Alfa Romeo147 MOT results

In 2025, 60.2% of Alfa Romeo 147 MOT tests were passed first time, better than the 57.7% for cars of the same age. 10.3% had at least one dangerous defect (9.9% for cars the same age). The typical Alfa Romeo 147 tested was 18 years old with 93,100 miles. Based on 1,458 initial MOT tests in Great Britain.

RegisterHow many Alfa Romeo 147 cars are on the road

First-time pass: 60.2%no defects to fix
Cars the same age: 57.7%first-time pass
Fixed at the test: 5.3%passed after repair
Failed: 34.5%needed a retest
Dangerous defect: 10.3%same age 9.9%
Typical mileage: 93,100at the test

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First-time pass rate by year first registered

Alfa Romeo 147All cars first registered that year

Year first registered	Tests	First-time pass	All cars
2009	162	59.3%	58.1%
2008	285	56.5%	57.0%
2007	216	51.9%	57.2%
2006	164	54.9%	56.8%
2005	156	60.3%	57.5%
2004	159	68.6%	57.5%
2003	181	68.5%	58.5%
2002	89	69.7%	59.4%
2001	41	65.9%	60.9%

Years with fewer than 30 tests are left out.

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By age at the test

Alfa Romeo 147All cars that age

Age	Tests	First-time pass	All cars	Typical miles
10-14 years	1	100.0%	65.7%	65,000
15-19 years	900	55.4%	57.6%	95,300
20-29 years	557	67.9%	59.6%	88,800

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Where they’re tested

Colour shows how common the Alfa Romeo 147 is among cars tested in each area, against its share across Great Britain: 2× means twice as common as usual.

under 0.5×
0.5×–0.8×
0.8×–1.25×
1.25×–2×
2× or more
Fewer than 5 tests
None tested

Postcode area of the garage that did the test, not where the owner lives. Hover over or tap an area for its figures.

Postcode area	Region	Tests	Share	vs all cars	First-time pass
BH Bournemouth	South West	40	2.7%	2.6×	75.0%
BS Bristol	South West	35	2.4%	1.4×	54.3%
TN Tonbridge	South East	35	2.4%	1.8×	57.1%
NR Norwich	East of England	34	2.3%	1.7×	47.1%
RG Reading	South East	32	2.2%	1.4×	65.6%
RH Redhill	South East	32	2.2%	2.1×	75.0%
S Sheffield	Yorkshire and the Humber	32	2.2%	1.0×	65.6%
B Birmingham	West Midlands	31	2.1%	0.7×	54.8%
LE Leicester	East Midlands	30	2.1%	1.2×	66.7%
PO Portsmouth	South East	30	2.1%	1.5×	40.0%
PE Peterborough	East of England	29	2.0%	1.1×	–
CT Canterbury	South East	28	1.9%	2.5×	–
NN Northampton	East Midlands	28	1.9%	1.4×	–
SS Southend-on-Sea	East of England	28	1.9%	2.2×	–
EH Edinburgh	Scotland	23	1.6%	1.3×	–
CV Coventry	West Midlands	22	1.5%	1.0×	–
HP Hemel Hempstead	South East	22	1.5%	1.6×	–
BN Brighton	South East	21	1.4%	1.2×	–
ME Rochester	South East	21	1.4%	1.4×	–
MK Milton Keynes	South East	21	1.4%	1.4×	–
GU Guildford	South East	20	1.4%	1.0×	–
SL Slough	South East	20	1.4%	1.9×	–
IP Ipswich	East of England	19	1.3%	1.1×	–
KT Kingston upon Thames	London	19	1.3%	1.6×	–
SG Stevenage	East of England	19	1.3%	1.8×	–
SN Swindon	South West	19	1.3%	1.5×	–
BA Bath	South West	18	1.2%	1.5×	–
DE Derby	East Midlands	18	1.2%	0.9×	–
GL Gloucester	South West	18	1.2%	1.0×	–
OX Oxford	South East	18	1.2%	1.1×	–
CF Cardiff	Wales	17	1.2%	0.7×	–
CH Chester	North West	17	1.2%	1.1×	–
EX Exeter	South West	17	1.2%	1.0×	–
NG Nottingham	East Midlands	17	1.2%	0.6×	–
BB Blackburn	North West	16	1.1%	1.3×	–
PL Plymouth	South West	16	1.1%	1.1×	–
CM Chelmsford	East of England	15	1.0%	0.9×	–
NW London NW	London	15	1.0%	1.5×	–
SA Swansea	Wales	15	1.0%	0.8×	–
SE London SE	London	15	1.0%	1.3×	–
CA Carlisle	North West	14	1.0%	1.6×	–
NE Newcastle upon Tyne	North East	14	1.0%	0.6×	–
SK Stockport	North West	14	1.0%	1.0×	–
ST Stoke-on-Trent	West Midlands	14	1.0%	0.9×	–
SY Shrewsbury	West Midlands	14	1.0%	1.4×	–
HA Harrow	London	13	0.9%	1.5×	–
WV Wolverhampton	West Midlands	13	0.9%	1.3×	–
AL St Albans	East of England	12	0.8%	1.9×	–
CB Cambridge	East of England	12	0.8%	1.2×	–
CW Crewe	North West	12	0.8%	1.4×	–
DA Dartford	South East	12	0.8%	1.1×	–
LN Lincoln	East Midlands	12	0.8%	1.5×	–
N London N	London	12	0.8%	1.2×	–
SO Southampton	South East	12	0.8%	0.7×	–
TW Twickenham	London	12	0.8%	1.1×	–
WA Warrington	North West	12	0.8%	0.8×	–
WR Worcester	West Midlands	12	0.8%	1.4×	–
DT Dorchester	South West	11	0.8%	1.9×	–
EN Enfield	London	11	0.8%	1.3×	–
M Manchester	North West	11	0.8%	0.5×	–
PR Preston	North West	11	0.8%	0.8×	–
SP Salisbury	South West	11	0.8%	1.6×	–
DN Doncaster	Yorkshire and the Humber	10	0.7%	0.5×	–
LA Lancaster	North West	10	0.7%	1.3×	–
LL Llandudno	Wales	10	0.7%	0.7×	–
TA Taunton	South West	10	0.7%	1.1×	–
TR Truro	South West	10	0.7%	1.1×	–
YO York	Yorkshire and the Humber	10	0.7%	0.7×	–
LS Leeds	Yorkshire and the Humber	9	0.6%	0.6×	–
NP Newport	Wales	9	0.6%	0.7×	–
TQ Torquay	South West	9	0.6%	1.2×	–
TS Teesside	North East	9	0.6%	0.7×	–
WD Watford	East of England	9	0.6%	1.6×	–
LU Luton	East of England	8	0.5%	0.8×	–
SW London SW	London	8	0.5%	1.3×	–
UB Southall	London	8	0.5%	0.9×	–
WF Wakefield	Yorkshire and the Humber	8	0.5%	0.6×	–
BR Bromley	London	7	0.5%	1.3×	–
CO Colchester	East of England	7	0.5%	0.6×	–
HU Hull	Yorkshire and the Humber	7	0.5%	0.7×	–
CR Croydon	London	6	0.4%	0.6×	–
L Liverpool	North West	6	0.4%	0.4×	–
BD Bradford	Yorkshire and the Humber	5	0.3%	0.4×	–
DY Dudley	West Midlands	5	0.3%	0.5×	–
TF Telford	West Midlands	5	0.3%	0.9×	–
W London W	London	5	0.3%	1.3×	–
WN Wigan	North West	5	0.3%	0.7×	–
WS Walsall	West Midlands	5	0.3%	0.5×	–
AB Aberdeen	Scotland	fewer than 5	–	–	–
BL Bolton	North West	fewer than 5	–	–	–
DD Dundee	Scotland	fewer than 5	–	–	–
DG Dumfries	Scotland	fewer than 5	–	–	–
DH Durham	North East	fewer than 5	–	–	–
DL Darlington	North East	fewer than 5	–	–	–
E London E	London	fewer than 5	–	–	–
FK Falkirk	Scotland	fewer than 5	–	–	–
FY Blackpool	North West	fewer than 5	–	–	–
G Glasgow	Scotland	fewer than 5	–	–	–
HD Huddersfield	Yorkshire and the Humber	fewer than 5	–	–	–
HG Harrogate	Yorkshire and the Humber	fewer than 5	–	–	–
HR Hereford	West Midlands	fewer than 5	–	–	–
HS Outer Hebrides	Scotland	fewer than 5	–	–	–
HX Halifax	Yorkshire and the Humber	fewer than 5	–	–	–
IG Ilford	London	fewer than 5	–	–	–
IV Inverness	Scotland	fewer than 5	–	–	–
KA Kilmarnock	Scotland	fewer than 5	–	–	–
KY Kirkcaldy	Scotland	fewer than 5	–	–	–
LD Llandrindod Wells	Wales	fewer than 5	–	–	–
ML Motherwell	Scotland	fewer than 5	–	–	–
OL Oldham	North West	fewer than 5	–	–	–
PA Paisley	Scotland	fewer than 5	–	–	–
PH Perth	Scotland	fewer than 5	–	–	–
RM Romford	London	fewer than 5	–	–	–
SM Sutton	London	fewer than 5	–	–	–
TD Galashiels	Scotland	fewer than 5	–	–	–

Region	Tests	Share	vs all cars	First-time pass
Scotland	51	3.5%	0.5×	52.9%
North East	29	2.0%	0.5×	–
North West	136	9.3%	0.8×	60.3%
Yorkshire and the Humber	85	5.8%	0.6×	67.1%
Wales	52	3.6%	0.7×	63.5%
West Midlands	125	8.6%	0.9×	52.0%
East Midlands	105	7.2%	1.0×	61.0%
East of England	192	13.2%	1.3×	57.3%
London	145	9.9%	1.1×	69.7%
South East	324	22.2%	1.4×	60.2%
South West	214	14.7%	1.4×	57.5%

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Where they fail

Share of tests with at least one failure in each area, against cars of the same age.

Alfa Romeo 147Cars the same age

Lights and electrics15.3%20.7%
Suspension15.3%17.0%
Brakes11.9%11.8%
Visibility (wipers, glass, mirrors)9.5%7.0%
Body and structure9.5%8.3%
Tyres6.2%6.7%
Emissions and leaks5.7%6.5%
Seat belts and airbags4.8%2.5%
Steering2.2%3.8%

A test can fail in more than one area. Failures fixed during the test are included.

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Most common failures

The 10 defects that failed Alfa Romeo 147 tests most often, as a share of all tests.

Failure	Tests	Cars the same age	vs same age	Marked dangerous
Pins and bushes: pin or bush excessively worn Suspension	6.0%	2.5%	2.4×	0.0%
Rbt (sp): efficiency below requirements Brakes	4.7%	2.6%	1.8×	0.0%
Washers: provides insufficient washer liquid Visibility (wipers, glass, mirrors)	3.7%	2.3%	1.6×	0.0%
Washers: not working Visibility (wipers, glass, mirrors)	3.6%	1.3%	2.8×	0.0%
Component mounting prescribed areas: prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength Suspension	3.4%	2.4%	1.4×	0.0%
Headlamp aim: projected beam image is obviously incorrect Lights and electrics	3.4%	3.6%	0.9×	0.0%
Joints: constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt Body and structure	3.2%	3.0%	1.1×	0.0%
Position lamp: not working Lights and electrics	3.2%	5.6%	0.6×	0.0%
Ball joint: ball joint excessively worn Suspension	2.7%	2.9%	0.9×	0.0%
Tread depth: tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm Tyres Dangerous	2.5%	2.6%	1.0×	100.0%

“vs same age” compares this model with cars of the same age: 2.0× means twice as often. “Marked dangerous” is how often the tester recorded that failure as dangerous.

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Most common advisories

Things the tester noted to watch, which don’t fail the test.

Advisory	Tests
Tread depth: worn close to legal limit/worn on edge	18.7%
Brake discs: worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened	15.2%
Engine oil leaks: leak, but not excessive	13.6%
Pins and bushes: pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement	12.2%
Coil spring: corroded	8.8%
Condition: slightly damaged/cracking or perishing	8.7%
Exhaust system: has a minor leak of exhaust gases	7.5%
Sub-frame: corroded but not seriously weakened	7.0%
Ball joint: ball joint has slight play	6.2%
Exhaust system: mounting defective	4.9%

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By fuel

Fuel	Tests	First-time pass
Petrol	996	62.9%
Diesel	461	54.4%

Fuels with fewer than 30 tests are left out. Different fuels often mean different ages, so compare with care.

MOT results for every model