Does the Alfa Romeo 147 fail the MOT on brakes more than it should?
The Alfa Romeo 147 records 26.31 brakes failure items per 100 initial MOT tests (2019–2024), against 21.40 expected for a car of the same age mix: more than expected for its class and age (+4.91, 95% interval +4.23 to +5.59). It ranks 126 of 712 models on brakes (1 = most failures above expected).
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What exactly fails on brakes?
The most frequent DVSA defect wording in this group on the Alfa Romeo 147 is “Parking brake efficiency below minimum requirement”, recorded 1,213 times in 2019–2024.
| DVSA defect wording | Items | Per 100 tests |
|---|---|---|
| Parking brake efficiency below minimum requirement | 1,213 | 5.50 |
| Parking brake inoperative on one side | 583 | 2.64 |
| a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm | 507 | 2.30 |
| Cable, rod or joint insecure | 363 | 1.64 |
| Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake | 352 | 1.59 |
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 22,070 (initial tests) · Method: failure items (major and minor) grouped by DVSA's defect tree; wordings with 30+ items · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV
If a Alfa Romeo 147 gets a brakes advisory, how often does it fail next time?
18.6% of Alfa Romeo 147 MOTs with a brakes advisory were followed by a fail in the same group at the next MOT, typically 12.1 months and 4,120 miles later (3,697 advisories followed).
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 3,697 (advisories followed) · Method: the same vehicles followed to their next ordinary MOT · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV
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