Most common failures | No# failures |
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Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 140 |
Headlamp aim out of alignment | 53 |
Brake pipe excessively corroded | 28 |
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 17 |
Registration plate lamp issues | 16 |
Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 11 |
Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 10 |
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 9 |
Windscreen has damage | 7 |
Registration plate issues | 7 |
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 7 |
Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 7 |
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 6 |
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 6 |
Offside front brake binding |3.7.B.1| | 5 |
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 5 |
Windscreen washer not working | 5 |
Front brake application uneven | 5 |
Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 5 |
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 5 |
Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 5 |
Offside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 4 |
Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 4 |
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 4 |
Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 4 |
Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 4 |
Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` |8.3.1e| | 3 |
Nearside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 3 |
Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 3 |
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 3 |
Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 3 |
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage 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 dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 3 |
Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 3 |
Offside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 3 |
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 3 |
Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 3 |
Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 3 |
Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 3 |
Nearside Rear Axle swivel pins and bushes swivel pin and/or bush excessively worn (5.1.2 (b) (i)) | 2 |
Offside Rear Axle swivel pins and bushes swivel pin and/or bush excessively worn (5.1.2 (b) (i)) | 2 |
Rear Brake cable insecure | 2 |
Offside Front Suspension arm corroded and seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i)) | 2 |
Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 2 |
Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 2 |
Nearside Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 2 |
Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 2 |
Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
Offside Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b| | 2 |
Windscreen wiper blade insecure | 2 |
Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b| | 2 |
Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 2 |
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 2 |
Emissions not tested (8.2.1.2 (d)) | 2 |
Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 2 |
Nearside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 2 |
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 2 |
Rear Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 2 |
Nearside Rear Lower Shock absorber has an excessively worn bush |2.7.4| | 2 |
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle excessive |7.3.D.3| | 2 |
Nearside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 2 |
Offside Front Anti-roll bar pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 2 |
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 2 |
Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases at hanger (6.1.2 (a)) | 2 |
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar attachment bracket/mounting corroded and seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i)) | 2 |
Offside Front Anti-roll bar attachment bracket/mounting corroded and seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i)) | 2 |
Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 2 |