| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 100 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 40 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 15 |
| Registration plate issues | 15 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 8 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 7 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 7 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 6 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 5 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 4 |
| Nearside Front Front passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle (6.2.3 (a)) | 3 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 3 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 3 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 3 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 3 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 3 |
| Nearside Front Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 2 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Nearside Front Macpherson strut top bush or bearing has excessive wear or free play (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 2 |
| Nearside Rear Road wheel badly distorted (5.2.2 (c) (i)) | 2 |
| Offside Front Obligatory mirror seriously damaged, affecting the rear view (3.3 (b) (ii)) | 2 |
| Offside Obligatory mirror seriously damaged, affecting the rear view (3.3 (b) (ii)) | 2 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 2 |
| Offside Front Headlamp insecure (4.1.1 (c)) | 2 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Nearside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 2 |
| Offside Front Service brake lagging in operation (1.2.1 (d)) | 2 |
| Brake performance unable to be tested (1.2.1 (g)) | 2 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 2 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 2 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 2 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 2 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 2 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp levelling device inoperative (4.1.5 (a)) | 2 |
| Offside Rear Engine mounting damaged or deteriorated resulting in excessive movement leaking oil also (6.1.8 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Windscreen wiper not working (3.4 (a)) | 1 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect Incorrectly fitted bulb. (4.1.2 (c)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Road wheel fractured (5.2.2 (a)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Inner Body component damaged and likely to cause injury wheel arch trim damaged, touching wheel on full lock (6.2.1 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Windscreen wiper not working (3.4 (a)) | 1 |
| Nearside Headlamp insecure (4.1.1 (c)) | 1 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim not tested (4.1.2 (b)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel badly distorted (5.2.2 (c) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Body component damaged and likely to cause injury Door (6.2.1 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Seat belt retracting mechanism defective twisted (7.1.2 (e)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Seat belt retracting mechanism defective twisted (7.1.2 (e)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Side repeater likely to become detached (4.4.1 (c) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Seat belt buckle not functioning as intended (7.1.2 (d)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Macpherson strut top bush or bearing has excessive wear or free play (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim not tested (4.1.2 (b)) | 1 |
| Rear Oil leaking excessively from transmission (8.4.1 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Direction indicator obviously incorrectly positioned (4.4.3 (a)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Engine mounting damaged or deteriorated resulting in excessive movement Split Leaking fluid (6.1.8 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Side repeater with a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 1 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Seat belt buckle not functioning as intended (7.1.2 (d)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Windscreen washer jets misaligned and not providing sufficient fluid to the windscreen (3.5 (a)) | 1 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage insecure and impairing directional stability (5.3.3 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction Eml warning on intermittently (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim unable to be tested (4.1.2 (b)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Road wheel fractured Inner edge. (5.2.2 (a)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Front passenger door cannot be opened from inside the vehicle (6.2.3 (a)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Other passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle (6.2.3 (a)) | 1 |
| Nearside Headlamp light source and lamp not compatible (4.1.4 (c)) | 1 |
| Offside Headlamp light source and lamp not compatible (4.1.4 (c)) | 1 |
| Drivers view of the road through the swept area of the windscreen significantly affected by an obstruction (3.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle (6.2.3 (a)) | 1 |
| Offside Headlamp insecure (4.1.1 (c)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Body panel insecure door (6.2.1 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Outer Direction indicator not working WINGMIRROR INDICATOR (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Macpherson strut pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Headlamp insecure main beam (4.1.1 (c)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Seat belt damaged (7.1.2 (b) (i)) | 1 |
| Electronic power steering warning lamp indicates a system malfunction (2.6 (a)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Upper Macpherson strut mounting damaged and seriously weakened mount (5.3.3 (b) (i)) | 1 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Obligatory mirror does not provide a view to the rear (3.3 (c)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Road wheel fixing missing all four wheels (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Upper Macpherson strut top bush or bearing has excessive wear or free play (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Windscreen in an unacceptable condition cracked out of zone A over 40mm (3.2 (c) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working in door mirror - LED (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Road wheel fixing loose (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Road wheel badly distorted (5.2.2 (c) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Inner Brake disc significantly and obviously worn braking surface is badly scored and corroded and reduced in area . (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Inner Brake disc significantly and obviously worn braking surface is corroded and scored. (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Brake performance unable to be tested due to extreme binding of back brakes (1.2.1 (g)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Steering rack has excessive free play detected at the steering wheel to the extent that safe steering is affected (steering rack fitted) (2.3 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Outer Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Lower Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 1 |