Most common failures | No# failures |
---|
Headlamp aim out of alignment | 539 |
Registration plate lamp issues | 206 |
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 198 |
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 141 |
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 107 |
Windscreen washer not working | 105 |
Offside Front Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2| | 103 |
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 98 |
Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2| | 95 |
Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 81 |
Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 70 |
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 66 |
Offside Front Upper Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 63 |
Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 59 |
Registration plate issues | 58 |
Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 54 |
Offside Front Upper Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 52 |
Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 51 |
Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 42 |
Rear Brake cable insecure | 42 |
Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 41 |
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 41 |
Offside Front Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 41 |
Exhaust emits an excessive level of metered smoke |7.4.B.3a| | 40 |
Front passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle |6.2.B.1b| | 39 |
Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 38 |
Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a)) | 37 |
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 36 |
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 36 |
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 35 |
Horn not working |1.6.2a| | 33 |
Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 32 |
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 31 |
Rear brake binding | 31 |
Offside Front Upper Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 29 |
Exhaust emits an excessive level of metered smoke for a turbo charged engine |7.4.B.3b| | 29 |
Offside Front Upper Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 28 |
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 27 |
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 27 |
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 24 |
Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturer`s specified limit |8.2.2.2 |a|| | 24 |
Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 23 |
Offside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 22 |
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 22 |
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 21 |
Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 21 |
Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 21 |
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 21 |
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 20 |
Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 19 |
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b| | 19 |
Horn not working (7.7 (a)) | 19 |
Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 19 |
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 19 |
Nearside Rear Macpherson strut has excessive movement at the upper attachment |2.5.A.1c| | 18 |
Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 18 |
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 17 |
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 17 |
Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 17 |
Nearside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 17 |
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.2.2 |g|| | 17 |
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 17 |
Windscreen has damage | 16 |
Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value |1.4.2 |a| |ii|| | 16 |
Driver`s door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle |6.2.B.1b| | 16 |
Battery insecure |1.9.1| | 15 |
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 15 |
Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 14 |
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h|| | 14 |
Nearside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 14 |
Horn not working (7.7 (a) (ii)) | 14 |
Front brake application uneven | 14 |
Nearside Front Wheel bearing has excessive play (5.1.3 (a) (i)) | 13 |
Nearside Front passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle |6.2.B.1b| | 13 |
Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 13 |
Nearside Parking brake inoperative on one side |1.4.1 |a|| | 13 |
Nearside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 13 |
Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 13 |
Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 13 |
Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2| | 13 |
Offside Rear Macpherson strut has excessive movement at the upper attachment |2.5.A.1c| | 12 |
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 12 |
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 12 |
Nearside Front Front passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle (6.2.3 (a)) | 12 |
Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 12 |
Front passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle (6.2.3 (a)) | 12 |
Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a| | 12 |
Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 12 |
Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` |8.3.1e| | 12 |
Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a upper suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a| | 12 |
Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 12 |
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 12 |
Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 11 |
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 11 |
Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 11 |
Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 11 |
Front brake excessively fluctuating | 11 |
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 11 |
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 11 |
Nearside Front Upper Front suspension has excessive movement at a wishbone pin or bush |2.5.A.1c| | 11 |
Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2| | 11 |
Exhaust emissions test not completed because smoke levels are significantly in excess of the specified limit values (8.2.2.2 (f)) | 10 |
Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side |1.4.1 |a|| | 10 |
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 10 |
Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2| | 10 |
Centre Exhaust system not adequately supported |7.1.1| | 10 |
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 10 |
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 9 |
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 9 |
Nearside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 9 |
Nearside Rear wheel bearing rough when rotated |2.6.1| | 9 |
Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 9 |
Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 9 |
Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 9 |
Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 9 |