Most common failures | No# failures |
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Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 78 |
Registration plate lamp issues | 72 |
Headlamp aim out of alignment | 64 |
Offside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 27 |
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 24 |
Nearside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 24 |
Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 23 |
Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 20 |
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 16 |
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 14 |
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 14 |
Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 12 |
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 12 |
Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a)) | 10 |
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 10 |
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b| | 10 |
Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 9 |
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 9 |
Registration plate issues | 9 |
Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 8 |
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 8 |
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 8 |
Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 7 |
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 7 |
Exhaust emits an excessive level of metered smoke |7.4.B.3a| | 6 |
Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 6 |
Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 5 |
Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 5 |
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 4 |
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 4 |
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 4 |
Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` |8.3.1e| | 4 |
Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 4 |
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2| | 4 |
Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c)) | 4 |
Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 3 |
Nearside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 3 |
Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 3 |
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 3 |
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 3 |
Exhaust emissions exceed default limit of 1.5m-1 (8.2.2.2 (b)) | 3 |
Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 3 |
Rear brake binding | 3 |
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |5.3.4 |b| |ii|| | 3 |
Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 3 |
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 3 |
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 3 |
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 3 |
Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 3 |
Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 3 |
Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 3 |
Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 2 |
Offside Rear coil spring fractured |2.4.C.1a| | 2 |
Offside Rear Wheel nut|s| missing |4.2.A.1e| | 2 |
Nearside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 2 |
Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 2 |
Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a| | 2 |
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 2 |
Electronic stability system warning lamp indicates a fault |3.4.1c| | 2 |
Exhaust emissions exceed default limit of 1.5m-1 |8.2.2.2 |b|| | 2 |
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.2.2 |g|| | 2 |
Nearside 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 |
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 Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 2 |
Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 2 |
Nearside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 2 |
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h|| | 2 |
Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam |1.7.5a| | 2 |
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 2 |
Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 2 |
Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 2 |
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 2 |
Nearside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 2 |
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 2 |
Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 2 |
Windscreen has damage | 2 |
Offside Front Wheel nut|s| missing |4.2.A.1e| | 2 |
Offside Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b| | 2 |
Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 2 |
Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 2 |
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 2 |
Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 2 |
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 2 |
Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 2 |
Rear fog lamp tell tale not working |1.3.1b| | 2 |
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 2 |
Battery insecure |1.9.1| | 2 |
Offside Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 2 |
Nearside Rear coil spring worn so that its cross sectional area is reduced and seriously weakened |2.4.C.1b| | 2 |
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 2 |
Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 2 |
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.D.4| | 2 |
Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 2 |
Service brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 2 |
Nearside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 2 |
Centre Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2| | 2 |
Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturer`s specified limit |8.2.2.2 |a|| | 2 |
Nearside Rear coil spring fractured |2.4.C.1a| | 2 |
Front brake excessively fluctuating | 2 |
Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturer`s specified limit 0.50 |8.2.2.2 |a|| | 2 |