Most common failures | No# failures |
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Headlamp aim out of alignment | 109 |
Registration plate lamp issues | 76 |
Registration plate issues | 60 |
Brake pipe excessively corroded | 47 |
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 34 |
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 33 |
Offside Front coil spring fractured |2.4.C.1a| | 23 |
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 23 |
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 22 |
Nearside Front coil spring fractured |2.4.C.1a| | 21 |
Offside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 18 |
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2| | 17 |
Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 16 |
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 16 |
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 15 |
Indicator switch faulty |1.4.A.1| | 14 |
Nearside Front coil spring incomplete |2.4.C.1a| | 14 |
Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 14 |
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 14 |
Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 13 |
Rear brake binding | 13 |
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 12 |
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 12 |
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 11 |
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b| | 11 |
Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a| | 11 |
Offside Front coil spring incomplete |2.4.C.1a| | 11 |
Windscreen has damage | 11 |
Nearside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 11 |
Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a| | 10 |
Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 10 |
Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 9 |
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 9 |
Nearside Front Wheel bolt|s| missing |4.2.A.1e| | 8 |
Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2| | 8 |
Fuel system component leaking |7.2.3| | 8 |
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 8 |
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 7 |
Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 7 |
Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 7 |
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 7 |
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 7 |
Offside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 6 |
Centre Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 6 |
Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2| | 6 |
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2| | 6 |
Front brake application uneven | 6 |
Nearside Rear Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 6 |
Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` |8.3.1e| | 6 |
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 6 |
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 5 |
Nearside Rear Wheel bolt|s| missing |4.2.A.1e| | 5 |
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2| | 5 |
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 5 |
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 5 |
Offside Front coil spring cracked |2.4.C.1a| | 5 |
Offside Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 5 |
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault |7.1.6 |a|| | 5 |
Centre Exhaust system not adequately supported |7.1.1| | 5 |
Offside Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b| | 5 |
Nearside Rear coil spring fractured |2.4.C.1a| | 5 |
Brake hose excessively deteriorated | 5 |
Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 5 |
Offside Front Wheel bolt|s| missing |4.2.A.1e| | 4 |
Nearside Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 4 |
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 4 |
Offside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 4 |
Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 4 |
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 4 |
Offside Front Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a| | 4 |
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 4 |
Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 4 |
Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a)) | 4 |
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 4 |
Offside Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image |1.2.4a| | 3 |
Offside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 3 |
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.1.3 |b| |i|| | 3 |
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2| | 3 |
Exhaust emits an excessive level of metered smoke for a turbo charged engine |7.4.B.3b| | 3 |
Offside Rear coil spring incomplete |2.4.C.1a| | 3 |
Parking brake lever defective so that it cannot be satisfactorily operated |3.1.3c| | 3 |
Nearside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 3 |
Front Steering damper leaking oil |2.2.C.1f| | 3 |
Nearside Front wheel bearing has excessive play |2.5.A.3c| | 3 |
Battery insecure |1.9.1| | 3 |
Windscreen wiper not operating automatically when switched on |8.2.1b| | 3 |
Offside Rear Anti-roll bar rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 3 |
Rear fog lamp tell tale not working |1.3.1b| | 3 |
Offside Headlamp not working on main beam |1.7.5a| | 3 |
Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 3 |
Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2| | 3 |
Nearside Front Front wheel bearing has excessive play |2.5.A.3c| | 3 |
Nearside Headlamp aim aimed so that it dazzles other road users |1.8.A.1a| | 3 |
Nearside Front Suspension arm rubber bush bonding deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 3 |
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 3 |
Horn not working (7.7 (a) (ii)) | 3 |
Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 3 |
Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 3 |
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 3 |