Most common failures | No# failures |
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Registration plate lamp issues | 547 |
Headlamp aim out of alignment | 244 |
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 225 |
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 163 |
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 115 |
Brake pipe excessively corroded | 113 |
Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 105 |
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 105 |
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 93 |
Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 93 |
Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 80 |
Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b| | 69 |
Centre Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2| | 66 |
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 64 |
Rear fog lamp tell tale not working |1.3.1b| | 63 |
Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 62 |
Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 59 |
Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 57 |
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 57 |
Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2| | 52 |
Offside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 52 |
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.C.1b| | 51 |
Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2| | 49 |
Offside Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b| | 48 |
Registration plate issues | 42 |
Exhaust emits an excessive level of metered smoke for a turbo charged engine |7.4.B.3b| | 38 |
Nearside Rear Shock absorber has an excessively worn bush |2.7.4| | 33 |
Nearside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 30 |
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 30 |
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 30 |
Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 28 |
Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 24 |
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 24 |
Offside Rear coil spring fractured |2.4.C.1a| | 23 |
Rear brake binding | 22 |
Battery insecure |1.9.1| | 22 |
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 21 |
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 21 |
Electronic stability system warning lamp indicates a fault |3.4.1c| | 20 |
Nearside Front wheel bearing has excessive play |2.5.A.3c| | 19 |
Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 19 |
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 18 |
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2| | 18 |
Driver`s door cannot be opened from inside the vehicle |6.2.B.1b| | 18 |
Offside Rear Shock absorber has an excessively worn bush |2.7.4| | 18 |
Offside Rear Lower Shock absorber has an excessively worn bush |2.7.4| | 18 |
Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 17 |
Nearside Rear Lower Shock absorber has an excessively worn bush |2.7.4| | 17 |
Offside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 16 |
Nearside Front Front wheel bearing has excessive play |2.5.A.3c| | 15 |
Emissions not tested |7.0| | 15 |
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 14 |
Service brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 13 |
Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b| | 13 |
Rear fog lamp switch faulty |1.3.1a| | 13 |
Power steering component|s| leaking |2.3.3b| | 13 |
Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` |8.3.1e| | 13 |
Nearside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 12 |
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b| | 11 |
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 11 |
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 11 |
Nearside Steering rack gaiter insecure |2.2.D.2d| | 11 |
Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 11 |
Exhaust system not adequately supported |7.1.1| | 10 |
Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam |1.7.5a| | 10 |
Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 10 |
Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 9 |
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 9 |
Offside Steering rack gaiter insecure |2.2.D.2d| | 8 |
Nearside Steering rack gaiter split |2.2.D.2d| | 8 |
Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 8 |
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 8 |
Rear Exhaust has a part missing |7.1.1a| | 8 |
Offside Rear Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings |6.1.B.2| | 8 |
Nearside Front Wheel bearing has excessive play (5.1.3 (a) (i)) | 8 |
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 8 |
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 8 |
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.1.3 |b| |i|| | 8 |
Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported |7.1.1| | 8 |
Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a)) | 8 |
Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 8 |
Centre Stop lamp has less than 50% of the light sources illuminating |1.2.1b| | 8 |
Offside Headlamp not working on main beam |1.7.5a| | 8 |
Exhaust tailpipe not capable of allowing the emission probe to be inserted |7.4.B.1| | 8 |
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 7 |
Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 7 |
Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 7 |
Front passenger door cannot be opened from inside the vehicle |6.2.B.1b| | 7 |
Exhaust emits excessive smoke or vapour of any colour |7.4.B.4| | 7 |
Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 7 |
Front brake excessively fluctuating | 7 |
Offside Rear coil spring incomplete |2.4.C.1a| | 7 |
Offside Front Front wheel bearing has excessive play |2.5.A.3c| | 7 |
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 6 |
Nearside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 6 |
Rear Exhaust has part of the system excessively deteriorated |7.1.1a| | 6 |
Offside Front wheel bearing has excessive play |2.5.A.3c| | 6 |
Battery insecure and likely to fall from carrier |4.13 |a| |ii|| | 6 |
Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 6 |
Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 6 |
Nearside Rear coil spring fractured |2.4.C.1a| | 6 |
Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 6 |
Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value |1.4.2 |a| |ii|| | 6 |
Windscreen wiper blade insecure | 6 |
Offside Rear Vehicle structure excessively corroded within 30cm of towbar mounting |6.6.6| | 6 |
Nearside Front Steering rack gaiter split |2.2.D.2d| | 6 |