Most common failures | No# failures |
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Registration plate lamp issues | 913 |
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 644 |
Headlamp aim out of alignment | 486 |
Exhaust emits an excessive level of metered smoke |7.4.B.3a| | 300 |
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 218 |
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 159 |
Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 156 |
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 147 |
Offside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 144 |
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 109 |
Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 77 |
Nearside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 70 |
Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 69 |
Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 64 |
Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 60 |
Exhaust emissions exceed default limit of 1.5m-1 (8.2.2.2 (b)) | 60 |
Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 59 |
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 55 |
Exhaust emissions exceed default limit of 1.5m-1 |8.2.2.2 |b|| | 54 |
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 54 |
Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a)) | 52 |
Registration plate issues | 48 |
Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 44 |
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 43 |
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 43 |
Windscreen washer not working | 42 |
Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 41 |
Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 40 |
Nearside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 40 |
Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 39 |
Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 39 |
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 34 |
Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 34 |
Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 32 |
Exhaust emissions test not completed because smoke levels are significantly in excess of the specified limit values (8.2.2.2 (f)) | 31 |
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 31 |
Offside Rear Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i)) | 31 |
Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 28 |
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 28 |
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 28 |
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 28 |
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 27 |
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 26 |
Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 26 |
Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturer`s specified limit |8.2.2.2 |a|| | 25 |
Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 24 |
Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 24 |
Nearside Rear Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i)) | 22 |
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2| | 20 |
Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 20 |
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 19 |
Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 19 |
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 19 |
Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 18 |
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 18 |
Offside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 18 |
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 17 |
Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 17 |
Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 17 |
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 17 |
Horn not working |1.6.2a| | 16 |
Exhaust emits an excessive level of metered smoke for a turbo charged engine |7.4.B.3b| | 16 |
Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect |4.1.2 |c|| | 16 |
Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 15 |
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 15 |
Nearside Rear wheel bearing rough when rotated |2.6.1| | 14 |
Offside Headlamp insecure |1.7.3| | 14 |
Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 14 |
Centre Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 13 |
Centre Rear Seat belt locking mechanism does not secure or release |5.2.5a| | 13 |
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b| | 13 |
Front brake excessively fluctuating | 13 |
Horn not working (7.7 (a) (ii)) | 13 |
Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 13 |
Exhaust on a vehicle fitted with a diesel particulate filter emits visible smoke of any colour |8.2.2.2 |d|| | 12 |
Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 12 |
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| | 12 |
Offside Headlamp insecure (4.1.1 (c)) | 12 |
Offside Front Headlamp insecure (4.1.1 (c)) | 12 |