Most common failures | No# failures |
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Headlamp aim out of alignment | 67 |
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 53 |
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 35 |
Brake hose excessively deteriorated | 34 |
Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 16 |
Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 16 |
Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 15 |
Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 15 |
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 11 |
Windscreen washer not working | 11 |
Nearside Rear Suspension rod ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 10 |
Electronic parking brake warning indicates a malfunction (1.1.6 (e)) | 10 |
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 10 |
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 9 |
Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 8 |
Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 8 |
Offside Rear Suspension rod ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 8 |
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 7 |
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 7 |
Registration plate issues | 7 |
Brake pipe excessively corroded | 7 |
Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a)) | 7 |
Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 7 |
Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 6 |
Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 6 |
Nearside Rear Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 5 |
Offside Rear Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 5 |
Horn not working (7.7 (a)) | 5 |
Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 5 |
Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 5 |
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 5 |
Electronic parking brake control inoperative (1.1.6 (d)) | 5 |
Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 5 |
Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 4 |
Nearside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 4 |
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 4 |
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2| | 4 |
Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 4 |
Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 4 |
Offside Rear Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively damaged or deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii)) | 4 |
Nearside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 4 |
Offside Rear Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 4 |
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 4 |
Offside Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 3 |
Nearside Rear Lower Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush (5.3.2 (c)) | 3 |
Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 3 |
Offside Rear Upper Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 3 |
Nearside Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively damaged or deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii)) | 3 |
Nearside Rear Outer Suspension rod ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 3 |
Nearside Front Outer Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively damaged or deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii)) | 3 |
Emissions not tested (8.2.1.2 (d)) | 3 |
Nearside Rear Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively damaged or deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii)) | 3 |
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 3 |
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 3 |
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 3 |
Offside Rear Outer Suspension component mounting prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength sill (5.3.6 (a) (i)) | 3 |
Brake fluid contaminated (1.8 (a)) | 3 |
Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 3 |
Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 3 |
Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 3 |
Horn not working (7.7 (a) (ii)) | 3 |
Nearside Rear Seat belt anchorage prescribed area strength or continuity significantly reduced outer sill (7.1.1 (a) (i)) | 2 |
Offside Rear Seat belt anchorage prescribed area strength or continuity significantly reduced outer sill (7.1.1 (a) (i)) | 2 |
Offside Front Integral body structure corroded to the extent that the rigidity of the assembly is significantly reduced inner sill (6.1.1 (c) (i)) | 2 |
Nearside Rear Direction indicator not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
Nearside Rear Upper Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 2 |
Nearside Rear Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 2 |
Offside Rear Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 2 |
Nearside Front Lower Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush (5.3.2 (c)) | 2 |
Offside Rear Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush (5.3.2 (c)) | 2 |
Offside Rear Hydraulic brake calliper leaking (1.1.16 (b) (i)) | 2 |
Offside Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively damaged or deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii)) | 2 |
Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush (5.3.2 (c)) | 2 |
Nearside Rear Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 2 |
Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 2 |
Offside Front Brake hose leaking on a hydraulic braking system (1.1.12 (c) (ii)) | 2 |
Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 2 |
Offside Rear Upper Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 2 |
Nearside Headlamp has a product on the lens so that the light output is severely reduced (4.1.4 (b)) | 2 |
Offside Rear Lower Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush (5.3.2 (c)) | 2 |
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 2 |
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 2 |
Nearside Rear Hydraulic brake calliper leaking (1.1.16 (b) (i)) | 2 |
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively damaged or deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii)) | 2 |
Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 2 |
Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
Nearside Front Road wheel badly distorted (5.2.2 (c) (i)) | 2 |
Nearside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 2 |
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 2 |
Nearside Rear Inner Suspension rod ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 2 |
Offside Rear Inner Suspension rod ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 2 |
Offside Rear Outer Suspension rod ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 2 |
Offside Rear Seat belt anchorage prescribed area strength or continuity significantly reduced sill (7.1.1 (a) (i)) | 2 |
Nearside Rear Suspension rod ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt tie rod (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 2 |
Offside Rear Suspension rod ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt tie rod (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 2 |
Nearside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength sill (5.3.6 (a) (i)) | 2 |
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively damaged or deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii)) | 2 |
Offside Rear Wheel bearing has excessive play (5.1.3 (a) (i)) | 2 |
Offside Rear Inner Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively damaged or deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii)) | 2 |
Offside Rear Outer Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively damaged or deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii)) | 2 |
Exhaust hydrocarbon content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a)) | 2 |
Exhaust carbon monoxide content at idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 2 |
Offside Front Lower Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush (5.3.2 (c)) | 2 |
Nearside Rear Inner Suspension rod ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt tie rod (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 2 |
Offside Rear Inner Suspension rod ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt tie rod (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 2 |
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
Nearside Outer Suspension component mounting prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength sill (5.3.6 (a) (i)) | 2 |
Offside Outer Suspension component mounting prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength sill (5.3.6 (a) (i)) | 2 |
Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 2 |
Offside Front Upper Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 2 |
Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint likely to become detached (5.3.4 (a) (ii)) | 2 |