| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 58 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 38 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 21 |
| Offside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 21 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 14 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 11 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 10 |
| Nearside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 10 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 9 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 9 |
| Registration plate issues | 9 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 9 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 8 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 8 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 8 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 7 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 7 |
| Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 7 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 7 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 7 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 6 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 6 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 6 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 5 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 5 |
| Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle excessive |7.3.D.3| | 5 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 5 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 5 |
| Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 5 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 4 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 4 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a)) | 4 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 4 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 4 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 3 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 3 |
| Offside Rear Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i)) | 3 |
| Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 3 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 3 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 3 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 3 |
| Driver`s seat fore and aft adjustment mechanism not functioning as intended. |6.2.A.3| | 3 |
| Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content at idle excessive |7.3.D.4| | 3 |
| Nearside Rear Rear wheel bearing rough when rotated |2.6.1| | 3 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 3 |
| Brake hose excessively deteriorated | 3 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 3 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Stop lamp(s) all not working (4.3.1 (a) (iii)) | 2 |
| Rear brake application uneven | 2 |
| Battery insecure and likely to fall from carrier (4.13 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Nearside Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 2 |
| Offside Rear Rear wheel bearing rough when rotated |2.6.1| | 2 |
| Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side |1.4.1 |a|| | 2 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 2 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 2 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint 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 |
| Nearside Rear Wheel bearing has excessive play (5.1.3 (a) (i)) | 2 |
| Horn not working |1.6.2a| | 2 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 2 |
| Offside Front Headlamp insecure (4.1.1 (c)) | 2 |
| Offside Rear Wheel bearing has excessive play (5.1.3 (a) (i)) | 2 |
| Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 2 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 2 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 2 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has negligible damping effect (5.3.2 (d)) | 2 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 2 |
| Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 2 |
| Nearside Front Direction indicator not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 2 |
| Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2| | 2 |
| Nearside Rear Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i)) | 2 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 2 |
| Nearside Rear wheel bearing rough when rotated |2.6.1| | 2 |
| Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 2 |
| Nearside Rear Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 2 |
| Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 2 |
| Reversing lamp inoperative (4.6.1 (a)) | 2 |
| Steering rack has excessive free play detected at the steering wheel (steering rack fitted) (2.3 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Seat belt not functioning as intended (7.1.2 (c)) | 1 |
| Nearside Obligatory mirror seriously damaged, affecting the rear view (3.3 (b) (ii)) | 1 |
| Electronic power steering warning lamp indicates a failure in the system |2.3.8| | 1 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 1 |
| Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Electrical wiring likely to touch hot or rotating parts ABS sensor needs re-routed. (4.11 (a) (iii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Brake cable damaged (1.1.15 (a)) | 1 |
| Electronic braking system warning device indicates a fault (1.7 (b)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt Droplink |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Headlamp lens seriously defective Both front lenses misted (4.1.1 (b) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Upper Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp has a product on the light source so that the light output is severely reduced (4.1.4 (b)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Headlamp has a product on the lens so that the light output is severely reduced (4.1.4 (b)) | 1 |
| Headlamp missing both (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Emissions not tested |7.3.A.1| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits Too high (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 1 |
| Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 1 |
| Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 1 |
| Offside Rear wheel bearing rough when rotated |2.6.1| | 1 |
| Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits |7.3.D.3| | 1 |
| Nearside Outer 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 Brake cable damaged |1.1.15 |a|| | 1 |
| Brake lever has abnormal movement of levers indicating excessive wear or maladjustment |1.1.15 |f|| | 1 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| incorrect colour |1.1.A.3e| | 1 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| incorrect colour |1.1.A.3e| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn and offside front (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |6.1.7 |g| |ii|| | 1 |
| Front Indicator switch inoperative (4.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Central Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturer`s specified limits |8.2.1.2 |a|| | 1 |
| Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases front flexy (6.1.2 (a)) | 1 |
| Headlamp levelling device inoperative (4.1.5 (a)) | 1 |
| Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 1 |
| Exhaust noise is clearly in excess of that emitted by a similar vehicle fitted with a standard silencer in average condition exhaust silencer removerd (8.1.1 (a)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding |1.2.1 |f|| | 1 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements |1.2.2 |a| |i|| | 1 |
| Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases Missing (6.1.2 (a)) | 1 |
| Emissions unable to be completed (8.2.1.2 (d)) | 1 |
| Wheel bearing rough when rotated N/S/R (5.1.3 (b) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Front Headlamp light source and lamp not compatible |4.1.4 |c|| | 1 |
| Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` |8.3.1e| | 1 |
| Battery insecure |1.9.1| | 1 |
| Exhaust catalytic converter missing where one was fitted as standard (8.2.1.1 (a)) | 1 |
| Emissions not tested catalyst missing (8.2.1.2 (d)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Brake performance unable to be tested hose burst (1.2.1 (g)) | 1 |
| Emissions unable to be completed (8.2.2.2 (e)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Hydraulic brake calliper leaking (1.1.16 (b) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint dust cover insecure so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Brake hose leaking on a hydraulic braking system (1.1.12 (c) (ii)) | 1 |
| Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect both (4.1.2 (c)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Oil leaking excessively from engine (8.4.1 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Inner Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 1 |
| Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Rear wheel bearing has excessive play |2.6.2| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Rear wheel bearing has excessive play |2.6.2| | 1 |
| Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect Both headlamps / bulbs appear to be incorrectly fitted (4.1.2 (c)) | 1 |
| Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content excessive (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 1 |
| Front brake excessively fluctuating | 1 |
| Offside Rear brake caliper leaking |3.6.A.1| | 1 |
| Nearside rear brake recording little or no effort |3.7.B.5a| | 1 |
| Offside Front Outer Obligatory mirror insecure (3.3 (b) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Outer Brake hose excessively twisted (1.1.12 (b) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Outer Brake hose excessively twisted (1.1.12 (b) (ii)) | 1 |
| Horn not working |7.7 |a| |ii|| | 1 |
| Front Inner Brake disc significantly and obviously worn both n/side and o/side |1.1.14 |a| |i|| | 1 |
| Brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened fronts (1.1.14 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Emissions not tested exhaust not connected (8.2.1.2 (d)) | 1 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a)) | 1 |
| Front Exhaust system insecure (6.1.2 (a)) | 1 |
| Fuel cap/sealing device does not fasten securely by positive means |7.2.4b| | 1 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 1 |
| Sub-frame corroded and seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm attachment bracket/mounting corroded and seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i)) | 1 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment |1.1.6 |c|| | 1 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 1 |
| Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect both head light bulbs fitted wrong (4.1.2 (c)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Brake pipe leaking on a hydraulic braking system brake flexi pipe burst (on brake test) (1.1.11 (b) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside |1.8| | 1 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect leveling device could not be tested (4.1.2 (c)) | 1 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect leveling device could not be tested (4.1.2 (c)) | 1 |
| Nearside Headlamp insecure (4.1.1 (c)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Lower Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush (5.3.2 (c)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Lower Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush (5.3.2 (c)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Steering system excessively rough |2.2.D.1| | 1 |
| Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Windscreen washer jets misaligned and not providing sufficient fluid to the windscreen |3.5 |a|| | 1 |
| Offside Front Coil spring not correctly located |2.4.C.2| | 1 |
| Nearside Headlamp insecure |1.7.3| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 1 |
| Bonnet primary retaining device ineffective bonnet catch was seized has been frred off (3.1 (c)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 1 |
| Driver`s airbag obviously defective airbag |5.4.1| | 1 |
| Offside Headlamp aim so that beam "kick up" is not visible on the screen |4.1.2 |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 Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect |4.1.2 |c|| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 1 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Brake hose leaking on an air braking system |1.1.12 |c| |i|| | 1 |
| Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle excessive 0.8 |7.3.D.3| | 1 |
| Drivers airbag missing (7.1.5 (a)) | 1 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Outer Front constant velocity joint gaiter insecure to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc |2.5.C.1a| | 1 |
| Offside Outer Front constant velocity joint gaiter insecure to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc |2.5.C.1a| | 1 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault |7.12 |e|| | 1 |
| Rear Mechanical brake component has restricted free movement | 1 |
| Exhaust system insecure (6.1.2 (a)) | 1 |
| Rear brake binding | 1 |
| Offside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front constant velocity joint gaiter insecure to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc |2.5.C.1a| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect |4.1.2 |c|| | 1 |
| Rear fog lamp emits a light other than red |1.3.2e| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp insecure (4.1.1 (c)) | 1 |
| Battery insecure and likely to cause a short circuit (4.13 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on main beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 1 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 1 |
| Headlamp aim not tested |4.1.2 |b|| | 1 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits |8.2.1.2 |b|| | 1 |
| Exhaust emissions likely to be affected by an exhaust leak (8.2.1.1 (b)) | 1 |
| Offside Headlamp aim aimed so that it dazzles other road users |1.8.A.1a| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour shows white |1.4.A.2f| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Macpherson strut insecure when vehicle is jacked up |2.4.G.1| | 1 |
| Offside Front Macpherson strut insecure |2.4.G.1| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |4.4.3 |a|| | 1 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam |1.7.5a| | 1 |
| Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage damaged and seriously weakened |2.4.G.1| | 1 |
| Exhaust hydrocarbon content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturer`s specified limits |8.2.1.2 |a|| | 1 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits |8.2.1.2 |c|| | 1 |
| Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault airbag |5.4.2| | 1 |
| Offside Inner Front constant velocity joint gaiter damaged to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc |2.5.C.1a| | 1 |
| Headlamp incorrect colour |1.7.5b| | 1 |
| Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side both low (1.4.1 (a)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Brake lining(s) incorrectly mounted pad material de bonded (1.1.13 (c)) | 1 |
| Nearside Headlamp light source and lamp not compatible (4.1.4 (c)) | 1 |
| Offside Headlamp light source and lamp not compatible (4.1.4 (c)) | 1 |
| Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Brake lever has restricted free movement caliper (1.1.15 (e)) | 1 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Power steering inoperative |2.3.3a| | 1 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 1 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |