Most common failures | No# failures |
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Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 2769 |
Registration plate lamp issues | 2224 |
Headlamp aim out of alignment | 1880 |
Brake pipe excessively corroded | 1161 |
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 857 |
Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 852 |
Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 776 |
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 775 |
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 768 |
Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 762 |
Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 687 |
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 506 |
Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 460 |
Registration plate issues | 424 |
Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 421 |
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 380 |
Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 380 |
Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 379 |
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 367 |
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2| | 362 |
Centre Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 341 |
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 317 |
Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a| | 300 |
Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 298 |
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 291 |
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 272 |
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 269 |
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 269 |
Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a| | 245 |
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 243 |
Windscreen has damage | 239 |
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 234 |
Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 222 |
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 219 |
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 212 |
Hazard warning switch faulty |1.4.B.1d| | 204 |
Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 193 |
Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 192 |
Front passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle |6.2.B.1b| | 178 |
Nearside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 171 |
Front passenger door cannot be opened from inside the vehicle |6.2.B.1b| | 163 |
Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 160 |
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 151 |
Offside Front Macpherson strut has excessive movement at the upper attachment |2.5.A.1c| | 144 |
Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 142 |
Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 142 |
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 141 |
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 139 |
Offside Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b| | 138 |
Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 133 |
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 132 |
Windscreen washer not working | 129 |
Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 129 |
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 129 |
Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b| | 128 |
Offside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 125 |
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b| | 124 |
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 122 |
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 121 |
Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 121 |
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 118 |
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 117 |
Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 116 |
Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 108 |
Rear brake binding | 107 |
Hazard warning switch inoperative (4.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 105 |
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 105 |
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 103 |
Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 103 |
Offside Front Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a| | 102 |
Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 100 |
Nearside Front Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a| | 99 |
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 98 |
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault |7.1.6 |a|| | 97 |
Horn not working |1.6.2a| | 95 |
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 93 |
Offside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 86 |
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 83 |
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.1.3 |b| |i|| | 83 |
Nearside Front wheel bearing has excessive play |2.5.A.3c| | 82 |
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 81 |
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 80 |
Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 78 |
Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 77 |
Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 77 |
Nearside Obligatory mirror seriously damaged, affecting the rear view |8.1.2a| | 76 |
Central Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 75 |
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 74 |
Central Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 71 |
Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 71 |
Offside Obligatory mirror seriously damaged, affecting the rear view |8.1.2a| | 70 |
Offside Front Seat belt retracting mechanism defective |5.2.5b| | 69 |
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 68 |
Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value |1.4.2 |a| |ii|| | 67 |
Power steering fluid level below minimum |2.3.1| | 66 |
Nearside Front Inner Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 66 |
Nearside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 66 |
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.1.3 |b| |i|| | 66 |
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 66 |
Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 64 |
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 62 |
Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.1.3 |b| |i|| | 61 |
Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 61 |
Centre Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 61 |
Offside Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 59 |
Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 59 |
Nearside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 59 |
Windscreen wiper blade insecure | 58 |
Offside Front wheel bearing has excessive play |2.5.A.3c| | 57 |
Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 56 |
Service brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 55 |
Nearside Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 55 |
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.2.2 |g|| | 55 |
Offside Front Macpherson strut has excessive movement in the upper support bearing assembly |2.5.B.1b| | 55 |
Offside Front Macpherson strut top bush or bearing has excessive wear or free play (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 54 |
Nearside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 54 |
Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` |8.3.1e| | 53 |
Nearside Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 52 |
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 51 |
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2| | 50 |
Offside Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 50 |
Brake hose has insufficient room to move | 50 |
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 49 |
Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 48 |
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 48 |
Nearside Front Ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 47 |
Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.1.3 |b| |i|| | 47 |
Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 47 |