Defective vehicles 2021 to 2023 (FOI)Defective vehicles 2021 to 2023 (FOI)
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09 October 2023.Prepared internally, no external costs.
Request
Please update the tables in the Response A and Response B of that request with data since 2021 to date for the previous Freedom of Information request below:-
Defective vehicles (FOI)
Response
The requested information is shown in the following tables:
Vehicle defects reported on-line in 2021 to 2023 to date
|
Defect type | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 to date |
Corroded bodywork | 14 | 13 | 19 |
Faulty light(s) | 40 | 69 | 64 |
Faulty direction indicator(s) | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Inoperative brake light(s) | 155 | 242 | 211 |
Noisy exhaust | 11 | 4 | 28 |
Exhaust smoke | 16 | 6 | 15 |
Fuel leak | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Oil leak | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Tyre(s) | 3 | 11 | 1 |
Faulty Number Plate | 2 | 7 | 9 |
Other | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total reported | 244 | 355 | 351 |
Where multiple defects are indicated on the form, only the first defect reported is recorded in the above figures below.
Vehicles examined by DVS following on-line reporting 2021 to 2023 to date |
Year | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 to date |
Examined by DVS
| 154 | 289 | 316
|
Letters are sent to all owners of reported defective vehicles where the details provided match the details on the register. It is not possible to follow up on cases where the details do not match the register.
During 2021, and as a result of Covid-19 restrictions, a number of vehicle defect reports were followed up via telephone, with photographic evidence being provided to DVS as confirmation that the fault was repaired.