Most common failures | No# failures |
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Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 1342 |
Headlamp aim out of alignment | 458 |
Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 221 |
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 171 |
Brake pipe excessively corroded | 126 |
Registration plate issues | 112 |
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 110 |
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 93 |
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 76 |
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 66 |
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 57 |
Windscreen washer not working | 56 |
Registration plate lamp issues | 55 |
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 53 |
Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a)) | 51 |
Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 40 |
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 38 |
Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 37 |
Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 35 |
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 33 |
Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 32 |
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 31 |
Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 31 |
Exhaust on a vehicle fitted with a diesel particulate filter emits visible smoke of any colour (8.2.2.2 (d)) | 30 |
Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 29 |
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 29 |
Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 29 |
Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 28 |
Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 27 |
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 27 |
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 26 |
Nearside Front Wheel bearing has excessive play (5.1.3 (a) (i)) | 25 |
Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 24 |
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage fractured (5.3.3 (b) (ii)) | 23 |
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 23 |
Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 22 |
Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 21 |
Offside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 20 |
Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 20 |
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 19 |
Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 18 |
Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 18 |
Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 18 |
Rear brake binding | 17 |
Windscreen has damage | 16 |
Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 16 |
Exhaust emissions test not completed because smoke levels are significantly in excess of the specified limit values (8.2.2.2 (f)) | 15 |
Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 15 |
Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 15 |
Nearside Front 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)) | 15 |