Alfa romeo 147 - 2003
274.4 faults per 100 tests
Year average for all cars of 2003 is 380.4 faults per 100 tests
Dataset: MOT tests in Great Britain (period: 2024-01-01 to 2025-09-10) for Alfa romeo 147, model year 2003.
Sample size: 227 cars, 468 tests and 1,284 recorded faults.
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Less faults compared to the average car of same model year
Less faults compared to the average car of same model year
Quick summary
Total: 227 cars
The 2003 Alfa Romeo 147 has an overall defect rate of 274 per 100 vehicles, which is notably lower than the yearly average of 378 per 100, indicating a 27.5% improvement. Among different mileage ranges, the model performs particularly well in the 0–31,000 miles category, where it has only 200 defects per 100, compared to the average of 343. In specific areas, the Alfa Romeo 147 excels in brakes and steering, showing significant reductions in defects compared to similar vehicles. However, tyre wear is not highlighted as a major issue for this model, allowing it to maintain a strong performance in other key areas.
Cars by mileage segment
Total: 227 cars
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Categories
Brakes
▲ 41.5% better
99.1 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 169.3 / 100 tests
- Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
- Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
Steering
▲ 76.2% better
6.0 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 25.2 / 100 tests
Visibility
▲ 12.4% better
26.1 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 29.8 / 100 tests
Lights & Electrics
▲ 31.4% better
70.5 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 102.8 / 100 tests
- Beam image obviously incorrect
Wheels & Suspension
▲ 21.5% better
237.2 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 302.1 / 100 tests
- Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
- A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
- A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
- A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
- A suspension component: excessively damaged or corroded
Body/Structure
▲ 16.7% better
54.3 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 65.2 / 100 tests
- Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
Equipment
▼ 13.2% worse
15.4 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 13.6 / 100 tests
Other
▲ 23.7% better
40.2 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 52.7 / 100 tests
- Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
Fault rate by mileage segment
Model
Year average
* Metric: faults per 100 tests.
Most common faults (Top 10)
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 131
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 98
A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 92
Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 74
Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 74
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 62
Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 57
Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 56
A suspension component: excessively damaged or corroded
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 49
Beam image obviously incorrect
FAIL
Occurrences: 24
Serious faults (Top 10)
Beam image obviously incorrect
FAIL
Occurrences: 24
Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 22
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 21
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 17
Flexible brake hose: excessively damaged, deteriorated, chafed, twisted or stretched
FAIL
Occurrences: 13
A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: missing, split, insecure or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt
FAIL
Occurrences: 11
Vehicle structure corroded to the extent that: the rigidity of the assembly is significantly reduced
FAIL
Occurrences: 11
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 11
An SRS malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) indicates a system malfunction
FAIL
Occurrences: 10
Lamp: missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than a half not functioning
FAIL
Occurrences: 10