| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 39 |
| Registration plate issues | 19 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 14 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 13 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 6 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 4 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 4 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 4 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 3 |
| Nearside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 3 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 3 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 3 |
| Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Windscreen has damage | 2 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 2 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 2 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fractured inner rim cracked (5.2.2 (a)) | 2 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 2 |
| Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 2 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a)) | 2 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 2 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 2 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Brake performance not tested (1.2.1 (g)) | 2 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 2 |
| Nearside Headlamp cleaning device inoperative |1.7.2| | 1 |
| Offside Headlamp cleaning device inoperative |1.7.2| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Lower Ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 1 |
| Headlamp levelling device inoperative (4.1.5 (a)) | 1 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 1 |
| Electronic parking brake warning indicates a malfunction (1.1.6 (e)) | 1 |
| Central Front 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 Rear Headlamp levelling device inoperative broken (4.1.5 (a)) | 1 |
| Brake pedal anti-slip provision missing |3.3.A.1b| | 1 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 1 |
| Service brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 1 |
| Offside Front Outline marker lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 1 |
| Offside Front Direction indicator not working |4.4.1 |a| |ii|| | 1 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 1 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on main beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 1 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim not tested |4.1.2 |b|| | 1 |
| Offside Front Side repeater not working mirror mounted |4.4.1 |a| |ii|| | 1 |
| Brake performance not tested |1.2.1 |g|| | 1 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect |4.1.2 |c|| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp cleaning device inoperative |1.7.2| | 1 |
| Offside Front Headlamp cleaning device inoperative |1.7.2| | 1 |
| Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` sat nav display |8.3.1e| | 1 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim not tested (4.1.2 (b)) | 1 |
| Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak nearside and offside (5.3.2 (b)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Inner Road wheel has a welding defect been repaired before. (5.2.2 (a)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Brake hose twisted (found during steering lock to lock check) (2.2.D.2b) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Headlamp levelling device inoperative broken linkage (4.1.5 (a)) | 1 |
| Trailer electrical socket (13 pin) not operating the trailer lamps as intended (4.10 (c) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Service brake juddering severely |3.7.C.2| | 1 |
| Brake pedal spongy |3.3.B.1b| | 1 |
| Offside Obligatory mirror missing |8.1.1| | 1 |
| Offside Obligatory mirror does not provide a view to the rear (3.3 (c)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 1 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 1 |
| Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b| | 1 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Headlamp has a product on the light source so that the light output is severely reduced |1.7.5a| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt Rear arm (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt Front arm (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Fluid leak harmful to the environment or a risk to other road users coolant leak ( possible upper alloy pipe at chassis leg) (8.4.1 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Steering system excessively rough (2.1.1 (a)) | 1 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on main beam |1.7.5a| | 1 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim so that beam "kick up" is not visible on the screen |4.1.2 |a|| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Wheel bolt|s| missing |4.2.A.1e| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Wheel bolt|s| missing |4.2.A.1e| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside |1.8| | 1 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside |1.8| | 1 |
| Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 1 |
| Rear Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 1 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits |8.2.1.2 |c|| | 1 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush likely to become detached rear (5.3.4 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle excessive |7.3.D.3| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Brake lining(s) less than 1.5 mm thick (1.1.13 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Brake lining(s) less than 1.5 mm thick (1.1.13 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Headlamp levelling device inoperative Broken (4.1.5 (a)) | 1 |
| Front Inner Brake lining|s| less than 1.5 mm thick |3.5.1g| | 1 |
| Rear Inner Brake lining|s| less than 1.5 mm thick |3.5.1g| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Road wheel fractured (5.2.2 (a)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Brake hose excessively twisted |1.1.12 |b| |ii|| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel cracked |4.2.A.1a| | 1 |
| Offside Front Upper Suspension arm insecurely attached (5.3.3 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Headlamp levelling device inoperative ride height sensor broken (4.1.5 (a)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 1 |
| Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Dipswitch operation does not extinguish all main beam headlamps leaving at least one pair of dipped beam headlamps remaining on (4.1.3 (b)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 1 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 1 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Headlamp cleaning device inoperative both |1.7.2| | 1 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn Rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn Rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 1 |
| Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases Bolt missing. (6.1.2 (a)) | 1 |
| Emissions not tested (8.2.1.2 (d)) | 1 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn Both (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 1 |