Most common failures | No# failures |
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Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 114 |
Brake pipe excessively corroded | 77 |
Offside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 66 |
Headlamp aim out of alignment | 66 |
Rear brake binding | 45 |
Nearside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 37 |
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 26 |
Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 26 |
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 25 |
Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 23 |
Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 22 |
Registration plate issues | 22 |
Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 21 |
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 21 |
Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 20 |
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 19 |
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 19 |
Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 17 |
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 16 |
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 16 |
Registration plate lamp issues | 15 |
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 14 |
Nearside Front Macpherson strut has excessive movement at the upper attachment |2.5.A.1c| | 13 |
Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 13 |
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b| | 13 |
Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 12 |
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 12 |
Offside Front Macpherson strut top bush or bearing has excessive wear or free play (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 12 |
Offside Front Macpherson strut has excessive movement at the upper attachment |2.5.A.1c| | 10 |
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 10 |
Windscreen washer not working | 10 |
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 10 |
Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c)) | 9 |
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 9 |
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 8 |
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 8 |
Nearside Front Macpherson strut top bush or bearing has excessive wear or free play (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 8 |
Exhaust emits an excessive level of metered smoke |7.4.B.3a| | 8 |
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |5.3.4 |b| |ii|| | 7 |
Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 7 |
Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding |1.2.1 |f|| | 7 |
Brake hose excessively deteriorated | 7 |
Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding |1.2.1 |f|| | 7 |
Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 7 |
Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 7 |
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 7 |
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 7 |
Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 7 |
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 6 |
Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 6 |
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 6 |
Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 5 |
Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 5 |
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| | 5 |
Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment |1.1.6 |c|| | 5 |
Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 5 |
Windscreen wiper blade insecure | 5 |
Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a)) | 5 |
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 5 |
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| | 5 |
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |5.3.4 |b| |ii|| | 5 |
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 5 |
Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 5 |
Offside Front Macpherson strut has excessive movement in the upper support bearing assembly |2.5.B.1b| | 5 |
Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 4 |
Exhaust emits an excessive level of metered smoke for a turbo charged engine |7.4.B.3b| | 4 |
Nearside Front Upper Macpherson strut top bush or bearing has excessive wear or free play (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 4 |
Offside Front coil spring incomplete |2.4.C.1a| | 4 |
Offside Front Upper Macpherson strut pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 4 |
Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 4 |
Brake lever has insufficient reserve travel (1.1.2 (a)) | 4 |
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 4 |
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| | 4 |
Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 4 |
Offside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2| | 3 |
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 3 |
Nearside 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| | 3 |
Front brake excessively fluctuating | 3 |
Nearside Front Macpherson strut pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 3 |
Offside Front Macpherson strut pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 3 |
Offside Front Upper Macpherson strut top bush or bearing has excessive wear or free play (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 3 |
Fuel system component leaking |7.2.3| | 3 |
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 3 |
Offside Rear Rear wheel bearing rough when rotated |2.6.1| | 3 |
Exhaust emissions exceed default limit of 1.5m-1 (8.2.2.2 (b)) | 3 |
Nearside Front coil spring incomplete |2.4.C.1a| | 3 |
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 3 |
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 3 |
Nearside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 3 |
Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturer`s specified limit |8.2.2.2 |a|| | 3 |
Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 3 |
Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 3 |
Offside Front Macpherson strut pin or bush excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 3 |
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 3 |
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 3 |
Nearside Front coil spring fractured |2.4.C.1a| | 3 |
Windscreen has damage | 3 |
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 3 |
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 3 |
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.2.2 |g|| | 3 |
Nearside Front Macpherson strut has excessive movement in the upper support bearing assembly |2.5.B.1b| | 3 |
Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 3 |
Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2| | 3 |
Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a| | 3 |
Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 3 |
Rear brake application uneven | 3 |
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2| | 3 |