Most common failures | No# failures |
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Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 429 |
Headlamp aim out of alignment | 254 |
Registration plate lamp issues | 191 |
Brake pipe excessively corroded | 168 |
Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 57 |
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 56 |
Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 54 |
Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 44 |
Registration plate issues | 43 |
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 38 |
Centre Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 28 |
Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 27 |
Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 23 |
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 22 |
Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 22 |
Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 21 |
Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 21 |
Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 21 |
Offside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 20 |
Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 18 |
Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 17 |
Nearside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 17 |
Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 17 |
Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 17 |
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 15 |
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 15 |
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 15 |
Windscreen washer not working | 14 |
Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 14 |
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 14 |
Central Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 12 |
Central Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 12 |
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 12 |
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 11 |
Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 11 |
Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 11 |
Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 10 |
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 10 |
Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |6.1.7 |g| |ii|| | 10 |
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 10 |
Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 10 |
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h|| | 9 |
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 9 |
Stop lamp(s) all not working (4.3.1 (a) (iii)) | 9 |
Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 9 |
Rear brake application uneven | 9 |
Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |6.1.7 |g| |ii|| | 8 |
Nearside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 8 |
Offside Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 8 |
Nearside Front Macpherson strut has excessive movement at the upper attachment |2.5.A.1c| | 8 |
Nearside Front Outer Front constant velocity joint gaiter deteriorated to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc |2.5.C.1a| | 8 |
Emissions not tested (8.2.1.2 (d)) | 8 |
Nearside Front constant velocity joint gaiter damaged to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc |2.5.C.1a| | 7 |
Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 7 |
Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 7 |
Offside Front Macpherson strut has excessive movement at the upper attachment |2.5.A.1c| | 7 |
Nearside Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 7 |
Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 7 |
Nearside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |6.1.7 |g| |ii|| | 7 |
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 7 |
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 7 |
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 7 |
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 7 |
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 7 |
Front brake excessively fluctuating | 7 |
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 7 |
Offside Front constant velocity joint gaiter damaged to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc |2.5.C.1a| | 6 |
Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 6 |
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 6 |
Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 6 |
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 6 |
Nearside Front Upper Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 6 |
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 6 |
Nearside Front constant velocity joint gaiter deteriorated to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc |2.5.C.1a| | 6 |
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| | 6 |
Windscreen wiper blade insecure | 6 |
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 6 |
Front brake application uneven | 6 |
Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a)) | 5 |
Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 5 |
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 5 |
Nearside Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 5 |
Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2| | 5 |
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 5 |
Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 5 |
Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2| | 5 |
rear parking |secondary| brakes imbalanced | 5 |
Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 5 |
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| | 5 |
Central Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 5 |
Centre Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 5 |
Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 5 |
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 5 |
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 5 |
Rear Stop lamp(s) all not working (4.3.1 (a) (iii)) | 5 |