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. 2021 Jan 27;21(3):771–789. doi: 10.1007/s10209-020-00788-7

Table 5.

A List of All Known Problems Detected by AChecker at Level A, Sorted from The Most Recurring to The Least

Category Guideline Success criteria Websites affected Error frequency Error percentage %
Perceivable 1.1

Img element missing alt attribute

Success Criteria 1.1.1 Non-text Content

9 85 25.84
Operable 2.4

Anchor contains no text

Success Criteria 2.4.4 Link Purpose (In Context)

6 81 24.62
Perceivable 1.1

Image used as anchor is missing valid Alt text

Success Criteria 1.1.1 Non-text Content

7 76 23.10
Understandable 3.3

Label text is empty

Success Criteria 3.3.2 Labels or Instructions

5 18 5.47
Perceivable 1.3

input element, type of "text", missing an associated label

Success Criteria 1.3.1 Info and Relationships

5 11 3.34
Perceivable 1.3

Input element, type of "text", has no text in label

Success Criteria 1.3.1 Info and Relationships

5 11 3.34
Understandable 3.1

Document language not identified

Success Criteria 3.1.1 Language of Page

4 10 3.04
Understandable 3.1

Document has invalid language code

Success Criteria 3.1.1 Language of Page

4 10 3.04
Robust 4.1

Id attribute is not unique

Success Criteria 4.1.1 Parsing

4 5 1.52
Operable 2.4

title element is empty

Success Criteria 2.4.2 Page Titled

1 5 1.52
Operable 2.1

onmousedown event missing onkeydown event

Success Criteria 2.1.1 Keyboard

0 3 0.91
Perceivable 1.1

input element has alt attribute

Success Criteria 1.1.1 Non-text Content

1 2 0.61
Operable 2.4

Document missing title element

Success Criteria 2.4.2 Page Titled

1 2 0.61
Perceivable 1.3

textarea element missing an associated label

Success Criteria 1.3.1 Info and Relationships

2 2 0.61
Perceivable 1.1

embed element missing noembed element

Success Criteria 1.1.1 Non-text Content

1 1 0.30
Perceivable 1.3

Input element, type of "password", missing an associated label

Success Criteria 1.3.1 Info and Relationships

1 1 0.30
Perceivable 1.3

Input element, type of "checkbox", missing an associated label

Success Criteria 1.3.1 Info and Relationships

1 1 0.30
Perceivable 1.3

Input element, type of "checkbox", has no text in label

Success Criteria 1.3.1 Info and Relationships

1 1 0.30
Perceivable 1.3

Input element, type of "password", has no text in label

Success Criteria 1.3.1 Info and Relationships

1 1 0.30
Operable 2.1

Script not keyboard accessible—onmouseout missing onblur

Success Criteria 2.1.1 Keyboard

1 1 0.30
Operable 2.1

Onmouseover event handler missing onfocus event handler

Success Criteria 2.1.1 Keyboard

1 1 0.30
Understandable 3.1

Right to left reading order not marked or marked incorrectly

Success Criteria 3.1.1 Language of Page

1 1 0.30
Total 329 100