| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Registration plate issues | 56 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 29 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 21 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 19 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 15 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 12 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 11 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 9 |
| Offside Rear Road wheel fractured (5.2.2 (a)) | 7 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 7 |
| Nearside Rear Road wheel cracked |4.2.A.1a| | 5 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 5 |
| Nearside Rear Road wheel fractured (5.2.2 (a)) | 4 |
| Nearside Rear Inner Road wheel fractured (5.2.2 (a)) | 4 |
| Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 3 |
| Nearside Rear Road wheel fractured |5.2.2 |a|| | 3 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 3 |
| Offside Rear Road wheel cracked |4.2.A.1a| | 3 |
| Headlamp cleaning device for LED or HID headlamp inoperative |4.1.6 |a| |ii|| | 3 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 3 |
| Nearside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 3 |
| Offside Front Drivers view of the road through the swept area of the windscreen significantly affected by an obstruction (3.1 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 2 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 2 |
| Nearside Rear Suspension unit leaking (5.3.5 (c)) | 2 |
| Offside Rear Inner Road wheel fractured (5.2.2 (a)) | 2 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn brake reaction arm (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 2 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 2 |
| Nearside Rear Road wheel fixing missing |5.2.1 |a| |i|| | 2 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp cleaning device for LED or HID headlamp inoperative |4.1.6 |a| |ii|| | 2 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 2 |
| Offside Front Upper Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 2 |
| Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 2 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 2 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Offside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 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 |
| Offside Front Road wheel fractured (5.2.2 (a)) | 2 |
| Offside Front Drivers view of the road through the swept area of the windscreen materially affected by an obstruction (3.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Road wheel cracked inner rim |4.2.A.1a| | 1 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 1 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing |5.2.1 |a| |i|| | 1 |
| Brake pedal anti-slip provision missing (1.1.2 (c)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Inner Road wheel fractured |4.2.B.1a| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Obligatory mirror missing |8.1.1| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Windscreen damaged and affecting the driver`s view of the road chip in zone `A` larger than 10mm |3.2 |a| |ii|| | 1 |
| Offside Front Outer Prop shaft joint constant velocity boot no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 1 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 1 |
| Offside Rear Road wheel fractured |5.2.2 |a|| | 1 |
| Main beam tell-tale missing (4.9.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Rear fog lamp tell-tale missing (4.9.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Inner Road wheel badly distorted rim (5.2.2 (c) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn front arm/bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn front arm/bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Suspension system inoperative rear suspension not working (5.3.5 (a)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 1 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h|| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Wheel bolt|s| missing 2x bolts missing |4.2.A.1e| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Road wheel fractured Inner (5.2.2 (a)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Road wheel has a welding defect Inner rim in 3 places (5.2.2 (a)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Engine mounting bracket damaged or deteriorated resulting in excessive movement (6.1.8 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt n/s/f track rod end rubber boot split and grease escaping |2.2.C.1c| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel more than one fixing missing x2 (5.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn forward (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn forward (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Road wheel fractured |4.2.B.1a| | 1 |
| Headlamp cleaning device for LED or HID headlamp inoperative No fluid to headlamps (4.1.6 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn front arm |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 1 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn front arm |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Inner Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.1.3 |b| |i|| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Road wheel has a welding defect weld cracked at 3 places (5.2.2 (a)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Road wheel has a welding defect weld cracked (5.2.2 (a)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Road wheel has a welding defect cracked at 2 previous welds (5.2.2 (a)) | 1 |
| Headlamp cleaning device for LED or HID headlamp inoperative offside & nearside, filled reservoir with fluid, no further fault found |4.1.6 |a| |ii|| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 1 |
| Electronic parking brake warning indicates a malfunction |1.1.6 |e|| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp lens seriously defective headlamp lens badly damaged /holed (4.1.1 (b) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Parking (secondary brake) on a single line braking system has inadequate effort at a wheel (1.3.1 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Parking (secondary brake) on a single line braking system has inadequate effort at a wheel (1.3.1 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Direction indicator not working wing mirror (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Brake fluid warning lamp illuminated |3.6.G.2| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Suspension bellows leaking (5.3.5 (c)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Seat belt buckle not functioning as intended |7.1.2 |d|| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp has a product on the light source so that the light output is severely reduced (4.1.4 (b)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Road wheel fractured 2 places (5.2.2 (a)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Road wheel fractured 2 places (5.2.2 (a)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Hydraulic brake calliper insecurely mounted spring clip missing (1.1.16 (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 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating |1.2.1 |e|| | 1 |
| Fuel cap/sealing device missing (6.1.3 (b) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn Arm bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn Front arm bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Road wheel fractured inner rim (5.2.2 (a)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn brake reaction arm bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Road wheel badly distorted cracked on rim |5.2.2 |c| |i|| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Suspension bellows damaged or deteriorated and function is seriously affected Punctured (5.3.5 (b) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Direction indicator not working door mirror (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Emissions not tested obd port no com with emission tester (8.2.2.2 (e)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Brake insecure Back plate (1.1.21 (c)) | 1 |
| Front Outer Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn both (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) with a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) adversely affected by the operation of another lamp stop lamp light sources dont illuminate when rear fog lamp is switched on (4.3.3 (b)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm synthetic bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm synthetic bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn forward arm (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp cleaning device for LED or HID headlamp inoperative (4.1.6 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Outer Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Outer Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Road wheel fixing missing BOTH FRONT (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Road wheel fixing missing BOTH REAR (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt ( frontward ) (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Inner Road wheel fractured fractured in 2 areas (5.2.2 (a)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Road wheel fractured 3 cracks to inner rim (5.2.2 (a)) | 1 |
| Suspension system inoperative (5.3.5 (a)) | 1 |
| Road wheel fixing missing (4)one from each wheel (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn thrust arm bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Outer Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a| | 1 |
| Offside Front Outer Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a| | 1 |
| Offside Front Outer Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively damaged or deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.1.3 |g| |ii|| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Inner Road wheel fractured rim |5.2.2 |a|| | 1 |
| Rear Prop shaft flexible coupling excessively deteriorated |6.1.7 |d| |i|| | 1 |
| Offside Front Suspension unit damaged or deteriorated and function affected (5.3.5 (b) (i)) | 1 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Front Windscreen wiper not working (3.4 (a)) | 1 |
| Indicator switch inoperative (4.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn front arm (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 1 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn reaction bush |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 1 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn reaction bush |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 1 |
| Boot lid insecure (6.2.1 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault |7.1.6 |a|| | 1 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.2.2 |g|| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Road wheel fractured Inner edge |5.2.2 |a|| | 1 |
| Brake pedal anti-slip provision missing |3.3.A.1b| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear reflector defective or damaged by more than 50% of the reflecting surface (4.8.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear reflector defective or damaged by more than 50% of the reflecting surface (4.8.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Steering column has excessive movement up and down (2.2.2 (a)) | 1 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension component pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension component pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Lower Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush (5.3.2 (c)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Lower Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush (5.3.2 (c)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension rod ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt Front Curved arm inner ball joint (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 1 |
| Front Headlamp cleaning device for LED or HID headlamp inoperative both sides |4.1.6 |a| |ii|| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Inner Road wheel cracked |4.2.A.1a| | 1 |
| Central Front Upper Drivers view of the road through the swept area of the windscreen significantly affected by an obstruction item hanging from rear view mirror blocking drivers view (3.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar fractured (5.3.3 (b) (ii)) | 1 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Headlamp cleaning device for LED or HID headlamp inoperative (4.1.6 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn Front arm |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 1 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn Front arm |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 1 |
| Offside Front Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn Front arm front bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |6.1.7 |g| |ii|| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Headlamp cleaning device for LED or HID headlamp inoperative (4.1.6 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Headlamp cleaning device for LED or HID headlamp inoperative (4.1.6 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working |4.4.1 |a| |ii|| | 1 |
| Oil leaking excessively from engine (8.4.1 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Drivers view of the road through the swept area of the windscreen materially affected by an obstruction cracked (3.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Road wheel more than one fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 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 |
| Offside Driver`s view of the road through the swept area of the windscreen materially affected by an obstruction |3.1 |a| |ii|| | 1 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating |1.2.1 |e|| | 1 |