Most common failures | No# failures |
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Headlamp aim out of alignment | 35 |
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 30 |
Registration plate issues | 9 |
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 6 |
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 5 |
Brake pipe excessively corroded | 5 |
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 4 |
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 3 |
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 3 |
Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 3 |
Offside Rear brake caliper has restricted free movement |3.5.1k| | 2 |
Electronic stability system warning lamp indicates a fault |3.4.1c| | 2 |
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 2 |
Offside Front Front wheel bearing rough when rotated |2.5.A.2| | 2 |
Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 2 |
Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 2 |
Nearside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 2 |
Offside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 2 |
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 2 |
Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 2 |
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 1 |
Fuel system component insecure |7.2.1| | 1 |
Front Bonnet cannot be secured in the closed position |8.4.1| | 1 |
Exhaust emits excessive smoke or vapour likely to obscure the vision of other road users |8.2.2.2 |c|| | 1 |
Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding |1.2.1 |f|| | 1 |
Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding |1.2.1 |f|| | 1 |
Fuel system component leaking on engine and washing back under vehicle |7.2.3| | 1 |
Battery insecure |1.9.1| | 1 |
Nearside Front Direction indicator not working |4.4.1 |a| |ii|| | 1 |
Rear brake application uneven | 1 |
Offside Rear Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 1 |
Nearside Steering rack gaiter split |2.2.D.2d| | 1 |
Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 1 |
Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a| |ii|| | 1 |
Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn |1.1.14 |a| |i|| | 1 |
Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn |1.1.14 |a| |i|| | 1 |
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.1.3 |b| |i|| | 1 |
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam light starts and comes on, but then flickers and goes off, then comes back on and goes off again, During test this happened 4 times (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
Nearside Front Headlamp levelling device inoperative headlight leveling device connecting arm snapped and missing (4.1.5 (a)) | 1 |
Nearside Front Headlamp aim not tested (4.1.2 (b)) | 1 |
Nearside Front Headlamp levelling device inoperative damaged (4.1.5 (a)) | 1 |
Nearside Front Brake hose twisted |found during steering lock to lock check| |2.2.D.2b| | 1 |
Nearside Front Windscreen wiper not operating automatically when switched on |8.2.1b| | 1 |
Nearside rear brake excessively fluctuating |3.7.B.3| | 1 |
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
Offside Front wheel bearing rough when rotated |2.5.A.2| | 1 |
Service brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 1 |
Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 1 |
Front Anti-roll bar pin or bush excessively worn both sides D bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
Nearside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 1 |
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 1 |
Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 1 |
Offside Front Hydraulic brake calliper leaking (1.1.16 (b) (i)) | 1 |
Exhaust emissions test not completed because smoke levels are significantly in excess of the specified limit values (8.2.2.2 (f)) | 1 |
Bonnet primary retaining device ineffective (3.1 (c)) | 1 |
Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 1 |
Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 1 |
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 1 |
Brake lever has insufficient reserve travel (1.1.2 (a)) | 1 |
Nearside Rear Brake lining(s) less than 1.5 mm thick (1.1.13 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
Offside Rear Brake lining(s) less than 1.5 mm thick (1.1.13 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
Front Headlamp levelling device inoperative (4.1.5 (a)) | 1 |
Nearside Front Headlamp levelling device inoperative (4.1.5 (a)) | 1 |
Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 1 |
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 1 |
Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 1 |
Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 1 |
Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 1 |
Offside Rear reflector missing (4.8.2 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
Brake disc significantly and obviously worn |1.1.14 |a| |i|| | 1 |
Nearside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 1 |
Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
Registration plate lamp issues | 1 |
Headlamp levelling device inoperative (4.1.5 (a)) | 1 |
Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 1 |
Fluid leak harmful to the environment or a risk to other road users water (8.4.1 (a) (i)) | 1 |
Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 1 |
Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 1 |