Most common failures | No# failures |
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Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 747 |
Headlamp aim out of alignment | 372 |
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 157 |
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 103 |
Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 100 |
Brake pipe excessively corroded | 86 |
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 71 |
Registration plate issues | 58 |
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 47 |
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 45 |
Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 39 |
Registration plate lamp issues | 38 |
Windscreen washer not working | 35 |
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 35 |
Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a)) | 29 |
Offside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 26 |
Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 25 |
Nearside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 25 |
Exhaust on a vehicle fitted with a diesel particulate filter emits visible smoke of any colour (8.2.2.2 (d)) | 24 |
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 20 |
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 18 |
Offside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 17 |
Exhaust emissions test not completed because smoke levels are significantly in excess of the specified limit values (8.2.2.2 (f)) | 15 |
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint likely to become detached (5.3.4 (a) (ii)) | 14 |
Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 13 |
Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 13 |
Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 11 |
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 11 |
Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 11 |
Offside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 10 |
Offside Rear Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 10 |
Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 10 |
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 9 |
Nearside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 9 |
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage insecurely attached (5.3.3 (a) (i)) | 9 |