| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 41 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 12 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 10 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 7 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 7 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 6 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 5 |
| Registration plate issues | 4 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a)) | 4 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 3 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 3 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 3 |
| Rear Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 3 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 3 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fractured (5.2.2 (a)) | 2 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 2 |
| Nearside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 2 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 2 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 2 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 2 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush likely to become detached (5.3.4 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 2 |
| Windscreen washer jets misaligned and not providing sufficient fluid to the windscreen (3.5 (a)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear All direction indicators not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Lower Front fog lamp does not face the front insecure (4.5.4 (a)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Lower Front fog lamp obviously incorrectly positioned (4.5.4 (a)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Body component insecure inner plastic arch insecure rubbing against wheel (6.2.1 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Body panel damaged and likely to cause injury wing edge (6.2.1 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring insecure (5.3.1 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Wheel bearing so rough it is likely to overheat or break up (5.1.3 (b) (ii)) | 1 |
| Windscreen damaged and affecting the drivers view of the road (3.2 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn back bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Lower Steering column universal joint insecure to the extent there is excessive movement at the mountings connection to rack (2.1.3 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Headlamp cleaning device for LED or HID headlamp inoperative (4.1.6 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Front Daytime running lamp not working both (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Front Headlamp levelling device inoperative both (4.1.5 (a)) | 1 |
| Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour both (4.4.3 (a)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Daytime running lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Daytime running lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Headlamp levelling device inoperative (4.1.5 (a)) | 1 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring insecure incorrectly fitted (5.3.1 (a) (i)) | 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 Reversing lamp inoperative (4.6.1 (a)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Position lamp showing white light to the rear (4.2.3 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Brake hydraulic reservoir cap missing was on scuttle panel (1.1.10 (e)) | 1 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn rear (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Reversing lamp inoperative (4.6.1 (a)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Seat belt installation allows in excess of 25mm movement at a looped belt anchorage (10.1 (r)) | 1 |
| Nearside Side repeater with a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing bolt (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Brake performance not tested due to condition of front tires (1.2.1 (g)) | 1 |
| Nearside Side repeater light intensity significantly reduced (4.4.3 (a)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Brake pipe connection leaking on a hydraulic braking system (1.1.11 (b) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Front fog lamp switch inoperative (4.5.3 (a)) | 1 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Seat belt buckle not functioning as intended (7.1.2 (d)) | 1 |
| Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Suspension rod pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Front Drivers view of the road through the swept area of the windscreen significantly affected by an obstruction (3.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Reversing lamp inoperative (4.6.1 (a)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Seat belt buckle not functioning as intended (7.1.2 (d)) | 1 |
| Offside Side repeater not working mirror (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Inner Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Inner Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 1 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush bonding seperated (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Obligatory mirror insecure (3.3 (b) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Front fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush likely to become detached (5.3.4 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Side repeater not working Mirror indicator (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn wishbone rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Brake disc significantly and obviously worn front and rear (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 1 |
| Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn both (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (rear) (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (rear) (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush likely to become detached lower arm rear most bush (5.3.4 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush likely to become detached lower arm rear most bush (5.3.4 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel badly distorted (5.2.2 (c) (i)) | 1 |
| Central Exhaust system insecure centre sleave (6.1.2 (a)) | 1 |
| Central Exhaust system insecure Exhaust Sleeve (6.1.2 (a)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Bumper damaged and likely to cause injury when grazed or contacted (6.1.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Drivers seat fore and aft adjustment mechanism not functioning as intended. (6.2.5 (b) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Reversing lamp inoperative (4.6.1 (a)) | 1 |
| Reversing lamp inoperative (4.6.1 (a)) | 1 |
| Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Brake hose connection leaking on a hydraulic braking system (1.1.12 (c) (ii)) | 1 |