Most common failures | No# failures |
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Registration plate lamp issues | 937 |
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 619 |
Headlamp aim out of alignment | 570 |
Service brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 235 |
Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 230 |
Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 144 |
Centre Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 134 |
Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 114 |
Windscreen has damage | 112 |
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 98 |
Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2| | 91 |
Exhaust emits an excessive level of metered smoke for a turbo charged engine |7.4.B.3b| | 89 |
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 87 |
Registration plate issues | 84 |
Nearside rear brake recording little or no effort |3.7.B.5a| | 83 |
Offside rear brake recording little or no effort |3.7.B.5a| | 78 |
Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2| | 67 |
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b| | 65 |
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 61 |
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 60 |
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 59 |
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 56 |
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 55 |
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 48 |
Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 46 |
Headlamp switch faulty |1.7.1| | 46 |
Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 41 |
Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 41 |
Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 40 |
Offside Headlamp not working on main beam |1.7.5a| | 40 |
Nearside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 40 |
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 40 |
Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam |1.7.5a| | 38 |
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 38 |
Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 37 |
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2| | 36 |
Nearside Rear Shock absorber has an excessively worn bush |2.7.4| | 35 |
Battery insecure |1.9.1| | 33 |
Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 31 |
Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2| | 31 |
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 30 |
Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 29 |
Centre Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2| | 29 |
Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 28 |
Offside Rear Shock absorber has an excessively worn bush |2.7.4| | 28 |
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 28 |
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 28 |
Offside Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b| | 28 |
Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2| | 28 |
Service brake efficiency below requirements |1.2.2 |a| |i|| | 27 |
Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 27 |
Offside Obligatory mirror seriously damaged, affecting the rear view |8.1.2a| | 26 |
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 26 |
Nearside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 25 |
Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b| | 25 |
Brake pedal anti-slip provision missing |3.3.A.1b| | 24 |
rear brake recording little or no effort |3.7.B.5a| | 24 |
Windscreen washer not working | 24 |
Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 24 |
Spare wheel carrier insecure |6.4.2| | 23 |
Nearside Rear wheel bearing rough when rotated |2.6.1| | 23 |
Fuel system component leaking |7.2.3| | 23 |
Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 23 |
Offside Rear Upper Shock absorber has an excessively worn bush |2.7.4| | 22 |
Centre Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 22 |
Emissions not tested |7.0| | 22 |
Nearside Rear rear brake recording little or no effort |3.7.B.5a| | 22 |
Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 21 |
Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported |7.1.1| | 21 |
Rear brake binding | 21 |
Offside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 21 |
Offside Rear rear brake recording little or no effort |3.7.B.5a| | 21 |
Nearside Headlamp insecure |1.7.3| | 21 |
Nearside Obligatory mirror seriously damaged, affecting the rear view |8.1.2a| | 20 |
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 20 |
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 20 |
Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 20 |
Front brake application uneven | 19 |
Rear brake application uneven | 18 |
Power steering fluid level below minimum |2.3.1| | 18 |
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 18 |
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 17 |
Windscreen wiper blade insecure | 17 |
Brake pipe excessively corroded | 17 |
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 16 |
Nearside Rear Upper Shock absorber has an excessively worn bush |2.7.4| | 16 |
Horn not working |1.6.2a| | 16 |
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 16 |
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on main beam |1.7.5a| | 15 |
Exhaust emits excessive smoke or vapour of any colour |7.4.B.4| | 15 |
Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a| | 15 |
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 15 |
Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2| | 14 |
Offside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 14 |
Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a)) | 14 |
Offside Front Headlamp not working on main beam |1.7.5a| | 13 |
All position lamps not working |1.1.A.3b| | 13 |
Nearside Headlamp aim aimed so that it dazzles other road users |1.8.A.1a| | 13 |
Offside Headlamp insecure |1.7.3| | 13 |
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 13 |
Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 12 |
Nearside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 12 |
Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 12 |
Upper Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 12 |
Offside Rear Suspension has inadequate clearance with the bump stop |2.4.A.1a| | 12 |
Offside Rear Service brake effort inadequate at a wheel (1.2.1 (a) (i)) | 12 |
Nearside Front Headlamp insecure |1.7.3| | 11 |
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2| | 11 |
Offside Headlamp aim aimed so that it dazzles other road users |1.8.A.1a| | 11 |
Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 11 |
Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 11 |
Fuel cap/sealing device does not fasten securely maintaining the sealing arrangement |7.2.4b| | 11 |
Rear rear brake recording little or no effort |3.7.B.5a| | 11 |
Front brake excessively fluctuating | 11 |
Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` |8.3.1e| | 11 |
Offside Rear wheel bearing rough when rotated |2.6.1| | 11 |
Nearside Headlamp excessively deteriorated so that the light output is severely reduced |1.7.5a| | 11 |
Brake load sensing valve linkage obviously incorrectly adjusted |3.6.E.3| | 11 |
Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 11 |
Nearside Rear Service brake effort inadequate at a wheel (1.2.1 (a) (i)) | 11 |
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 11 |
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 11 |
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 10 |
Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a| | 10 |
Offside Headlamp excessively deteriorated so that the light output is severely reduced |1.7.5a| | 10 |
Nearside Rear Suspension has inadequate clearance with the bump stop |2.4.A.1a| | 10 |
Central Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 10 |
Nearside Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image |1.2.4a| | 10 |
Stop lamp remains on when the brakes are released | 10 |
Offside Front Headlamp insecure |1.7.3| | 10 |
Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 10 |
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 10 |