| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 62 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 29 |
| Registration plate issues | 12 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 11 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 9 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 8 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 7 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 7 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 7 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 6 |
| Offside Front Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 4 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 3 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 3 |
| Offside Windscreen washer jets misaligned and not providing sufficient fluid to the windscreen (3.5 (a)) | 3 |
| Headlamp cleaning device for LED or HID headlamp inoperative (4.1.6 (a) (ii)) | 3 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 3 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault |7.1.6 |a|| | 2 |
| Front Windscreen washer jets misaligned and not providing sufficient fluid to the windscreen (3.5 (a)) | 2 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 2 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 2 |
| Offside Obligatory mirror seriously damaged, affecting the rear view (3.3 (b) (ii)) | 2 |
| Windscreen washer jets misaligned and not providing sufficient fluid to the windscreen (3.5 (a)) | 2 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 2 |
| Drivers view of the road through the swept area of the windscreen significantly affected by an obstruction (3.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Central Rear Seat belt webbing significantly weakened (7.1.2 (b) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 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 Side repeater not working |4.4.1 |a| |ii|| | 1 |
| Offside Front Driver`s view of the road through the swept area of the windscreen materially affected by an obstruction phone holder |3.1 |a| |ii|| | 1 |
| Offside Front Macpherson strut top bush or bearing has excessive wear or free play (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Rear Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn Rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 1 |
| Front Headlamp cleaning device for LED or HID headlamp inoperative (4.1.6 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Driver`s view of an obligatory external mirror materially affected by an obstruction |3.1 |a| |ii|| | 1 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Headlamp aim unable to be tested (4.1.2 (b)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Headlamp lens seriously defective (4.1.1 (b) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Macpherson strut top bush or bearing has excessive wear or free play (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Windscreen washer jets misaligned and not providing sufficient fluid to the windscreen (3.5 (a)) | 1 |
| Central Exhaust emissions likely to be affected by an exhaust leak (8.2.1.1 (b)) | 1 |
| Central Exhaust silencer insecure (8.1.1 (b) (i)) | 1 |
| Central Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 1 |
| Emissions unable to be completed (8.2.1.2 (d)) | 1 |
| Front Exhaust noise is clearly in excess of that emitted by a similar vehicle fitted with a standard silencer in average condition Detached (8.1.1 (a)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Outer Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Headlamp levelling device inoperative self-levelling system (4.1.5 (a)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn front bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Front Inner Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Rear Inner Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Windscreen washer jets misaligned and not providing sufficient fluid to the windscreen n/s, o/s (3.5 (a)) | 1 |
| Nearside Body component likely to become detached Door mirror cover. (6.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake lagging in operation (1.2.1 (d)) | 1 |
| Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases centre joint (6.1.2 (a)) | 1 |
| Bonnet primary retaining device ineffective safety catch missing ?? (3.1 (c)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Central Exhaust system insecure (6.1.2 (a)) | 1 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Oil leaking excessively from engine (8.4.1 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Headlamp cleaning device for LED or HID headlamp inoperative (4.1.6 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Headlamp cleaning device for LED or HID headlamp inoperative (4.1.6 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Headlamp cleaning device for LED or HID headlamp inoperative offside & nearside (4.1.6 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Windscreen in such a condition that visibility through swept area is seriously affected crack across width of windscreen |3.2 |c| |ii|| | 1 |
| Front Undertray likely to become detached (6.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt both (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Obligatory mirror missing |3.3 |a|| | 1 |
| Headlamp cleaning device for LED or HID headlamp inoperative offside & nearside |4.1.6 |a| |ii|| | 1 |
| Offside Side repeater light intensity significantly reduced (4.4.3 (a)) | 1 |
| Offside Obligatory mirror insecure |3.3 |b| |ii|| | 1 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn inner surface (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Windscreen washer jets misaligned and not providing sufficient fluid to the windscreen (3.5 (a)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Suspension arm damaged and seriously weakened trailing arm (5.3.3 (b) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Seat belt retracting mechanism defective |7.1.2 |e|| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Bumper damaged and likely to cause injury when grazed or contacted (6.1.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Rear Rear reflector defective or damaged by more than 50% of the reflecting surface both rear damaged and missing (4.8.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Macpherson strut has an unsafe modification tool jammed between shocker and hub (5.3.3 (c) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Service brake lagging in operation (1.2.1 (d)) | 1 |
| Front Brake disc contaminated Corroded innerside (1.1.14 (b)) | 1 |
| Central Exhaust silencer insecure Centre exhaust nuts corroded and loose causing exhaust gas leak and insecure (8.1.1 (b) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 1 |
| Fuel cap/sealing device ineffective |6.1.3 |b| |i|| | 1 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn Inner face (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn Inner face (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Windscreen damaged and affecting the drivers view of the road (3.2 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Seat belt anchorage prescribed area strength or continuity significantly reduced damage/hole by door shut (7.1.1 (a) (i)) | 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 |
| Nearside Front Drive shaft badly damaged (6.1.7 (e)) | 1 |
| Headlamp levelling device inoperative (4.1.5 (a)) | 1 |
| Windscreen wiper not working |3.4 |a|| | 1 |
| Offside Front Upper Suspension component attachment bracket/mounting likely to become detached suspension top mounting collapsed (5.3.3 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 1 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn both (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Front Service brake excessively fluctuating both n/s and o/s (1.2.1 (e)) | 1 |