Most common failures | No# failures |
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Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 49 |
Headlamp aim out of alignment | 28 |
Registration plate issues | 20 |
Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 10 |
Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 9 |
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 9 |
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 8 |
Offside Front Wheel nut|s| missing |4.2.A.1e| | 7 |
Electronic stability system warning lamp indicates a fault |3.4.1c| | 6 |
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 6 |
Offside Front Upper Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 6 |
Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 6 |
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 5 |
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 5 |
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 5 |
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 5 |
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm rubber bush bonding deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 4 |
Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 4 |
Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 4 |
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 4 |
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 |
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 3 |
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm rubber bush bonding deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 3 |
Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 3 |
Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault |7.12 |e|| | 3 |
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 3 |
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 3 |
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 3 |
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 3 |
Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 3 |
Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 3 |
Nearside Front Inner Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 3 |
Offside Front Inner Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 3 |
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2| | 2 |
Front brake application uneven | 2 |
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 2 |
Rear Shock absorber has negligible damping effect |2.7.5| | 2 |
Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 2 |
Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 2 |
Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 2 |
Offside Front Inner Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 2 |
Nearside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 2 |
Offside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 2 |
Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 2 |
Registration plate lamp issues | 2 |
Nearside Front Inner Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 2 |
Front brake excessively fluctuating | 2 |
Nearside Front Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i)) | 2 |
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 2 |
Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 2 |
Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 2 |
Nearside Rear Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 2 |
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
Offside Front Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn inner bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 2 |
Brake pipe excessively corroded | 2 |
Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
Brake fluid warning lamp illuminated |3.6.G.2| | 1 |
Nearside Front Direction indicator not working |1.4.A.2c| | 1 |
Rear brake application uneven | 1 |
Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |5.3.4 |b| |ii|| | 1 |
Nearside Headlamp aim aimed so that it dazzles other road users |1.8.A.1a| | 1 |
Brake pedal spongy |3.3.B.1b| | 1 |
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault |7.1.6 |a|| | 1 |
Offside Obligatory mirror missing |8.1.1| | 1 |
Nearside Front Suspension arm rubber bush bonding deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
Offside Front Suspension arm rubber bush bonding deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
Central Rear Statutory seat belt missing real & buckle |5.1.1| | 1 |
Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 1 |
Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 1 |
Nearside Rear Shock absorber has negligible damping effect |2.7.5| | 1 |
Offside Rear Shock absorber has negligible damping effect |2.7.5| | 1 |
Nearside Front Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` |8.3.1e| | 1 |
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 1 |
Offside Front Position lamp light intensity significantly reduced |4.2.3 |a| |ii|| | 1 |
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn track control arm |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 1 |
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn track control arm |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 1 |
Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 1 |
Offside Front Wheel bearing rough when rotated |5.1.3 |b| |i|| | 1 |
Service brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 1 |
Nearside Headlamp cleaning device obviously defective |1.7.2| | 1 |
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 1 |
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 1 |
Offside Front Shock absorber has negligible damping effect |2.7.5| | 1 |
Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn both front lower |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 1 |
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement No.2 |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement No.2 |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
Offside Rear Service brake excessively fluctuating |1.2.1 |e|| | 1 |
Offside Front Side repeater excessively damaged so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance |1.4.A.2e| | 1 |
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam HID bulb not working when tested. |1.7.5a| | 1 |
Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement no. 2 |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
Offside Front Upper Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement no. 2 |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm rubber bush bonding deteriorated resulting in excessive movement rear |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm rubber bush bonding deteriorated resulting in excessive movement rear |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` |8.3.1e| | 1 |
Nearside Front Body insecure and dangerous to other road users bumper |6.1.B.1b| | 1 |
Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a track control arm inner bush |2.5.B.2b| | 1 |
Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a track control arm inner bush |2.5.B.2b| | 1 |
Offside Front Headlamp aim so that beam "kick up" is not visible on the screen |4.1.2 |a|| | 1 |
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm synthetic bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm synthetic bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
Nearside Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2| | 1 |
Offside Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2| | 1 |
Nearside Front Front suspension ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
Offside Rear Wheel stud|s| loose |4.2.A.1e| | 1 |
Offside Front Main beam `tell-tale` not working |1.7.4c| | 1 |
Nearside Front Air suspension unit leaking |2.4.D.2| | 1 |
Rear Service brake excessively fluctuating |1.2.1 |e|| | 1 |
Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm rubber bush bonding deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
Offside Front Upper Suspension arm rubber bush bonding deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
Nearside Front Inner Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
Offside Front Inner Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement alloy arm |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement alloy arm |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
Offside Front Direction indicator has a product on the light source so it is not visible from a reasonable distance |1.4.A.2e| | 1 |
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement Rear arm |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
Offside Front Road wheel more than one fixing missing |5.2.1 |a| |ii|| | 1 |
Driver`s door cannot be opened from inside the vehicle |6.2.B.1b| | 1 |
Nearside Front Headlamp flickers when tapped lightly by hand |1.2.4c| | 1 |
Nearside Front Headlamp insecure |1.7.3| | 1 |
Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
Central Front Electronic power steering warning lamp indicates a system malfunction |2.6 |a|| | 1 |
Front Exhaust system not adequately supported |7.1.1| | 1 |
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 1 |
Offside rear brake excessively fluctuating |3.7.B.3| | 1 |
Driver`s view of the road through the swept area of the windscreen materially affected by an obstruction sat nav and air freshener |3.1 |a| |ii|| | 1 |
Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value |1.4.2 |a| |ii|| | 1 |
Nearside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement lower arm inner bush |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
Offside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement lower arm inner bush |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
Offside Front Headlamp not working on main beam |1.7.5a| | 1 |
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm worn and seriously weakened |2.4.G.1| | 1 |
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm worn and seriously weakened |2.4.G.1| | 1 |
Offside Front Inner Suspension arm synthetic bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
Offside Front Inner Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
Offside Front Upper Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement front |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement front |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a track control arm inner bush |2.5.B.2b| | 1 |
Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a track control arm inner bush |2.5.B.2b| | 1 |
Nearside Front Inner Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 1 |
Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 1 |
Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm ball joint likely to become detached forward most |5.3.4 |a| |ii|| | 1 |
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 1 |
Offside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 1 |
Offside Front Brake hose leaking |3.6.A.1| | 1 |
Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush front inner bush. |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
Offside Front Headlamp not working on main beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 1 |
Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a| |ii|| | 1 |
Driver`s door cannot be opened from inside the vehicle |6.2.3 |a|| | 1 |
Nearside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side |1.4.1 |a|| | 1 |
Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 1 |
Nearside Front Wheel nut|s| missing |4.2.A.1e| | 1 |
Nearside Rear Wheel nut|s| missing |4.2.A.1e| | 1 |
Offside Rear Wheel nut|s| missing |4.2.A.1e| | 1 |
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a track control arm inner bush |2.5.B.2b| | 1 |
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a track control arm inner bush |2.5.B.2b| | 1 |
Front Wheel nut|s| missing |4.2.A.1e| | 1 |
Rear Wheel nut|s| missing |4.2.A.1e| | 1 |
Rear fog lamp switch missing (4.5.3 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
Offside Rear fog lamp missing (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
Nearside Side repeater missing (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
Offside Side repeater missing (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
Offside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 1 |
Windscreen excessively tinted and visibility through swept area of windscreen seriously affected (3.2 (b) (ii)) | 1 |
Offside Rear Service brake has no recorded effort at a wheel (1.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
Rear Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn both sides (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
Offside Rear Upper Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush (5.3.2 (c)) | 1 |
Nearside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 1 |
Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
Offside Front Upper Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
Offside Front Upper Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn front upper arm (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
Nearside Front Bumper insecure (6.1.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 1 |
Nearside Front Inner Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
Offside Front Inner Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
Electronic braking system warning device indicates a fault (1.7 (b)) | 1 |
Nearside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 1 |
Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 1 |
Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn both suspension arms (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
Offside Front Upper Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn both suspension arms (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt lower balljoint (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 1 |
Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn lower arm (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn lower arm (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
Nearside Rear Service brake lagging in operation (1.2.1 (d)) | 1 |
Offside Rear Service brake lagging in operation (1.2.1 (d)) | 1 |
Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 1 |
Nearside Front Seat belt buckle not functioning as intended (7.1.2 (d)) | 1 |
Horn not working (7.7 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
Front Upper Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn n/s and o/s four arms (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
Offside Rear Shock absorbers has negligible damping effect (5.3.2 (d)) | 1 |
Nearside Rear Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 1 |
Offside Rear Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 1 |
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush likely to become detached (5.3.4 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush likely to become detached (5.3.4 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
Offside Front Upper Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn Front arm. (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 1 |
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 1 |
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear/rear (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear/rear (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
Nearside Rear Position lamp with a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn inner bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
Offside Rear Suspension system inoperative (5.3.5 (a)) | 1 |
Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn upper to the front (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn upper to the rear (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn upper to the front (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn upper to the rear (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
Windscreen washer not working | 1 |
Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn marked (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn marked (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 1 |
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn inner (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
Offside Front Road wheel more than one fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
Offside Rear Road wheel more than one fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
Nearside Front Road wheel more than one fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
Nearside Rear Road wheel more than one fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |