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))7
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f|7
Nearside Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii||7
Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))7
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|7
Service brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7|6
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b|6
Offside Front Upper Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))6
Central Rear Seat belt not functioning as intended (7.1.2 (c))6
Offside Front Steering rack gaiter missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii))6
Offside Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii||6
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f|6
Nearside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a))6
Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i))6
Offside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength outer sill (5.3.6 (a) (i))6
Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))6
Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value |1.4.2 |a| |ii||6
Brake lever has insufficient reserve travel (1.1.2 (a))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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