Most common failures | No# failures |
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Brake pipe excessively corroded | 83 |
Headlamp aim out of alignment | 71 |
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 57 |
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 53 |
Registration plate issues | 43 |
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2| | 38 |
Registration plate lamp issues | 28 |
Stop lamp remains on when the brakes are released | 23 |
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 23 |
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 12 |
Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 12 |
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 11 |
Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 10 |
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 8 |
Offside Front Upper Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 8 |
Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 8 |
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 7 |
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 7 |
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h|| | 6 |
Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 6 |
Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits |7.3.D.3| | 6 |
Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 6 |
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b| | 6 |
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.C.1b| | 6 |
Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 6 |
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 6 |
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 5 |
Brake hose excessively deteriorated | 5 |
Windscreen has damage | 5 |
Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 5 |
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 5 |
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault |7.1.6 |a|| | 5 |
Offside Front Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 5 |
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 5 |
Offside Front Upper Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |5.3.4 |b| |ii|| | 4 |
Hazard warning lamps not flashing in phase, with ignition off |1.4.B.1f| | 4 |
Nearside Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 4 |
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 4 |
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 4 |
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 4 |
Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 4 |
Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 4 |
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 4 |
Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 4 |
Horn not working |1.6.2a| | 4 |
Nearside Rear Lower Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush (5.3.2 (c)) | 4 |
Offside Rear Lower Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush (5.3.2 (c)) | 4 |
Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 4 |
Centre Rear Seat belt retracting mechanism defective |5.2.5b| | 4 |
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 4 |
Offside Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b| | 4 |
Horn not working (7.7 (a) (ii)) | 4 |
Nearside Rear Direction indicator not working |1.4.A.2c| | 4 |
Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2| | 4 |
Indicator switch faulty |1.4.A.1| | 4 |
Offside Headlamp aim aimed so that it dazzles other road users |1.8.A.1a| | 4 |
Windscreen washer not working | 4 |
Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 4 |
Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a upper suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a| | 3 |
Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |5.3.4 |b| |ii|| | 3 |
Horn not loud enough to be heard by another road user |1.6.2b| | 3 |
Offside Front Seat belt locking mechanism does not secure or release |5.2.5a| | 3 |
Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 3 |
Offside Rear Lower Shock absorber has an excessively worn bush |2.7.4| | 3 |
Nearside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 3 |
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 3 |
Nearside Rear Other passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle (6.2.3 (a)) | 3 |
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 3 |
Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2| | 3 |
Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 3 |
Nearside Front brake disc excessively pitted |3.5.1h| | 3 |
Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 3 |
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 3 |
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 3 |
Horn not working |7.7 |a| |ii|| | 3 |
Nearside Rear wheel bearing has excessive play |2.6.2| | 3 |
Offside Front Headlamp not working on main beam |1.7.5a| | 3 |
Nearside Rear Seat belt locking mechanism does not secure or release |5.2.5a| | 3 |
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 3 |
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |5.3.4 |b| |ii|| | 3 |
rear parking |secondary| brakes imbalanced | 3 |
Offside Rear Shock absorbers damaged to the extent that it does not function (5.3.2 (b)) | 3 |
Nearside Front Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image |1.2.4a| | 3 |
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 3 |
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 3 |
Rear brake binding | 3 |
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 2 |
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2| | 2 |
Offside Rear Brake pipe fouled by moving parts |3.6.B.2a| | 2 |
Nearside Rear Fluid suspension unit supply pipe corroded and seriously weakened |2.4.D.3| | 2 |
Offside Rear Fluid suspension unit supply pipe corroded and seriously weakened |2.4.D.3| | 2 |
Nearside Rear brake caliper securing device missing |3.5.1j| | 2 |
Nearside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 2 |
Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 2 |
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 2 |
Nearside Front Headlamp aim not tested |1.8.A.1c| | 2 |
Service brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 2 |
Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 2 |
Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar fractured |2.4.G.1| | 2 |
Nearside Front Brake pipe excessively damaged |3.6.B.2c| | 2 |
Nearside Front Brake pipe leaking |3.6.A.1| | 2 |
Offside Rear Shock absorber casing corroded externally so the unit does not function |2.7.2a| | 2 |
Offside front brake binding |3.7.B.1| | 2 |
Nearside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 2 |
Offside Rear Seat belt locking mechanism does not secure or release |5.2.5a| | 2 |
Offside Front Braking system leaking |3.6.A.1| | 2 |
Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 2 |
Offside Front brake disc excessively pitted |3.5.1h| | 2 |
Offside Rear brake disc excessively pitted |3.5.1h| | 2 |
Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 2 |
Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value |1.4.2 |a| |ii|| | 2 |
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| | 2 |
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2| | 2 |
Nearside Rear Rear wheel bearing has excessive play |2.6.2| | 2 |
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |5.3.4 |b| |ii|| | 2 |
Nearside Inner Front Lower Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 2 |
Offside Front Headlamp aim not tested |1.8.A.1c| | 2 |
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 2 |
Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 2 |
Brake performance not tested |3.7.A.1| | 2 |
Nearside Lower Front suspension ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2| | 2 |
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2| | 2 |
Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2| | 2 |
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 2 |
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on main beam |1.7.5a| | 2 |
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2| | 2 |
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |5.3.4 |b| |ii|| | 2 |
Rear Fluid suspension unit interconnecting pipe corroded and seriously weakened |2.4.D.3| | 2 |
Dipswitch operation does not deflect all main beam headlamps to make them dipped beams |1.7.4b| | 2 |
Headlamp switch faulty |1.7.1| | 2 |
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 2 |
Nearside Headlamp aim aimed so that it dazzles other road users |1.8.A.1a| | 2 |
Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 2 |
Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2| | 2 |
Brake hydraulic reservoir fluid level below minimum level |3.6.G.1b| | 2 |
rear brakes release unevenly |3.7.B.4| | 2 |
Offside Rear Direction indicators not working |1.4.A.2c| | 2 |
Nearside Rear position lamp|s| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance |1.1.A.3d| | 2 |
Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage insecure |2.4.G.1| | 2 |
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 2 |
Brake hose damaged | 2 |
Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 2 |
Nearside Rear Braking system leaking |3.6.A.1| | 2 |
Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 2 |
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 2 |
Battery insecure |1.9.1| | 2 |
Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a)) | 2 |
Offside Front Upper Suspension arm ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2| | 2 |
Steering system excessively tight |2.2.D.1| | 2 |
Brake pedal spongy |3.3.B.1b| | 2 |
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 2 |
Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` |8.3.1e| | 2 |
Parking brake lever defective so that it cannot be satisfactorily operated |3.1.3c| | 2 |
Nearside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 2 |
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
Offside Front Front suspension has excessive movement at a wishbone pin or bush |2.5.A.1c| | 2 |
Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside |1.8| | 2 |
Front brake excessively fluctuating | 2 |
Nearside Side repeater incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 2 |
Offside Side repeater incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 2 |
Stop lamp(s) remains on when the brakes are released (4.3.2 (a) (iii)) | 2 |