Most common failures | No# failures |
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Registration plate lamp issues | 731 |
Headlamp aim out of alignment | 375 |
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 375 |
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 161 |
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 158 |
Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 152 |
Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 141 |
Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 117 |
Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 97 |
Windscreen washer not working | 96 |
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 76 |
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 68 |
Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 67 |
Nearside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 65 |
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 62 |
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 60 |
Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 59 |
Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 53 |
Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 49 |
Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 49 |
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 48 |
Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 46 |
Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 43 |
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 43 |
Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 41 |
Offside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 41 |
Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 41 |
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 40 |
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 39 |
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 38 |
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 38 |
Centre Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 38 |
Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 37 |
Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 37 |
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 37 |
Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |6.1.7 |g| |ii|| | 35 |
Brake pedal anti-slip provision missing |3.3.A.1b| | 34 |
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 33 |
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 33 |
Windscreen has damage | 33 |
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 32 |
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 32 |
Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 28 |
Brake pedal anti-slip provision missing (1.1.2 (c)) | 28 |
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 28 |
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 28 |
Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 27 |
Nearside Front constant velocity joint gaiter damaged to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc |2.5.C.1a| | 26 |
Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 26 |
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 26 |
Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 25 |
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |4.4.3 |a|| | 25 |
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 25 |
Registration plate issues | 24 |
Central Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 24 |
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 23 |
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 23 |
Offside Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 22 |
Nearside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |6.1.7 |g| |ii|| | 22 |
Exhaust system insecure (6.1.2 (a)) | 20 |
Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 20 |
Offside Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b| | 19 |
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 19 |
Nearside Front Outer Front constant velocity joint gaiter damaged to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc |2.5.C.1a| | 19 |
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 19 |
Nearside Front Front constant velocity joint gaiter damaged to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc |2.5.C.1a| | 19 |
Nearside Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 19 |
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |4.4.3 |a|| | 19 |
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 18 |
Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 18 |
Rear Exhaust system insecure (6.1.2 (a)) | 18 |
Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 18 |
Offside Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 18 |
Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 18 |
Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 17 |
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 17 |
Nearside Outer Front constant velocity joint gaiter damaged to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc |2.5.C.1a| | 17 |
Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 17 |
Offside Front Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i)) | 17 |
Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 17 |
Nearside Outer Front constant velocity joint gaiter deteriorated to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc |2.5.C.1a| | 16 |
Nearside Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 15 |
Nearside Rear Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 15 |
Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |6.1.7 |g| |ii|| | 15 |
Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 15 |
Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 15 |
Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 15 |
Offside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |6.1.7 |g| |ii|| | 15 |
Offside Rear Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 15 |
Central Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 15 |
Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 14 |
Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 14 |
Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a| | 13 |
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 13 |
Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 13 |
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 13 |
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 13 |
Hazard warning switch inoperative (4.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 13 |
Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 12 |
Offside Front constant velocity joint gaiter damaged to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc |2.5.C.1a| | 12 |
Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 12 |
Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 12 |
Offside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 12 |
Exhaust emits an excessive level of metered smoke |7.4.B.3a| | 12 |
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 12 |
Central Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 12 |
Nearside Front Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i)) | 12 |
Windscreen wiper blade insecure | 12 |
Nearside Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 11 |
Nearside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 11 |
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 11 |
Nearside Front constant velocity joint gaiter deteriorated to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc |2.5.C.1a| | 11 |
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 11 |
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 11 |
Power steering fluid level below minimum |2.3.1| | 11 |
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 11 |
Service brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 11 |
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.2.2 |g|| | 11 |
Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 11 |
Offside Front Outer Front constant velocity joint gaiter damaged to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc |2.5.C.1a| | 10 |
Offside Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 10 |
Offside Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 10 |
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 10 |
Central Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 10 |
Nearside Front Front constant velocity joint gaiter deteriorated to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc |2.5.C.1a| | 10 |
Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value |1.4.2 |a| |ii|| | 10 |
Oil leaking excessively from engine (8.4.1 (a) (i)) | 10 |
Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 10 |
Rear brake binding | 10 |
Central Rear Upper Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 9 |
Nearside Front Inner Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 9 |
Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a| | 9 |
Nearside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 9 |
Horn not working (7.7 (a) (ii)) | 9 |
Rear brake application uneven | 9 |
Front brake excessively fluctuating | 9 |
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 9 |
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 9 |
Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 9 |
Offside Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 9 |
Central Exhaust system insecure (6.1.2 (a)) | 9 |
Nearside Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |6.1.7 |g| |ii|| | 9 |
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 9 |
Hazard warning switch faulty |1.4.B.1d| | 9 |
Exhaust system not adequately supported |7.1.1| | 9 |