Most common failures | No# failures |
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Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 421 |
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 289 |
Headlamp aim out of alignment | 210 |
Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 189 |
Brake pipe excessively corroded | 103 |
Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 51 |
Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c)) | 49 |
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 45 |
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 33 |
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 27 |
Registration plate issues | 22 |
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 21 |
Brake lever has insufficient reserve travel (1.1.2 (a)) | 17 |
Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 16 |
Exhaust on a vehicle fitted with a diesel particulate filter emits visible smoke of any colour (8.2.2.2 (d)) | 15 |
Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 15 |
Windscreen washer not working | 15 |
Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a)) | 14 |
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 14 |
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 14 |
Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 12 |
Registration plate lamp issues | 11 |
Offside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 11 |
Exhaust emissions test not completed because smoke levels are significantly in excess of the specified limit values (8.2.2.2 (f)) | 10 |
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 10 |
Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 10 |
Nearside Headlamp cleaning device for LED or HID headlamp inoperative (4.1.6 (a) (ii)) | 10 |
Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 9 |
Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 9 |
Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 9 |
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 9 |
Rear brake binding | 9 |
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b| | 8 |
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint likely to become detached (5.3.4 (a) (ii)) | 8 |
Nearside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 8 |
Offside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 8 |
Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment |1.1.6 |c|| | 7 |
Nearside Front Wheel bearing has excessive play (5.1.3 (a) (i)) | 7 |
Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding |1.2.1 |f|| | 7 |
Offside Rear Seat belt buckle not functioning as intended (7.1.2 (d)) | 7 |
Nearside Front Headlamp cleaning device for LED or HID headlamp inoperative (4.1.6 (a) (ii)) | 7 |
Nearside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 7 |
Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 7 |