Alfa romeo 156 - 2000
377.3 faults per 100 tests
Year average for all cars of 2000 is 366.2 faults per 100 tests
Dataset: MOT tests in Great Britain (period: 2024-01-01 to 2025-09-10) for Alfa romeo 156, model year 2000.
Sample size: 112 cars, 225 tests and 849 recorded faults.
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Quick summary
Total: 112 cars
The Alfa Romeo 156 from the year 2000 has an overall defect rate of 377 per 100 vehicles, which is slightly higher than the average of 362 per 100 vehicles, indicating a 4% increase in defects compared to similar models. Notably, this model performs better than average in categories such as steering and visibility, with defect rates significantly lower than the average. However, it struggles with issues related to body structure and equipment, exhibiting higher defect rates than the average. The data also shows a clear trend of increasing defects with mileage, particularly in the higher mileage brackets, where defect rates are above the yearly average.
Cars by mileage segment
Total: 112 cars
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Categories
Brakes
▲ 6.7% better
152.0 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 162.9 / 100 tests
- Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
- Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
Steering
▲ 56.7% better
11.6 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 26.8 / 100 tests
Visibility
▲ 31.2% better
19.6 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 28.5 / 100 tests
Lights & Electrics
▼ 16.8% worse
93.3 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 79.9 / 100 tests
Wheels & Suspension
▼ 3.0% worse
290.7 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 282.2 / 100 tests
- A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
- A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
- Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
- A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
- The strength or continuity of the load bearing structure within 30cm … is significantly reduced or inadequately repaired
Body/Structure
▼ 41.4% worse
107.6 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 76.1 / 100 tests
- Vehicle structure corroded to the extent that: the rigidity of the assembly is significantly reduced
- Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
Equipment
▼ 20.3% worse
21.3 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 17.7 / 100 tests
Other
▼ 1.2% worse
58.7 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 58.0 / 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)
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 65
A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 65
Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 44
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 39
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 33
The strength or continuity of the load bearing structure within 30cm … is significantly reduced or inadequately repaired
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 33
Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 32
Vehicle structure corroded to the extent that: the rigidity of the assembly is significantly reduced
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 30
Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 25
Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 25
Serious faults (Top 10)
The strength or continuity of the load bearing structure within 30cm … is significantly reduced or inadequately repaired
FAIL
Occurrences: 18
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 17
Vehicle structure corroded to the extent that: the rigidity of the assembly is significantly reduced
FAIL
Occurrences: 14
Emissions levels exceed the manufacturer’s specified limits
FAIL
Occurrences: 9
Lamp: missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than a half not functioning
FAIL
Occurrences: 9
A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: missing, split, insecure or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt
FAIL
Occurrences: 8
Lambda coefficient outside the default limits or the range specified by the manufacturer
FAIL
Occurrences: 8
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 7
Flexible brake hose: excessively damaged, deteriorated, chafed, twisted or stretched
FAIL
Occurrences: 7
Beam image obviously incorrect
FAIL
Occurrences: 7