Most common failures | No# failures |
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Headlamp aim out of alignment | 293 |
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 164 |
Brake hose excessively deteriorated | 86 |
Registration plate issues | 80 |
Registration plate lamp issues | 55 |
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2| | 45 |
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 32 |
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 29 |
Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 28 |
Windscreen washer not working | 24 |
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 22 |
Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 22 |
Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 20 |
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 20 |
Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 19 |
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 19 |
Offside Headlamp not working on main beam |1.7.5a| | 19 |
Offside Front Direction indicator not working |1.4.A.2c| | 17 |
Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 15 |
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 14 |
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 13 |
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 13 |
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault |7.1.6 |a|| | 12 |
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)) | 12 |
Offside Rear Suspension rod ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 12 |
Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 11 |
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 11 |
Nearside Rear Suspension rod ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 11 |
Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 11 |
Offside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 10 |
Offside Rear Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 10 |
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 10 |
Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits |7.3.D.3| | 9 |
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)) | 9 |
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 9 |
Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 9 |
Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 9 |
Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 9 |
Horn not working |1.6.2a| | 8 |
Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2| | 8 |
Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2| | 8 |
Windscreen has damage | 8 |
Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 8 |
Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 8 |
Offside Front Upper Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 8 |
Offside Front Headlamp not working on main beam |1.7.5a| | 7 |
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 7 |
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 7 |
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h|| | 7 |
Offside Rear Lower Shock absorber has an excessively worn bush |2.7.4| | 7 |
Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 7 |
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 7 |
Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 7 |
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 7 |
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 6 |
Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` |8.3.1e| | 6 |
Nearside Rear Lower Shock absorber has an excessively worn bush |2.7.4| | 6 |
Nearside Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 6 |
Offside Front Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 6 |
Front brake excessively fluctuating | 6 |
Offside Front Direction indicator not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 6 |
Offside Front Front position lamp|s| adversely affected by the operation of another lamp |1.1.A.3f| | 5 |
Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 5 |
Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 5 |
Offside Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 5 |
Nearside Front Valve stem seriously damaged |4.1.D.1e| | 5 |
Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2| | 5 |
Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2| | 5 |
Nearside Front Road wheel bead rim badly distorted |4.2.A.1a| | 5 |
Offside Headlamp not working on main beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 5 |
Offside Rear Suspension rod ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |5.3.4 |b| |ii|| | 5 |
Nearside Rear Tie bar/rod ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2| | 5 |
Rear brake binding | 5 |
Brake hose damaged | 5 |
Brake performance not tested (1.2.1 (g)) | 5 |
Nearside Rear Lower Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush (5.3.2 (c)) | 5 |
Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 5 |
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp does not illuminate (1.6 (a)) | 5 |
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 5 |
Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 5 |
Offside Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 5 |
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)) | 5 |
Offside Rear Upper Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 5 |
Offside 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)) | 5 |