Most common failures | No# failures |
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Registration plate lamp issues | 582 |
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 419 |
Headlamp aim out of alignment | 372 |
Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 86 |
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 85 |
Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 79 |
Brake pipe excessively corroded | 78 |
Exhaust emits an excessive level of metered smoke for a turbo charged engine |7.4.B.3b| | 67 |
Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 66 |
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 60 |
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 57 |
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 57 |
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2| | 53 |
Offside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 49 |
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 49 |
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 46 |
Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 46 |
Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 45 |
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 44 |
Registration plate issues | 42 |
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 42 |
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 40 |
Nearside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 40 |
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 39 |
Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 39 |
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 36 |
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 34 |
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 34 |
Offside Rear wheel bearing rough when rotated |2.6.1| | 33 |
Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 33 |
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 31 |
Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 30 |
Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 30 |
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b| | 28 |
Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 28 |
Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 28 |
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 27 |
Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 26 |
Battery insecure |1.9.1| | 26 |
Windscreen wiper blade insecure | 23 |
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 22 |
Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 22 |
Front brake excessively fluctuating | 21 |
Nearside Rear Rear wheel bearing rough when rotated |2.6.1| | 21 |
Offside Front Direction indicators incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 21 |
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 21 |
Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 21 |
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 21 |
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 21 |
Offside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 20 |
Centre Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 20 |
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 20 |
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 20 |
Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 20 |
Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 20 |
Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a| | 19 |
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 19 |
Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 19 |
Nearside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 18 |
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 18 |
Nearside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 17 |
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 17 |
Nearside Rear wheel bearing rough when rotated |2.6.1| | 17 |
Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 17 |
Offside Rear Rear wheel bearing rough when rotated |2.6.1| | 16 |
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 16 |
Offside Headlamp aim aimed so that it dazzles other road users |1.8.A.1a| | 15 |
Nearside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 15 |
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 15 |
Nearside Front Direction indicators incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 14 |
Offside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 14 |
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 14 |
Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 14 |
Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a)) | 14 |
Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 13 |
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 13 |
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 13 |
Brake hose excessively deteriorated | 13 |
Nearside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 13 |
Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 13 |
Direction indicators incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 12 |
Nearside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 12 |
Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 12 |
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 12 |
Offside Rear Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i)) | 12 |
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.1.3 |b| |i|| | 11 |
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault |7.1.6 |a|| | 11 |
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 11 |
Offside Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image |1.2.4a| | 11 |
Windscreen washer not working | 11 |
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 11 |
Exhaust emissions exceed level of metered smoke for a turbo charged engine (8.2.2.2 (b)) | 11 |
Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a| | 10 |
Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 10 |
Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 10 |
Nearside Front Road wheel bead rim badly distorted |4.2.A.1a| | 10 |
Nearside Headlamp aim aimed so that it dazzles other road users |1.8.A.1a| | 9 |
Front brake application uneven | 9 |
Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 9 |
Nearside Headlamp insecure |1.7.3| | 9 |
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm rubber bush bonding deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 9 |
Offside Headlamp insecure |1.7.3| | 9 |
Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 9 |
Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 9 |
Exhaust emissions exceed level of metered smoke for a turbo charged engine |8.2.2.2 |b|| | 8 |
Offside Front Headlamp insecure |1.7.3| | 8 |
Offside Front Headlamp aim aimed so that it dazzles other road users |1.8.A.1a| | 8 |
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 8 |
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| | 8 |
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| | 8 |
Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturer`s specified limit |8.2.2.2 |a|| | 8 |
Exhaust system not adequately supported |7.1.1| | 8 |
Nearside Rear Position lamp adversely affected by the operation of another lamp (4.2.3 (c)) | 8 |
Nearside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 8 |