Most common failures | No# failures |
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Brake pipe excessively corroded | 2123 |
Headlamp aim out of alignment | 1034 |
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 937 |
Registration plate lamp issues | 829 |
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 517 |
Centre Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2| | 399 |
Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2| | 320 |
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 285 |
Registration plate issues | 265 |
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 251 |
Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 231 |
Offside Drag link end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 189 |
Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 188 |
Fuel system component leaking |7.2.3| | 163 |
Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 161 |
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.C.1b| | 161 |
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2| | 152 |
Offside Front Drag link end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 150 |
Nearside Drag link end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 148 |
Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2| | 143 |
Nearside Front Drag link end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 122 |
Brake hose excessively deteriorated | 118 |
Emissions not tested |7.0| | 117 |
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 116 |
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 115 |
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b| | 110 |
Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 107 |
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 106 |
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 94 |
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 86 |
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 83 |
Windscreen has damage | 83 |
Centre Exhaust has part of the system excessively deteriorated |7.1.1a| | 74 |
Service brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.C.1a| | 64 |
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 63 |
Exhaust has part of the system excessively deteriorated |7.1.1a| | 56 |
Horn not working |1.6.2a| | 55 |
Service brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 55 |
Offside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 52 |
Offside Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b| | 52 |
Battery insecure |1.9.1| | 50 |
Nearside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 50 |
Exhaust emits an excessive level of metered smoke for a turbo charged engine |7.4.B.3b| | 48 |
Offside Side repeater incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 47 |
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 47 |
Offside Front Trailing arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 46 |
Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 46 |
Nearside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 45 |
Offside Front Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 45 |
Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 45 |
Nearside Side repeater incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 43 |
Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a| | 43 |
Offside Front Radius arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 43 |
Nearside Front Trailing arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 42 |
Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 42 |
Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 41 |
Brake performance not tested |3.7.A.1| | 40 |
Offside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 40 |
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 40 |
Driver`s door cannot be opened from inside the vehicle |6.2.B.1b| | 39 |
Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a| | 38 |
Offside Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 38 |
Brake hydraulic reservoir fluid level below minimum level |3.6.G.1b| | 38 |
Nearside Front Radius arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 36 |
Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a upper suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a| | 35 |
Nearside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 35 |
Front Fuel system component leaking |7.2.3| | 35 |
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 35 |
Nearside Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 34 |
Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a upper suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a| | 33 |
Nearside Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2| | 32 |
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 32 |
Nearside Rear position lamp|s| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance |1.1.A.3d| | 32 |
Windscreen wiper blade insecure | 32 |
Offside Rear brake disc contaminated by oil |3.5.1h| | 32 |
Central Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2| | 30 |
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault |7.1.6 |a|| | 30 |
Nearside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 30 |
Drag link end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 30 |
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 30 |
Nearside Rear brake disc contaminated by oil |3.5.1h| | 30 |
Nearside Front constant velocity joint gaiter insecure to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc |2.5.C.1a| | 29 |
Front passenger door cannot be opened from inside the vehicle |6.2.B.1b| | 29 |
Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 28 |
Offside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 28 |
Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 27 |
Nearside Front wheel bearing has excessive play |2.5.A.3c| | 27 |
Offside Front Ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 27 |
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 26 |
Offside Front Radius arm has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2| | 26 |
Offside Front wheel bearing rough when rotated |2.5.A.2| | 26 |
Offside Front Air suspension unit deteriorated and likely to fail |2.4.D.1b| | 26 |
Nearside Front wheel bearing rough when rotated |2.5.A.2| | 25 |
Offside Front constant velocity joint gaiter insecure to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc |2.5.C.1a| | 25 |
Nearside Front Front wheel bearing has excessive play |2.5.A.3c| | 25 |
Centre Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2| | 25 |
Nearside Rear Air suspension unit deteriorated and likely to fail |2.4.D.1b| | 25 |
Centre Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 25 |
Offside Front Wheel nut|s| missing |4.2.A.1e| | 24 |
Offside Rear position lamp|s| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance |1.1.A.3d| | 24 |
Centre Stop lamp has less than 50% of the light sources illuminating |1.2.1b| | 24 |
Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` |8.3.1e| | 24 |
Rear brake binding | 24 |
Exhaust tailpipe not capable of allowing the emission probe to be inserted |7.4.B.1| | 24 |
Windscreen washer not working | 24 |
Nearside Front Radius arm has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2| | 23 |
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage insecure |2.4.G.1| | 23 |
Offside Obligatory mirror seriously damaged, affecting the rear view |8.1.2a| | 23 |
Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 23 |
Nearside Front Wheel nut|s| missing |4.2.A.1e| | 22 |
Offside Rear Wheel nut|s| missing |4.2.A.1e| | 22 |
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 22 |