Most common failures | No# failures |
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Headlamp aim out of alignment | 160 |
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 80 |
Brake pipe excessively corroded | 74 |
Registration plate issues | 52 |
Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 51 |
Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 50 |
Registration plate lamp issues | 31 |
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle excessive |7.3.D.3| | 25 |
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 24 |
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 23 |
Offside Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b| | 18 |
Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 18 |
Direction indicators flashing less than 60 times a minute |1.4.A.2g| | 18 |
Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 17 |
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content at idle excessive |7.3.D.4| | 17 |
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 14 |
Horn not working |1.6.2a| | 14 |
Hazard warning lamps not flashing in phase, with ignition off |1.4.B.1f| | 13 |
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 13 |
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 13 |
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 12 |
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2| | 12 |
Offside Side repeater incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 12 |
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 12 |
Hazard warning lamps not flashing in phase, with ignition on |1.4.B.1f| | 11 |
Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a| | 11 |
Windscreen washer not working | 11 |
Front Exhaust system not adequately supported |7.1.1| | 10 |
Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 10 |
Exhaust system not adequately supported |7.1.1| | 10 |
Battery insecure |1.9.1| | 10 |
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 10 |
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 9 |
Hazard warning switch faulty |1.4.B.1d| | 9 |
Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits |7.3.D.3| | 9 |
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 9 |
Brake hose excessively deteriorated | 9 |
Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a| | 9 |
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 9 |
Nearside Side repeater incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 9 |
Direction indicators not working |1.4.A.2c| | 9 |
Nearside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 8 |
Nearside Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 8 |
Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b| | 8 |
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b| | 8 |
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 7 |
Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 7 |
Offside Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside |1.8| | 7 |
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 7 |
Centre Exhaust system not adequately supported |7.1.1| | 7 |
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside |1.8| | 6 |
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 6 |
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 6 |
Offside Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 6 |
Nearside Front Lower Ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 6 |
Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 6 |
Windscreen has damage | 6 |
Nearside Rear position lamp|s| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance |1.1.A.3d| | 6 |
Nearside Front Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a| | 5 |
Exhaust emissions hydrocarbon content after 2nd fast idle excessive |7.3.D.3| | 5 |
Nearside Rear Direction indicator not working |1.4.A.2c| | 5 |
Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 4 |
Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported |7.1.1| | 4 |
Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 4 |
Hazard warning lamps inoperative |1.4.B.1b| | 4 |
Offside Front Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a| | 4 |
Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam |1.7.5a| | 4 |
Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 4 |
Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 4 |
Offside Rear Direction indicator not working |1.4.A.2c| | 4 |
Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 4 |
Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 4 |
Nearside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 4 |
Rear fog lamp tell tale not working |1.3.1b| | 4 |
Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 4 |
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 4 |
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 3 |
Offside Obligatory mirror insecure |8.1.1| | 3 |
Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2| | 3 |
Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 3 |
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault |7.1.6 |a|| | 3 |
Hazard warning lamps inoperative (4.4.1 (e)) | 3 |
Nearside Front Direction indicator not working |1.4.A.2c| | 3 |
Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 3 |
Nearside Front Side repeater incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 3 |
Offside Front Side repeater incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 3 |
Windscreen wiper blade insecure | 3 |
Nearside Front wheel bearing has excessive play |2.5.A.3c| | 3 |
Offside Front Lower Ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 3 |
Rear brake application uneven | 3 |
Bonnet cannot be secured in the closed position |8.4.1| | 3 |
Steering damper leaking oil |2.2.C.1f| | 3 |
Nearside Rear Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 3 |
Nearside Rear Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 3 |
Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 3 |
Offside Rear Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 3 |
Centre Steering damper leaking oil |2.2.C.1f| | 3 |
Nearside Front Direction indicators incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 3 |
Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 3 |
Nearside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 3 |
Direction indicators incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 3 |
Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 3 |
Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 3 |
Rear Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b| | 3 |
All direction indicators not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 3 |
Nearside Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image |1.2.4a| | 3 |
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 3 |
Rear Exhaust mounting missing |7.1.1b| | 2 |
Fuel pipe leaking |7.2.3| | 2 |
Direction indicators not in good working order |function impaired| |1.5.A1b| | 2 |
Offside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 2 |
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h|| | 2 |
Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits |8.2.1.2 |b|| | 2 |
Offside Headlamp not working on main beam |1.7.5a| | 2 |
Hazard warning tell tale not working correctly |1.4.B.1e| | 2 |
Offside rear brake excessively fluctuating |3.7.B.3| | 2 |
Offside Front Mechanical brake component securing device missing |3.5.1i| | 2 |
Offside Front Direction indicator not working |1.4.A.2c| | 2 |
Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 2 |
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
Nearside Headlamp aim aimed so that it dazzles other road users |1.8.A.1a| | 2 |
Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 2 |
Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 2 |
Centre Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` |8.3.1e| | 2 |
Bootlid cannot be secured in the closed position |6.4.1| | 2 |
Offside Rear Brake pipe leaking on a hydraulic braking system (1.1.11 (b) (ii)) | 2 |
Nearside Front Front wheel bearing has excessive play |2.5.A.3c| | 2 |
Nearside Front Windscreen wiper blade deteriorated |8.2.2| | 2 |
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
Nearside Front Lower Suspension component ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 2 |
Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2| | 2 |
Nearside Outer Front Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2| | 2 |
Horn not loud enough to be heard by another road user |1.6.2b| | 2 |
Nearside Rear Direction indicator not working |4.4.1 |a| |ii|| | 2 |
Nearside Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 2 |
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 2 |
Nearside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 2 |
Nearside Rear Rear position lamp|s| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance |1.1.A.3d| | 2 |
Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b| | 2 |
Front Steering damper leaking oil |2.2.C.1f| | 2 |
Offside Obligatory mirror seriously damaged, affecting the rear view |8.1.2a| | 2 |
Offside Side repeater incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 2 |
Offside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 2 |
Fuel cap/sealing device does not fasten securely maintaining the sealing arrangement |7.2.4b| | 2 |
Offside Rear Rear position lamp|s| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance |1.1.A.3d| | 2 |
Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 2 |
Offside Front Headlamp insecure |1.7.3| | 2 |
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 2 |
All direction indicators not working not flashing (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
Hazard warning lamps inoperative not flashing (4.4.1 (e)) | 2 |
Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 2 |
Nearside Front Outer Anti-roll bar pin or bush excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 2 |
Offside Front Outer Anti-roll bar pin or bush excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 2 |
Offside Rear Brake pipe leaking |3.6.A.1| | 2 |
Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 2 |
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on main beam |1.7.5a| | 2 |
Offside Front Windscreen wiper blade deteriorated |8.2.2| | 2 |
Offside Front Front wheel bearing has excessive play |2.5.A.3c| | 2 |
Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 2 |
Headlamp levelling device inoperative (4.1.5 (a)) | 2 |
Indicator switch faulty |1.4.A.1| | 2 |
Rear Fuel pipe leaking |7.2.3| | 2 |
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 2 |
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 2 |
Offside Rear brake disc excessively pitted |3.5.1h| | 2 |
Centre Exhaust mounting missing |7.1.1b| | 2 |
Brake performance not tested (1.2.1 (g)) | 2 |
Exhaust hydrocarbon content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 2 |