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It is difficult to talk about an issue today without mentioning the word ‘crisis’. The current situation leads people to without, for economic reasons, certain aspects, areas and even obligations which can affect our driving safety. One of the latter may be the pass the ITV -the Technical Inspection of Vehicles-. Not by itself cost of inspection, which may vary depending on the region and the type of engine (diesel or gasoline) between 20 and 70 euros, but by the price to be paid the driver who is aware of the faults in their vehicles. Either by seniority thereof or because it can not afford to change tires, distribution or brake pads, for example.

This is when we enter data and statistics about most common defects They detected in the ITV stations Spanish in vehicles, taking as example the inspections carried out in 2010. The first thing is devastating: between 13 and 17 percent of fleet vehicles It was not mandatory inspections, which directly affects the accident, an aspect on which more later.
Until 15,781,313 vehicles ITV spent that year-telling and motorcycles, buses, trailers, cars, trucks to transport goods, agricultural vehicles and others a 5.3 percent more than in 2009. Of this figure, 66 percent I represent individual cars (10,444,235 vehicles).

Another concern: nearly 20 percent of vehicles passed through the ITV stations They failed the first inspection (19.78 percent or 3,121,752 vehicles); that is to say, They were rejected by serious defects found in them. Or what is the same, five vehicles passed through the ITV in 2010, one was rejected. And in subsequent inspections, vehicles rejected this figure drops to 5.92 percent.
The type of vehicle that was rejected more times in the first inspection It is the WFP trucks Goods>3500, what exceeds 30 percent (30,18). In other inspections, are the buses, with a 8.39 percent reject, those who lead this statistic.
We are about to classification most common defects ITV stations that detect when performing vehicle inspections, both serious and mild. This is where the Chapter illumination and signaling It takes this ‘sad Award’ with a difference. The serious flaws in this regard in 2010 represent 22.9 percent of all serious defects detected during inspections; total, 4,179,100 1,276,537 mild and severe.

A total of 11,479,345 slight defects Y 5581840 serious defects were detected in the 15,781,313 vehicles were inspected in 2010, higher figures than those recorded in 2009, especially in terms of vehicles rejected, since many vehicles were detected more than one serious flaw.
In total defects are far in second position he Chapter motor and transmission, and the brakes in the third position. But only in terms of serious defects, it is in the chapter axles, wheels, tires and suspension where we find the second highest data, with serious failures detected 1,112,508 (the 19.9 percent), Followed by the section brakes, with 935,581 serious defects (the 16.8 percent). Serious deficiencies found in the brakes They were reduced, yes, compared to 2009 by six tenths.

up 10.5 percent of serious defects They were detected in the Chapter emissions, four percent less compared to 2009. Vehicles with Diesel engines have more likely to exceed the limits regulatory emissions to six years old; thereafter the opposite happens.
As for the slight defects, as we have seen, the section lighting and leads the list, representing a 36.4 percent of the total minor faults detected, followed by the engine and transmission (18.6 percent), outer packaging, body and chassis (15.7 percent) and brakes (12.3 percent).
Total defects detected in 2010: 17,061,185 *
The most …
Lighting and signaling: 5455637 (31.9%)
Engine: 2,395,626 (14%)
Brakes: 2343616 (14%)
outer packaging, body, chassis: 2309152 (13.5%)
Axles, wheels, tires, suspension: 1406336 (8.2%)

The least …
ID: 1143648 (6.7%)
emissions: 735,136 (4.3%)
Address: 716315 (4.2%)
Interior fittings: 331,037 (2%)
Other: 221682 (1.2%)

*Data obtained adding slight defects and severe defects in the 10 chapters who undergo examination on ITV inspections in the 9 groups of vehicle types that take inspection.
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