| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 20 |
| Registration plate issues | 9 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 8 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 7 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 6 |
| Brake hose excessively deteriorated | 3 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 3 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 2 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 2 |
| Electronic stability system switch faulty |3.4.5| | 2 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 2 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 2 |
| Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2| | 2 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 2 |
| Offside Front Hydraulic brake cylinder leaking hydraulic fluid |3.6.A.1| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b| | 1 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Electronic stability control switch not functioning correctly (7.12 (d)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working tail light inop. (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.1.3 |b| |i|| | 1 |
| Nearside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 1 |
| Bonnet seriously at risk of opening inadvertently (3.1 (b) (ii)) | 1 |
| Bonnet cannot be secured in the closed position (3.1 (b) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Brake pipe at imminent risk of failure or fracture (1.1.11 (a)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Brake pipe at imminent risk of failure or fracture (1.1.11 (a)) | 1 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator not working |1.4.A.2c| | 1 |
| Offside Outer Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 1 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 1 |
| Headlamp cleaning device inoperative both |1.7.2| | 1 |
| Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 1 |
| Brake fluid warning lamp inoperative ***parking brake tell tale inoperative*** |3.6.G.2| | 1 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working |4.5.1 |a| |ii|| | 1 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 1 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 1 |
| Offside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 1 |
| Offside Front coil spring cracked |2.4.C.1a| | 1 |
| Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits |7.3.D.3| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 1 |
| Offside Front Upper Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 1 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorber has negligible damping effect (2.7.5) | 1 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 1 |
| Emissions not tested (8.2.1.2 (d)) | 1 |
| Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` Air freshener |8.3.1e| | 1 |
| Nearside Front coil spring incomplete |2.4.C.1a| | 1 |
| Offside Front coil spring incomplete |2.4.C.1a| | 1 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a)) | 1 |
| Front Body has a sharp edge caused by damage |6.1.C.1| | 1 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 1 |
| Front Windscreen wiper not working (3.4 (a)) | 1 |
| Rear brake binding | 1 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel cracked |4.2.A.1a| | 1 |
| Offside Obligatory mirror insecure |8.1.1| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Outer Suspension rod ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |5.3.4 |b| |ii|| | 1 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h|| | 1 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a)) | 1 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content at idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 1 |