Alfa Romeo 147
Registered from 2001 to 2009.
About this model
The Alfa Romeo 147 is a small family car produced by the Italian automaker Alfa Romeo from 2000 to 2010. The 147 was voted European Car of the Year in 2001.
From the Wikipedia article Alfa Romeo 147, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
What fails its inspection
Great Britain's MOT record for the 2008 1.9 diesel. 128 of 395 tests failed, 32%.
Better than 6% of 2008 cars. The typical one fails 26%, across 922 models with enough tests behind them to say.
| Where | Share of failures | Failed tests |
|---|---|---|
| Suspension | 53% | 68 |
| Brakes | 39% | 50 |
| Lights and electrics | 33% | 42 |
| Tyres and wheels | 32% | 41 |
| Body and structure | 20% | 26 |
| Visibility | 16% | 20 |
The defects inspectors cite
- A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn
- Parking brake efficiency below minimum requirement
- The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements
- A tyre seriously damaged
- Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
- Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
Before you buy one
Built from what this car fails on, not from general knowledge of the model.
- Suspension — 53% of its failures
- A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn
- Brakes — 39% of its failures
- Parking brake efficiency below minimum requirement
- Parking brake inoperative on one side
- Tyres and wheels — 32% of its failures
- A tyre seriously damaged
- Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
- A tyre cords visible or damaged
- Lights and electrics — 33% of its failures
- Body and structure — 20% of its failures
- Visibility — 16% of its failures
- Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
When it starts failing
At 140–160k miles this one fails 38% of its inspections, against the 30% an ordinary car of the same age fails.
| Odometer | Failure rate | Rate | Its age | Tests |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 60–80k miles | 33% | 24% | 48 | |
| 80–100k miles | 32% | 27% | 82 | |
| 100–120k miles | 34% | 29% | 111 | |
| 120–140k miles | 36% | 29% | 67 | |
| 140–160k miles | 38% | 30% | 32 |
340 British inspections, grouped by the odometer reading recorded at the test.
Half of these have more than 100k miles on them. That is how far people drive this car, not how long it lasts.