Most common failures | No# failures |
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Brake pipe excessively corroded | 33586 |
Headlamp aim out of alignment | 24498 |
Registration plate lamp issues | 17961 |
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 16817 |
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 13280 |
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 9006 |
Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 7397 |
Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 6767 |
Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 6448 |
Exhaust emits an excessive level of metered smoke for a turbo charged engine |7.4.B.3b| | 6185 |
Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 5560 |
Registration plate issues | 4657 |
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 4271 |
Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 3816 |
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 3363 |
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 2810 |
Offside Rear coil spring incomplete |2.4.C.1a| | 2735 |
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 2699 |
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 2589 |
Battery insecure |1.9.1| | 2530 |
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 2466 |
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 2465 |
Nearside Rear coil spring incomplete |2.4.C.1a| | 2453 |
Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 2409 |
Offside Front coil spring incomplete |2.4.C.1a| | 2271 |
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 2270 |
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 2245 |
Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 2231 |
Offside Rear coil spring fractured |2.4.C.1a| | 2229 |
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 2211 |
Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 2118 |
Offside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 2088 |
Rear brake binding | 2049 |
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 2048 |
Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 1972 |
Nearside Rear coil spring fractured |2.4.C.1a| | 1959 |
Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported |7.1.1| | 1909 |
Nearside Front coil spring incomplete |2.4.C.1a| | 1874 |
Nearside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 1846 |
Windscreen has damage | 1806 |
Offside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 1679 |
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b| | 1578 |
Brake load sensing valve linkage seized |3.6.E.3| | 1568 |
Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 1554 |
Nearside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 1449 |
Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2| | 1269 |
Nearside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 1195 |
Offside Obligatory mirror seriously damaged, affecting the rear view |8.1.2a| | 1185 |
Fuel system component leaking |7.2.3| | 1143 |
Offside Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image |1.2.4a| | 1139 |
Nearside Headlamp insecure |1.7.3| | 1106 |
Brake load sensing valve seized |3.6.E.3| | 1092 |
Offside Front coil spring fractured |2.4.C.1a| | 1063 |
Brake pedal anti-slip provision missing |3.3.A.1b| | 1031 |
Offside Headlamp excessively deteriorated so that the light output is severely reduced |1.7.5a| | 1030 |
Service brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 1002 |
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 976 |
Nearside Headlamp excessively deteriorated so that the light output is severely reduced |1.7.5a| | 951 |
Nearside Front coil spring fractured |2.4.C.1a| | 913 |
Offside Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b| | 904 |
Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 889 |
Brake hose excessively deteriorated | 888 |
Offside Headlamp insecure |1.7.3| | 881 |
Rear brake application uneven | 881 |
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 869 |
Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` |8.3.1e| | 841 |
Rear Brake load sensing valve linkage seized |3.6.E.3| | 821 |
Offside Headlamp aim aimed so that it dazzles other road users |1.8.A.1a| | 817 |
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 805 |
Fuel cap/sealing device does not fasten securely maintaining the sealing arrangement |7.2.4b| | 801 |
Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 785 |
Windscreen wiper blade insecure | 751 |
Nearside Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image |1.2.4a| | 743 |
Nearside Front wheel bearing rough when rotated |2.5.A.2| | 712 |
Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 707 |
Horn not working |1.6.2a| | 702 |
Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 702 |
Offside Front Macpherson strut has excessive movement at the upper attachment |2.5.A.1c| | 671 |
Exhaust emits excessive smoke or vapour of any colour |7.4.B.4| | 632 |
Offside Front Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 623 |
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2| | 567 |
Offside Rear wheel bearing rough when rotated |2.6.1| | 565 |
Offside Front wheel bearing rough when rotated |2.5.A.2| | 561 |
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 548 |
Exhaust system not adequately supported |7.1.1| | 548 |
Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2| | 545 |
Offside rear brake recording little or no effort |3.7.B.5a| | 542 |
Front brake application uneven | 537 |
Nearside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 529 |
Nearside Front Macpherson strut has excessive movement at the upper attachment |2.5.A.1c| | 529 |
Nearside Front Headlamp insecure |1.7.3| | 523 |
Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 517 |
Nearside Headlamp aim aimed so that it dazzles other road users |1.8.A.1a| | 516 |
Emissions not tested |7.0| | 513 |
Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching by more than 10mm within zone `A` |8.3.1b| | 502 |
Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 495 |
Nearside Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 494 |
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2| | 489 |
Offside Front Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image |1.2.4a| | 465 |
Nearside rear brake recording little or no effort |3.7.B.5a| | 458 |
Nearside Rear wheel bearing rough when rotated |2.6.1| | 442 |
Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam |1.7.5a| | 433 |
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 432 |
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 432 |
Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a| | 431 |
Offside Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 423 |
Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a| | 414 |
Offside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 405 |
Windscreen washer not working | 399 |
Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 393 |
Offside Headlamp has a product on the lens so that the light output is severely reduced |1.7.5a| | 391 |
Offside Front Headlamp insecure |1.7.3| | 383 |
Fuel cap/sealing device missing |7.2.4a| | 382 |
Offside Rear wheel bearing has excessive play |2.6.2| | 379 |
Nearside Headlamp has a product on the lens so that the light output is severely reduced |1.7.5a| | 376 |
Rear Brake load sensing valve seized |3.6.E.3| | 373 |
Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 370 |
Nearside Front Front wheel bearing rough when rotated |2.5.A.2| | 366 |
Offside Front Headlamp excessively deteriorated so that the light output is severely reduced |1.7.5a| | 361 |