Most common failures | No# failures |
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Headlamp aim out of alignment | 10 |
Registration plate lamp issues | 6 |
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 5 |
Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 5 |
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 4 |
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 4 |
Nearside Front Inner Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 3 |
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 3 |
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h|| | 3 |
Registration plate issues | 3 |
Nearside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 2 |
Offside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 2 |
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 2 |
Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 2 |
Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 2 |
Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 2 |
Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 2 |
Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 2 |
Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 2 |
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| | 2 |
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| | 2 |
Nearside Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 2 |
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
Nearside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 1 |
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 1 |
Nearside Front Steering rack has excessive free play detected at the steering wheel |steering rack fitted| inner track rod arm |2.3 |a| |i|| | 1 |
Front Steering rack gaiter missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt both sides steering rack gaiter damaged |2.1.3 |g| |ii|| | 1 |
Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn lower wishbone bush |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 1 |
Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour |4.4.3 |a|| | 1 |
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
Front Position lamp not working Both (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 1 |
Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases clap |6.1.2 |a|| | 1 |
Offside Parking brake recording little or no effort |3.7.D.3a| | 1 |
Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn Rear (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
Nearside Front Upper Macpherson strut pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 1 |
Drive belt so worn it is likely to fail (6.1.7 (c) (ii)) | 1 |
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 1 |
Nearside Front Battery insecure and likely to fall from carrier (4.13 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
Steering box sector shaft movement so excessive that functionality is affected (2.1.1 (d) (ii)) | 1 |
Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak Both Side (5.3.2 (b)) | 1 |
Nearside Front Position lamp switch does not illuminate the front and rear position lamps with a single operation (4.2.2 (a)) | 1 |
Exhaust emits an excessive level of metered smoke |7.4.B.3a| | 1 |
Central Exhaust system insecure broken (6.1.2 (a)) | 1 |
Nearside Front Inner Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion which adversely affects braking or steering (6.1.1 (c) (ii)) | 1 |
Offside Front Inner Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion which adversely affects braking or steering (6.1.1 (c) (ii)) | 1 |
Nearside Headlamp incorrect colour |1.7.5b| | 1 |
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2| | 1 |
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
Exhaust system not adequately supported |7.1.1| | 1 |
Offside Rear coil spring fractured |2.4.C.1a| | 1 |
Offside Windscreen washer jets misaligned and not providing sufficient fluid to the windscreen (3.5 (a)) | 1 |
Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar pin or bush excessively worn mounts to rear arm (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
Offside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 1 |
Emissions not tested |7.3.A.1| | 1 |
Rear brake binding | 1 |
Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases centre and rear box |7.1.2| | 1 |
Battery insecure |1.9.1| | 1 |
Centre Exhaust system not adequately supported |7.1.1| | 1 |
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush rear bush |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush rear bush |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
Central Rear Seat belt buckle missing buckle on wrong side of seat |7.1.2 |d|| | 1 |
Offside Front Lower Suspension component ball joint likely to become detached |5.3.4 |a| |ii|| | 1 |
Nearside Front Lower Suspension component ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |5.3.4 |b| |ii|| | 1 |
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |5.3.4 |b| |ii|| | 1 |
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
Nearside Side repeater light intensity significantly reduced (4.4.3 (a)) | 1 |
Offside Front Lower Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 1 |
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 1 |
Nearside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 1 |
Windscreen has damage | 1 |
Centre Seat belt locking mechanism does not secure or release |5.2.5a| | 1 |
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover insecure so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
Front Steering rack gaiter missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt both (2.1.3 (g) (ii)) | 1 |
Offside Front Integral body structure or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of a body mounting inner sill corroded (6.2.2 (d) (i)) | 1 |
Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases rear box (6.1.2 (a)) | 1 |
Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear wishbone bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak both rear (5.3.2 (b)) | 1 |
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
Exhaust hydrocarbon content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a)) | 1 |
Exhaust carbon monoxide content at idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 1 |
Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a)) | 1 |
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 1 |
Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 1 |
Offside Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 1 |
Seat belt damaged middle row n/s webbing damaged (7.1.2 (b) (i)) | 1 |
Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
Nearside Rear Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 1 |
Central Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2| | 1 |
Nearside Rear Seat belt damaged (7.1.2 (b) (i)) | 1 |
Offside Headlamp insecure (4.1.1 (c)) | 1 |
Offside Front Inner Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 1 |
Brake cable damaged (1.1.15 (a)) | 1 |
Rear Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 1 |
Nearside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 1 |
Reversing lamp inoperative (4.6.1 (a)) | 1 |
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 1 |
Offside Rear Anti-roll bar pin or bush excessively worn saddle bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 1 |
Nearside Rear Passengers seat insecure (6.2.6 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 1 |
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 1 |
Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 1 |
Offside Parking brake is not capable of being maintained in operation by direct mechanical action only |3.1.2| | 1 |
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b| | 1 |
Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported |7.1.1| | 1 |
Seat belt installation causes a three point belt lap section to be incorrectly positioned across the occupant centre rear (10.1 (u)) | 1 |
Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 1 |
Power steering pipe/hose leaking |2.1.5 |a|| | 1 |
Exhaust system insecure |6.1.2 |a|| | 1 |
Nearside Inner Front constant velocity joint gaiter deteriorated to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc |2.5.C.1a| | 1 |
Offside Inner Front constant velocity joint gaiter deteriorated to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc |2.5.C.1a| | 1 |
Offside Rear wheel bearing rough when rotated |2.6.1| | 1 |
Nearside Front Macpherson strut has excessive movement at the upper attachment |2.5.A.1c| | 1 |
Offside Front Macpherson strut has excessive movement at the upper attachment |2.5.A.1c| | 1 |
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 1 |
Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 1 |
Nearside Front Macpherson strut has excessive movement at the upper attachment top mount |2.5.A.1c| | 1 |
Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 1 |