| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 67 |
| Registration plate issues | 64 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 23 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 9 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 6 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 4 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 4 |
| Nearside Rear Road wheel fractured (5.2.2 (a)) | 4 |
| Nearside Rear Seat belt buckle not functioning as intended (7.1.2 (d)) | 3 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 3 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a)) | 3 |
| Position lamp switch does not operate in accordance with the requirements (4.2.2 (a)) | 3 |
| Electronic parking brake control defective so that it cannot be satisfactorily operated (1.1.6 (d)) | 3 |
| Offside Rear Seat belt buckle not functioning as intended (7.1.2 (d)) | 3 |
| Offside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 2 |
| Nearside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 2 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 2 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 2 |
| Nearside Rear Seat belt not functioning as intended (7.1.2 (c)) | 2 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content at idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 2 |
| Nearside Rear Inner Road wheel fractured (5.2.2 (a)) | 2 |
| Nearside Front Direction indicator not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Offside Front Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fractured (5.2.2 (a)) | 2 |
| Electronic parking brake control inoperative (1.1.6 (d)) | 2 |
| Rear fog lamp switch inoperative (4.5.3 (a)) | 2 |
| Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Front fog lamp switch inoperative (4.5.3 (a)) | 2 |
| Nearside Rear Upper Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Rear Suspension system inoperative (5.3.5 (a)) | 1 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a)) | 1 |
| Emissions not tested Excessive smoke from engine (8.2.1.2 (d)) | 1 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (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 Rear Upper Suspension rod ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt Front arm (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Upper Suspension rod ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt Rear arm (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Upper Suspension rod ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt Front arm (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Upper Suspension rod ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt Rear arm (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Body component damaged and likely to cause injury road wheel has sharp edge (6.2.1 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Windscreen damaged and affecting the drivers view of the road Stone chip in zone A (3.2 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Front Headlamp has a product on the light source so that the light output is severely reduced dirty not showing correct pattern (4.1.4 (b)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Front fog lamp does not face the front (4.5.4 (a)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Road wheel fractured (5.2.2 (a)) | 1 |
| Rear fog lamp switch not operating in accordance with the requirements (4.5.3 (a)) | 1 |
| Front fog lamp switch not operating in accordance with the requirements (4.5.3 (a)) | 1 |
| Rear Anti-roll bar fractured (5.3.3 (b) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Seat belt flexible stalk damaged not locking belt in (7.1.2 (b) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Front fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Side repeater not working door mirror (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Side repeater obviously incorrectly positioned (4.4.3 (a)) | 1 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 1 |
| Central Rear Seat belt pretensioner missing where fitted as original equipment (7.1.4 (a)) | 1 |
| Central Rear Seat belt buckle missing (7.1.2 (d)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working led unit in door mirror (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content at idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Seat belt buckle not functioning as intended inop (7.1.2 (d)) | 1 |
| Headlamp light source and lamp not compatible (4.1.4 (c)) | 1 |
| Nearside Steering rack gaiter missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii)) | 1 |
| Front Windscreen washer jets misaligned and not providing sufficient fluid to the windscreen (3.5 (a)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp lens seriously defective cracked (4.1.1 (b) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Inner Road wheel fractured 2 cracks (5.2.2 (a)) | 1 |
| Central Front Windscreen in an unacceptable condition several cracks in screen (3.2 (c) (i)) | 1 |
| Windscreen damaged and affecting the drivers view of the road (3.2 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Bumper damaged and likely to cause injury when grazed or contacted (6.1.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Exhaust catalytic converter missing where one was fitted as standard near engine bottom (8.2.1.1 (a)) | 1 |
| Offside Exhaust catalytic converter missing where one was fitted as standard near engine bottom (8.2.1.1 (a)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 1 |
| Central Front Lower Speedometer clearly inoperative (7.8 (b) (ii)) | 1 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits Too high (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 1 |
| Electronic braking system warning device indicates a fault (1.7 (b)) | 1 |
| Front fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Dipswitch does not operate immediately when selected on dipped beam (4.1.3 (b)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage insecure and impairing directional stability (5.3.3 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing Bolt (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 1 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel badly distorted (5.2.2 (c) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Road wheel badly distorted (5.2.2 (c) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Inner Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Outer Seat belt buckle not functioning as intended (7.1.2 (d)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Outer Seat belt damaged (7.1.2 (b) (i)) | 1 |
| Rear Prop shaft flexible coupling excessively deteriorated (6.1.7 (d) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 1 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 1 |
| Front Front fog lamp not working BOTH (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Service brake lagging in operation (1.2.1 (d)) | 1 |
| Front Bumper damaged and likely to cause injury when grazed or contacted corners damaged both sides. Sharp edges exposed (6.1.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Fuel cap/sealing device missing Fuel cap (6.1.3 (b) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working L.E.D. lamp fitted to door mirror (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Windscreen in such a condition that visibility through swept area is seriously affected (3.2 (c) (ii)) | 1 |