Most common failures | No# failures |
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Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 34 |
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 24 |
Headlamp aim out of alignment | 20 |
Registration plate issues | 14 |
Brake pipe excessively corroded | 13 |
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 10 |
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 9 |
Offside Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b| | 7 |
Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits |7.3.D.3| | 6 |
Rear brake binding | 6 |
Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 6 |
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 5 |
Offside Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image |1.2.4a| | 5 |
Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 5 |
Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 4 |
Offside Front Steering pivot point has excessive play |2.2.B.1g| | 4 |
Horn not working |1.6.2a| | 4 |
Nearside Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image |1.2.4a| | 4 |
Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b| | 4 |
Offside Rear Direction indicator not working |1.4.A.2c| | 4 |
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 4 |
Nearside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 4 |
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 3 |
Offside Front Anti-roll bar rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 3 |
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2| | 3 |
Offside Front Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2| | 3 |
Service brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 3 |
Nearside Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded |5.2.6| | 3 |
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 3 |
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 3 |
Offside rear brake recording little or no effort |3.7.B.5a| | 3 |
Brake pedal anti-slip provision missing |3.3.A.1b| | 3 |
Windscreen has damage | 3 |
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.C.1b| | 3 |
Offside Front brake disc excessively pitted |3.5.1h| | 3 |
Registration plate lamp issues | 3 |
Rear fog lamp tell tale not working |1.3.1b| | 3 |
Offside Front Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 3 |
Rear brake application uneven | 2 |
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside |1.8| | 2 |
Battery insecure |1.9.1| | 2 |
Nearside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 2 |
Nearside Front Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded |5.2.6| | 2 |
Nearside Rear Braking system leaking |3.6.A.1| | 2 |
Brake performance not tested |3.7.A.1| | 2 |
Exhaust emissions hydrocarbon content after 2nd fast idle excessive |7.3.D.3| | 2 |
Nearside Front Direction indicator not working |1.4.A.2c| | 2 |
Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a upper suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a| | 2 |
Nearside Front Steering pivot point has excessive play |2.2.B.1g| | 2 |
Offside Obligatory mirror seriously damaged, affecting the rear view |8.1.2a| | 2 |
Emissions not tested |7.0| | 2 |
Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 2 |
Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 2 |
Nearside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 2 |
Nearside Rear wheel bearing has excessive play |2.6.2| | 2 |
Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 2 |
Mechanical brake component has restricted free movement | 2 |
Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a upper suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a| | 2 |
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 2 |
Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2| | 2 |
Front brake application uneven | 2 |
Front position lamp|s| incorrect colour |1.1.A.3e| | 2 |
Nearside Front brake disc excessively pitted |3.5.1h| | 2 |
Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 2 |
Offside Rear fog lamp missing |1.3.2a| | 2 |
Nearside Side repeater incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 2 |
Offside Front coil spring fractured |2.4.C.1a| | 2 |
Offside Rear Direction indicator incomplete |1.5.A1b| | 2 |
Offside Rear fog lamp emits a light other than red |1.3.2e| | 2 |
Nearside Drag link end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 2 |
Offside Steering arm has relative movement at its fixings |2.2.B.1h| | 2 |
Front Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2| | 2 |
Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 2 |
Exhaust system not adequately supported |7.1.1| | 2 |
Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 2 |
Direction indicators flashing more than 120 times a minute |1.4.A.2g| | 1 |
Offside Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside |1.8| | 1 |
Braking system leaking |3.6.A.1| | 1 |
Nearside Drag link end ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.2.C.1c| | 1 |
Offside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
engine mounting deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |6.1.D.1a| | 1 |
Offside Front wheel bearing rough when rotated |2.5.A.2| | 1 |
Rear Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b| | 1 |
Nearside Front Side repeater insecure |1.4.A.2b| | 1 |
Offside Front Side repeater insecure |1.4.A.2b| | 1 |
Nearside Front Steering system has a road wheel fouling a part of the vehicle |2.2.D.2a| | 1 |
Offside Front Steering system has a road wheel fouling a part of the vehicle |2.2.D.2a| | 1 |
Nearside Steering arm has relative movement at its fixings |2.2.B.1h| | 1 |
Nearside Rear Suspension arm cracked |2.4.G.1| | 1 |
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.3| | 1 |
Offside Front Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.3| | 1 |
Offside Rear fog lamp emits a light other than red |1.1.6a| | 1 |
Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.5.1d| | 1 |
Nearside Front Upper 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 |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
Direction indicator not working |1.4.A.2c| | 1 |
Offside Inner Track rod end loose |2.2.B.1d| | 1 |
Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a track control arm inner bush |2.5.B.2b| | 1 |
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 1 |
Offside Front Shock absorber has an excessively worn bush |2.7.4| | 1 |
Centre Front Statutory seat belt missing |5.1.1| | 1 |
Offside Windscreen wiper blade deteriorated |8.2.2| | 1 |
Nearside Obligatory mirror seriously damaged, affecting the rear view |8.1.2a| | 1 |
Nearside Front Body has a sharp edge caused by damage |6.1.C.1| | 1 |
Nearside Front Wheel nut|s| loose |4.2.A.1e| | 1 |
Nearside Headlamp insecure |1.7.3| | 1 |
Offside Headlamp insecure |1.7.3| | 1 |
Nearside Headlamp aim aimed so that it dazzles other road users |1.8.A.1a| | 1 |
Offside Headlamp aim aimed so that it dazzles other road users |1.8.A.1a| | 1 |
Nearside Front Outer Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 1 |
Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 1 |
Offside Rear Integral body structure or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of a body mounting sill (6.2.2 (d) (i)) | 1 |
Nearside rear brake recording little or no effort |3.7.B.5a| | 1 |
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
Offside Front Side repeater not working |4.4.1 |a| |ii|| | 1 |
Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |5.3.4 |b| |ii|| | 1 |
Offside Fuel pipe leaking |6.1.3 |b| |i|| | 1 |
Offside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 1 |
Nearside Front coil spring fractured |2.4.C.1a| | 1 |
Nearside Direction indicator flashing more than 120 times a minute |1.4.A.2g| | 1 |
Offside Direction indicator flashing more than 120 times a minute |1.4.A.2g| | 1 |
Exhaust has part of the system excessively deteriorated |7.1.1a| | 1 |
Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a| | 1 |
Offside Rear fog lamp emits a light other than red (1.3.2e) | 1 |
Braking system leaking (3.6.A.1) | 1 |
coil spring incomplete (2.4.C.1a) | 1 |
Brake performance not tested (3.7.A.1) | 1 |
Service brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7) | 1 |
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7) | 1 |
Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
Nearside Front position lamp|s| incorrect colour |1.1.A.3e| | 1 |
Offside Front position lamp|s| incorrect colour |1.1.A.3e| | 1 |
Brake master cylinder leaking hydraulic fluid |3.6.G.1f| | 1 |
Nearside Side repeater flashing more than 120 times a minute |1.4.A.2g| | 1 |
Hazard warning switch faulty |1.4.B.1d| | 1 |
Brake hose damaged | 1 |
Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 1 |
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle excessive |7.3.D.3| | 1 |
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content at idle excessive |7.3.D.4| | 1 |
Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 1 |
Oil leaking excessively from engine (8.4.1 (a) (i)) | 1 |
Nearside Front Seat belt anchorage prescribed area strength or continuity significantly reduced sill (7.1.1 (a) (i)) | 1 |
Nearside Seat belt anchorage prescribed area strength or continuity significantly reduced sill (7.1.1 (a) (i)) | 1 |
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 1 |
Offside Fuel pipe leaking along chassis |7.2.3| | 1 |
Nearside Side repeater insecure |1.4.A.2b| | 1 |
Offside Front Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
Nearside front brake binding |3.7.B.1| | 1 |
Nearside Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2| | 1 |
Offside Front Statutory seat belt missing |5.1.1| | 1 |
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 1 |
Direction indicators incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 1 |
Offside Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported |7.1.1| | 1 |
Rear fog lamp insecure |1.3.2a| | 1 |
Offside Front wheel bearing has excessive play |2.5.A.3c| | 1 |
Brake pedal creeps down when held under pressure |3.3.B.1a| | 1 |
Nearside Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2| | 1 |
Nearside Headlamp not in good working order |not working| |1.2.4a| | 1 |
Offside Inner Front Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
Nearside Lower Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a| | 1 |
Offside Rear wheel bearing has excessive play |2.6.2| | 1 |
Offside Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 1 |
Nearside Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 1 |
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
Front brake disc excessively pitted |3.5.1h| | 1 |
Centre Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b| | 1 |
Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a| | 1 |
Nearside Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2| | 1 |
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp does not illuminate |3.4.1b| | 1 |
Offside Indicator tell tale inoperative |1.4.A.2a| | 1 |
Nearside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 1 |
Offside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 1 |
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 1 |
Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 1 |
Ball joint has excessive play steering drop arm ball joint |2.2.B.1f| | 1 |
Nearside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
Offside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 1 |
Nearside Exhaust mounting missing |7.1.1b| | 1 |
Nearside Front Vehicle structure is cracked, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings |6.1.B.2| | 1 |
Centre Brake cable has restricted free movement |3.5.1k| | 1 |
Offside Rear fog lamp excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance |1.3.2d| | 1 |
Offside Side repeater incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 1 |
Offside Front Direction indicator not working |1.4.A.2c| | 1 |
Nearside Front Headlamp aim aimed so that it dazzles other road users |1.8.A.1a| | 1 |
Offside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 1 |
Offside Inner Front Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
Nearside Inner Front Vehicle structure has a fracture which adversely affects braking or steering |6.1.A.1| | 1 |
Nearside Rear Direction indicator not working |1.4.A.2c| | 1 |
Nearside Rear Hazard warning lamps not flashing in phase, with ignition on |1.4.B.1f| | 1 |
Offside Rear Hazard warning lamps not flashing in phase, with ignition on |1.4.B.1f| | 1 |
Offside Rear rear brake recording little or no effort |3.7.B.5a| | 1 |
Front Headlamps matched pair are not the same colour |1.7.6| | 1 |
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
Offside Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2| | 1 |
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar attachment bracket/mounting insecure |2.4.G.1| | 1 |
Offside Front Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings |6.1.B.2| | 1 |
Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b| | 1 |
Nearside Front Brake pipe excessively chafed |3.6.B.2c| | 1 |
Brake cable locking device insecure |3.5.1l| | 1 |
Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 1 |
Offside Front Front position lamp|s| adversely affected by the operation of another lamp |1.1.A.3f| | 1 |
Offside Front Track rod end loose |2.2.B.1d| | 1 |
Offside Front Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded |5.2.6| | 1 |
Nearside Front Track rod end loose |2.2.B.1d| | 1 |
Front Body or chassis has an unsatisfactory modification, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings |6.1.B.2| | 1 |
Rear Body or chassis has an unsatisfactory modification, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings |6.1.B.2| | 1 |
Front Body or chassis is cracked, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings |6.1.B.2| | 1 |
Rear Body or chassis has an inadequate repair, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings |6.1.B.2| | 1 |
Front Anti-roll bar insecure |2.4.G.1| | 1 |
Bonnet retaining device insecure |8.4.2| | 1 |
Nearside Side repeater incomplete |1.5.A1b| | 1 |
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar rubber mounting deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
Offside Front Anti-roll bar rubber mounting deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
Nearside Front Direction indicators not working |1.4.A.2c| | 1 |
Nearside Rear Air suspension unit deteriorated and likely to fail |2.4.D.1b| | 1 |
Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported |7.1.1| | 1 |
Offside Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings |6.1.B.2| | 1 |
Nearside Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings |6.1.B.2| | 1 |
Nearside Rear Body or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings |6.1.B.2| | 1 |
Offside Rear Body or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings |6.1.B.2| | 1 |
Offside Body or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings |6.1.B.2| | 1 |
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
Offside Headlamp excessively deteriorated so that the light output is severely reduced |1.7.5a| | 1 |
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2| | 1 |
Brake pedal spongy |3.3.B.1b| | 1 |
Nearside Front Tie bar/rod rubber mounting deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
Offside Front Tie bar/rod rubber mounting deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 1 |
Nearside Rear brake disc excessively pitted |3.5.1h| | 1 |
Offside Side repeater insecure |1.4.A.2b| | 1 |
Nearside Lower Battery insecure |1.9.1| | 1 |
Offside Rear Shock absorber has an excessively worn bush |2.7.4| | 1 |
Steering column universal joint has excessive play |2.1.5| | 1 |
Centre Rear Seat belt locking mechanism does not secure or release |5.2.5a| | 1 |
Nearside Front suspension has excessive movement at a wishbone pin or bush |2.5.A.1c| | 1 |
Steering box has relative movement between sector shaft and the drop arm |2.2.B.1b| | 1 |
Offside Rear Anti-roll bar rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
Offside Steering pivot point has excessive play |2.2.B.1g| | 1 |
Offside Front Body or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings |6.1.B.2| | 1 |
Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 1 |
Nearside Headlamp excessively damaged so that the light output is severely reduced |1.7.5a| | 1 |
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
Offside Front Steering system excessively tight |2.2.D.1| | 1 |
Intermediate drop arm damaged and unserviceable |2.2.C.1d| | 1 |
Nearside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 1 |
Centre Front Exhaust system not adequately supported |7.1.1| | 1 |
Centre Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported |7.1.1| | 1 |
Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 1 |
Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
Offside Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded |5.2.6| | 1 |
Parking brake is not capable of being maintained in operation by direct mechanical action only |3.1.2| | 1 |
Nearside Front Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings |6.1.B.2| | 1 |
Offside Rear Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings |6.1.B.2| | 1 |
Nearside Front coil spring cracked |2.4.C.1a| | 1 |
Nearside Front Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 1 |
Front Side repeater flashing more than 120 times a minute |1.4.A.2g| | 1 |
Rear Side repeater flashing more than 120 times a minute |1.4.A.2g| | 1 |
Rear Fuel system component insecure |7.2.1| | 1 |
Front front brake binding |3.7.B.1| | 1 |
Nearside Rear front brake grabbing severely |3.7.A.2b| | 1 |
Offside Rear front brake grabbing severely |3.7.A.2b| | 1 |
Nearside Front Exhaust system not adequately supported |7.1.1| | 1 |
Centre Exhaust system not adequately supported |7.1.1| | 1 |
Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect nearside & offside (4.1.2 (c)) | 1 |
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 1 |
Offside Front Inner Track rod end ball joint dust cover missing (2.1.3 (g) (ii)) | 1 |
Offside Rear Hydraulic brake cylinder leaking and braking performance affected wheel cylinder leaking to excess (1.1.16 (b) (ii)) | 1 |
Brake performance not tested (1.2.1 (g)) | 1 |
Nearside 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)) | 1 |
Nearside Track rod end loose |2.2.B.1d| | 1 |
Brake pipe inappropriately repaired |3.6.A.3| | 1 |
Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 1 |
Offside Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside |1.6.B1| | 1 |
Ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 1 |
Offside Ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 1 |