Most common failures | No# failures |
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Registration plate lamp issues | 119 |
Headlamp aim out of alignment | 72 |
Brake pipe excessively corroded | 61 |
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 54 |
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 25 |
Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 17 |
Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 17 |
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 17 |
Registration plate issues | 15 |
Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 14 |
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 13 |
Centre Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 13 |
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 13 |
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h|| | 12 |
Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 12 |
Windscreen has damage | 12 |
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 11 |
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 10 |
Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 10 |
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle excessive |7.3.D.3| | 9 |
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 8 |
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 8 |
Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2| | 8 |
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 8 |
Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 7 |
Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 7 |
Nearside Obligatory mirror seriously damaged, affecting the rear view |8.1.2a| | 7 |
Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 6 |
Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 6 |
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 6 |
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 6 |
Brake pedal anti-slip provision incomplete |3.3.A.1b| | 6 |
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content at idle excessive |7.3.D.4| | 5 |
Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 5 |
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 5 |
Centre Upper Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 5 |
Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 5 |
Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2| | 5 |
Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 5 |
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 5 |
Service brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 5 |
Fuel cap/sealing device missing |7.2.4a| | 4 |
Front brake application uneven | 4 |
Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 4 |
Offside Front Headlamp insecure |1.7.3| | 4 |
Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 4 |
Nearside Rear brake disc contaminated by oil |3.5.1h| | 4 |
Brake pedal anti-slip provision worn smooth |3.3.A.1b| | 4 |
Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 4 |
Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 4 |
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 4 |
Nearside Front wheel bearing rough when rotated |2.5.A.2| | 4 |
Nearside Rear Leaf spring fractured (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 4 |
Horn not working |1.6.2a| | 4 |
Hazard warning lamps not flashing in phase, with ignition off |1.4.B.1f| | 3 |
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 3 |
Nearside Front wheel bearing has excessive play |2.5.A.3c| | 3 |
Offside Rear Leaf spring fractured |2.4.B.1a| | 3 |
Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 3 |
Offside Obligatory mirror seriously damaged, affecting the rear view |8.1.2a| | 3 |
Nearside Rear Body has a sharp edge caused by damage |6.1.C.1| | 3 |
Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 3 |
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 3 |
Nearside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 3 |
Nearside Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 3 |
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| | 3 |
Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b| | 3 |
Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 3 |
Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits |7.3.D.3| | 3 |
Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits |8.2.1.2 |b|| | 3 |
Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits |8.2.1.2 |c|| | 3 |
Windscreen washer not working | 3 |
Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |6.1.2 |a|| | 3 |
Brake hose has insufficient room to move | 3 |
Brake hose excessively deteriorated | 3 |
Offside Rear position lamp|s| adversely affected by the operation of another lamp |1.1.A.3f| | 3 |
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 3 |
Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a| | 3 |
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.1.3 |b| |i|| | 3 |
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2| | 3 |
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 3 |
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 3 |
Front brake excessively fluctuating | 3 |
Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.1.3 |b| |i|| | 2 |
Centre Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 2 |
Offside Headlamp insecure |1.7.3| | 2 |
Horn not working |7.7 |a| |ii|| | 2 |
Service brake efficiency below requirements |1.2.2 |a| |i|| | 2 |
Nearside 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 |
Offside Steering rack gaiter split |2.2.D.2d| | 2 |
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 2 |
Exhaust engine idle speed too high |7.3.D.1| | 2 |
Offside Rear Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 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 Steering arm has relative movement at its fixings |2.2.B.1h| | 2 |
Front passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle |6.2.B.1b| | 2 |
Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2| | 2 |
Nearside Rear Direction indicator not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
Offside Front Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 2 |
Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 2 |
Offside Front Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i)) | 2 |
Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
Offside Front Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
Nearside Headlamp insecure |1.7.3| | 2 |
Offside Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b| | 2 |
Nearside All position lamps not working |1.1.A.3b| | 2 |
Nearside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 2 |
Oil leaking excessively from engine (8.4.1 (a) (i)) | 2 |
Nearside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 2 |
Nearside Body has a sharp edge caused by damage |6.1.C.1| | 2 |
Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 2 |
Brake performance not tested (1.2.1 (g)) | 2 |
Offside Rear Position lamp adversely affected by the operation of another lamp (4.2.3 (c)) | 2 |
Offside Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 2 |
Emissions not tested |8.2.1.2 |d|| | 2 |
Fuel cap/sealing device missing L P G |7.2.4a| | 2 |
Nearside Body has a sharp edge caused by damage MIRROR |6.1.C.1| | 2 |
Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 2 |
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 2 |
Exhaust carbon monoxide content at idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 2 |
Brake pedal anti-slip provision worn smooth |1.1.2 |c|| | 2 |
Nearside Rear position lamp|s| adversely affected by the operation of another lamp |1.1.A.3f| | 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 Leaf spring fractured |2.4.B.1a| | 2 |
Nearside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 2 |
Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 2 |
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement Rear bush |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 Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 2 |
Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 2 |
Nearside Rear passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle |6.2.B.1c| | 2 |
Rear passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle |6.2.B.1c| | 2 |
Nearside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement rear bush |2.4.G.2| | 2 |
Bonnet cannot be secured in the closed position (3.1 (b) (i)) | 2 |
Nearside Rear Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 2 |
Nearside Front Seat belt anchorage prescribed area strength or continuity significantly reduced inner sill (7.1.1 (a) (i)) | 2 |
Driver`s seat insecure |6.2.A.1| | 2 |
Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 2 |
Fuel cap/sealing device does not fasten securely by positive means |7.2.4b| | 2 |
Nearside Integral body structure or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of a body mounting inner sill (6.2.2 (d) (i)) | 2 |
Offside Rear Leaf spring eye defective |anchor| front eye |2.4.B.1b| | 2 |
Offside Front Direction indicator not working |1.4.A.2c| | 2 |
Exhaust catalytic converter missing where one was fitted as standard |8.2.1.1 |a|| | 2 |
Exhaust catalytic converter missing where one was fitted as standard |7.1.3| | 2 |
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |5.3.4 |b| |ii|| | 2 |
Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a)) | 2 |
Exhaust hydrocarbon content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 2 |
Front Position lamp not working nearside and offside (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
Rear Position lamp not working nearside and offside (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
Front Headlamp not working on main beam nearside and offside (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
Central Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 2 |
Rear brake binding | 2 |
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 2 |