Alfa Romeo 166
Registered from 1999 to 2005.
About this model
The Alfa Romeo 166 is an executive car produced by the Italian automaker Alfa Romeo, between 1996 and June 2007. It is a four-door saloon car with a front-engine, front-wheel-drive layout and replaced the 164 in the marque's model range. The car was designed by Centro Stile Alfa Romeo, under the control of Walter de Silva, and was facelifted in September 2003.
From the Wikipedia article Alfa Romeo 166, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
What fails its inspection
Great Britain's MOT record for the 2001 3.0 petrol. 4 of 26 tests failed.
| Where | Share of failures | Failed tests |
|---|---|---|
| Lights and electrics | 75% | 3 |
| Brakes | 25% | 1 |
| Suspension | 25% | 1 |
| Visibility | 25% | 1 |
The defects inspectors cite
- A lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning
- A shock absorber damaged to the extent that it does not function or showing signs of severe leakage
- A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn
- An obligatory rear fog lamp missing, or a front or rear fog lamp inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning
- Parking brake efficiency below minimum requirement
- Parking brake inoperative on one side
Before you buy one
Built from what this car fails on, not from general knowledge of the model.
- Brakes — 25% of its failures
- Parking brake efficiency below minimum requirement
- Parking brake inoperative on one side
- Suspension — 25% of its failures
- A shock absorber damaged to the extent that it does not function or showing signs of severe leakage
- A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn
- Lights and electrics — 75% of its failures
- A lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning
- An obligatory rear fog lamp missing, or a front or rear fog lamp inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning
- Stop lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning
- Visibility — 25% of its failures
- Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen