Alfa Romeo 147 reliability, MOT pass rate and rarity

Time Period & Model

Time period snapshot: Last 5 years

Manufacturer: Alfa Romeo

Model: 147

Model reliability rank

MOT-based rank from 15,583 selected-period tests.

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Overall MOT pass rate

67.4%

Share of this model's 15,583 selected-period MOT tests that pass.

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Efficiency, emissions & tax

Average MPG

CO2 emission

Euro emissions

Tax cost

£375/yr

Average vehicle miles

102,802

Solid average mileage for this model.

Life expectancy miles

102,802

Moderate mature-fleet mileage expectation.

Average vehicle age

18.0

Older average age in the represented fleet.

Vehicles represented

1,204

1,204 valid MOT, 0 under 3 years.

Tests analysed

15,583

15,583 MOT tests in the selected period.

Rarity ranking

Based on Make & Model

Very Rare

1,204On the road

Insight summary

Alfa Romeo 147 is a very rare model in this snapshot, with 1,204 represented vehicles and 0.00% of the active UK pool tracked by AutoRank. For the last 5 years, it has a pass rate of 67.4% from 15,583 MOT tests, with a reliability score of 45. The current pool shows an average of 102,802 miles and an average age of 18.0 years, while mature-fleet mileage is estimated at 102,802 miles. Petrol leads the fuel split, followed by diesel, and the most frequent defect themes are parking brake, suspension arms and windscreen damage. The practical read is that the Alfa Romeo 147 looks like a solid used-car baseline rather than a rare find, with age, mileage and common wear items doing most of the explaining.

Fuel type breakdown (by model)

Fuel	Vehicles
PETROL	834
DIESEL	369
LPG	1

Euro NCAP Safety

No NCAP tests found for this model.

Top 25 most common defects (by model)

Defect	Count
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))	578
Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	305
Windscreen washer provides insufficient washer liquid (3.5 (a))	304
Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view (3.2 (a) (i))	283
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))	272
Offside Front Upper Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	264
Horn not working (7.7 (a))	223
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	216
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	204
Windscreen washer not working (3.5 (a))	201
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))	156
Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot severely deteriorated (6.1.7 (g) (i))	144
Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot severely deteriorated (6.1.7 (g) (i))	139
Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	133
Nearside Front Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (5.2.3 (e))	125
Offside Front Upper Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	124
Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii))	122
Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	119
Nearside Headlamp lens slightly defective (4.1.1 (b) (i))	118
Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	117
Nearside Front Tyre has ply or cords exposed (5.2.3 (d) (ii))	108
Front Windscreen washer not working (3.5 (a))	99
Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	99
Offside Front Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (5.2.3 (e))	95
Nearside Registration plate lamp inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources (4.7.1 (b) (i))	94

All 25 defects ranked by recorded countShowing 4,642 defects across this top 25 set

Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))

578

Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))

305

Windscreen washer provides insufficient washer liquid (3.5 (a))

304

Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view (3.2 (a) (i))

283

Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))

272

Offside Front Upper Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))

264

Horn not working (7.7 (a))

223

Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))

216

Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))

204

Windscreen washer not working (3.5 (a))

201

Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))

156

Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot severely deteriorated (6.1.7 (g) (i))

144

Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot severely deteriorated (6.1.7 (g) (i))

139

Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))

133

Nearside Front Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (5.2.3 (e))

125

Offside Front Upper Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))

124

Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii))

122

Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))

119

Nearside Headlamp lens slightly defective (4.1.1 (b) (i))

118

Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))

117

Nearside Front Tyre has ply or cords exposed (5.2.3 (d) (ii))

108

Front Windscreen washer not working (3.5 (a))

Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))

Offside Front Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (5.2.3 (e))

Nearside Registration plate lamp inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources (4.7.1 (b) (i))

Alfa Romeo 147 reliability and MOT data