Comment by wiredfool
3 hours ago
Suspension and steering is probably loose bushings. Side Slip is alignment/tracking. Wheels and tires is almost always worn tires, especially passenger side front due to roundabouts.
I'm not sure what the vehicle safety and equipment failures would be, nor the distinction between lights and lighting and electrical. The fact that it's a noticable failure point is a little surprising to me because all the lights should be LED and pretty solid.
(Though, I'll say, even though we have mandatory inspections, 5-10% of cars in my area are driving with at least one light that's out.)
Lighting failures are usually headlight alignment problems, i.e. blinding oncoming traffic
They shouldn't fall out of alignment that quickly so I'd guess they're poorly aligned from the factory