| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 19 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 17 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 13 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 11 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 9 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 7 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 6 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a)) | 5 |
| Nearside Rear Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i)) | 4 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 3 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 3 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 3 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 3 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content at idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 3 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp light intensity significantly reduced (4.2.3 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Nearside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 2 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 2 |
| Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 2 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 2 |
| Offside Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively damaged or deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii)) | 2 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 2 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 2 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 2 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 2 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 2 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 2 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 2 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Windscreen damaged and affecting the drivers view of the road (3.2 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim not tested (1.8.A.1c) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (1.7.5a) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Wheel bearing play so excessive it is likely to break up (5.1.3 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Emissions unable to be completed (8.2.1.2 (d)) | 1 |
| Position lamp switch does not illuminate the front and rear position lamps with a single operation with ingnition of and on but rears come on with headlights (4.2.2 (a)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 1 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 1 |
| Offside Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 1 |
| Offside Front Upper Anti-roll bar ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Front Fluid leak harmful to the environment or a risk to other road users coolant leak (8.4.1 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working intermittently not working (flickers) (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has negligible damping effect (5.3.2 (d)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side 60 n/s/r 120 (1.4.1 (a)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 1 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim so that beam "kick up" is not visible on the screen |4.1.2 |a|| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 1 |
| Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect offside and nearside |4.1.2 |c|| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Macpherson strut top bush or bearing has excessive wear or free play EXCESSIVELY ROUGH AND NOISY (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 1 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Rear wheel bearing has excessive play |2.6.2| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear reflector missing (4.8.2 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp light intensity significantly reduced (4.2.3 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Rear wheel bearing rough when rotated |2.6.1| | 1 |
| Rear brake binding | 1 |
| Rear Exhaust noise is clearly in excess of that emitted by a similar vehicle fitted with a standard silencer in average condition silencer missing (8.1.1 (a)) | 1 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content at idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 1 |
| Emissions not tested (8.2.1.2 (d)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Wheel bearing has excessive play (5.1.3 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Registration plate issues | 1 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a| |ii|| | 1 |
| Offside Front Position lamp light intensity significantly reduced |4.2.3 |a| |ii|| | 1 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect |4.1.2 |c|| | 1 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits |8.2.1.2 |b|| | 1 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits |8.2.1.2 |c|| | 1 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content at idle exceeds manufacturer`s specified limits |8.2.1.2 |b|| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Wheel bearing rough when rotated |5.1.3 |b| |i|| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Wheel bearing rough when rotated |5.1.3 |b| |i|| | 1 |
| Exhaust hydrocarbon content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a)) | 1 |
| Exhaust hydrocarbon content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 1 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Direction indicator adversely affected by the operation of another lamp (4.4.3 (b)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Steering system excessively rough top mount bearing |2.2.D.1| | 1 |
| Offside Front Steering system excessively rough top mount bearing |2.2.D.1| | 1 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 1 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 1 |
| Offside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 1 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 1 |
| Exhaust catalytic converter missing where one was fitted as standard (8.2.1.1 (a)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Hydraulic brake calliper inadequately mounted and braking performance affected (1.1.16 (c) (ii)) | 1 |
| Central Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Wheel bearing has excessive play |5.1.3 |a| |i|| | 1 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working when headlights on |4.2.1 |a|| | 1 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working when headlights on |4.2.1 |a|| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |4.4.3 |a|| | 1 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Front Horn not working (7.7 (a)) | 1 |
| Front Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Road wheel fractured (5.2.2 (a)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Drivers airbag missing (7.1.5 (a)) | 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 |
| Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Headlamp light intensity severely reduced |4.1.4 |a|| | 1 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Brake cable damaged bkn (1.1.15 (a)) | 1 |
| Rear Rear fog lamp not working |4.5.1 |a| |ii|| | 1 |
| Nearside Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively damaged or deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim not tested (4.1.2 (b)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Parking brake lever defective so that it cannot be satisfactorily operated handbrake cable broke whilst on brake test (1.1.6 (d)) | 1 |
| Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 1 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 1 |
| Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Wheel bearing play so excessive that directional control is impaired (5.1.3 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Wheel bearing so rough it is likely to overheat or break up (5.1.3 (b) (ii)) | 1 |
| Front Direction indicator not working Nearside & offside side repeater (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 1 |
| Exhaust noise is clearly in excess of that emitted by a similar vehicle fitted with a standard silencer in average condition straight through system fitted.....no silencers (8.1.1 (a)) | 1 |
| Drivers view of the road through the swept area of the windscreen significantly affected by an obstruction mirror decorations (3.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Brake cable damaged cable snapped (1.1.15 (a)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 1 |