| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 52 |
| Registration plate issues | 39 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 19 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 6 |
| Headlamp cleaning device for LED or HID headlamp inoperative |4.1.6 |a| |ii|| | 5 |
| Offside Headlamp cleaning device for LED or HID headlamp inoperative |4.1.6 |a| |ii|| | 3 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 3 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator not working |4.4.1 |a| |ii|| | 3 |
| Windscreen has damage | 3 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 3 |
| Brake pedal anti-slip provision missing (1.1.2 (c)) | 2 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 2 |
| Nearside Headlamp cleaning device for LED or HID headlamp inoperative |4.1.6 |a| |ii|| | 2 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing |5.2.1 |a| |i|| | 2 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h|| | 2 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 2 |
| Offside Front Headlamp cleaning device for LED or HID headlamp inoperative |4.1.6 |a| |ii|| | 2 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits |8.2.1.2 |b|| | 2 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 2 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator not working |4.4.1 |a| |ii|| | 2 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working |4.4.1 |a| |ii|| | 2 |
| Nearside Front Suspension component ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 1 |
| Fuel tank leaking (6.1.3 (b) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Road wheel badly distorted (5.2.2 (c) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel badly distorted (5.2.2 (c) (i)) | 1 |
| Brake performance not tested (1.2.1 (g)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Macpherson strut mounting likely to fail |5.3.3 |b| |ii|| | 1 |
| Rear Reversing lamp does not emit a steady white light |4.6.2 |a|| | 1 |
| Front Headlamp cleaning device for LED or HID headlamp inoperative |4.1.6 |a| |ii|| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Road wheel badly distorted |5.2.2 |c| |i|| | 1 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.D.4| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp|s| showing white light to the rear |4.3.3 |a| |ii|| | 1 |
| Front Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` 3 sticker items, both sides |8.3.1e| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Road wheel fixing missing |5.2.1 |a| |i|| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Seat belt retracting mechanism defective |7.1.2 |e|| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 1 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 1 |
| Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm ball joint likely to become detached lower outer |marked| |5.3.4 |a| |ii|| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Seat belt not functioning as intended belt not returning fully |7.1.2 |c|| | 1 |
| Offside Front Suspension component ball joint excessively worn excessive wear in o/s front bottom ball joint |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Brake hose excessively twisted fouling bracket |1.1.12 |b| |ii|| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn rear |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Steering column top bearing excessively worn |2.2.2 |b|| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Reversing lamp inoperative |4.6.1 |a|| | 1 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 1 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault |7.1.6 |a|| | 1 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn Track control arm |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect |4.1.2 |c|| | 1 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |5.3.4 |b| |ii|| | 1 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn rear |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 1 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits |8.2.1.2 |c|| | 1 |
| Offside Obligatory mirror seriously damaged, affecting the rear view |3.3 |b| |ii|| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Side repeater not working mirror |4.4.1 |a| |ii|| | 1 |
| Road wheel more than one fixing missing all wheels |5.2.1 |a| |ii|| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp light intensity significantly reduced |4.2.3 |a| |ii|| | 1 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working |4.5.1 |a| |ii|| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp has less than 50% of the light sources illuminating |1.2.1b| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 1 |
| Front Drivers view of the road through the swept area of the windscreen materially affected by an obstruction sun strip (3.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 1 |
| Offside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel distorted |4.2.A.1a| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Road wheel distorted |4.2.A.1a| | 1 |
| Offside Front Seat belt not functioning as intended |7.1.2 |c|| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Bumper damaged and likely to cause injury when grazed or contacted (6.1.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Exhaust catalytic converter missing where one was fitted as standard |8.2.2.1 |a|| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp cleaning device for LED or HID headlamp inoperative and os |4.1.6 |a| |ii|| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Wheel bolt|s| missing |4.2.A.1e| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Inner Road wheel cracked |4.2.A.1a| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Inner Road wheel cracked |4.2.A.1a| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Headlamps matched pair incorrect colour headlight bulb emitting purple light |4.1.4 |a|| | 1 |
| Exhaust catalytic converter missing where one was fitted as standard (8.2.1.1 (a)) | 1 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a)) | 1 |
| Exhaust hydrocarbon content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a)) | 1 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content at idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Road wheel distorted damaged |4.2.A.1a| | 1 |
| Offside Front Road wheel distorted damaged |4.2.A.1a| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp|s| showing white light to the rear shows a white light to the rear when in operation, due ti lens being holed |4.3.3 |a| |ii|| | 1 |
| Rear Fluid leak harmful to the environment or a risk to other road users |8.4.1 |a| |i|| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Reversing lamp inoperative |4.6.1 |a|| | 1 |
| Offside Rear brake caliper leaking |3.6.A.1| | 1 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 1 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Hydraulic brake calliper leaking |1.1.16 |b| |i|| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp light intensity significantly reduced |4.2.3 |a| |ii|| | 1 |
| Headlamp cleaning device obviously defective |1.7.2| | 1 |
| Headlamp switch faulty |1.7.1| | 1 |
| Position lamp switch cannot be operated from the normal driving position |1.1.A.1| | 1 |
| Rear fog lamp switch faulty |1.3.1a| | 1 |
| Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b| | 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 Anti-roll bar linkage insecure and impairing directional stability |5.3.3 |a| |ii|| | 1 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage insecure and impairing directional stability |5.3.3 |a| |ii|| | 1 |
| Anti-roll bar ball joint excessively worn broken and hanging (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 1 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working In mirror |4.4.1 |a| |ii|| | 1 |
| Offside Front Suspension component ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 1 |
| Offside Front Front wheel bearing rough when rotated |2.5.A.2| | 1 |
| Offside Lower Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a| | 1 |
| Offside Lower Front suspension has excessive play in a upper suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a| | 1 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working In Door Mirror |4.4.1 |a| |ii|| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Road wheel fixing missing bolt missing |5.2.1 |a| |i|| | 1 |
| Headlamp levelling device inoperative |4.1.5 |a|| | 1 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 1 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 1 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn rear arm |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 1 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bearing |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 1 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim not tested due to lamp not working |4.1.2 |b|| | 1 |
| Nearside Headlamp cleaning device for LED or HID headlamp inoperative due to damage |4.1.6 |a| |ii|| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Brake hose twisted |3.6.B.4c| | 1 |
| Exhaust catalytic converter obviously modified |8.2.1.1 |a|| | 1 |
| Offside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Upper Macpherson strut mounting likely to fail |5.3.3 |b| |ii|| | 1 |
| Offside Front Upper Macpherson strut mounting likely to fail |5.3.3 |b| |ii|| | 1 |
| Front Windscreen damaged and affecting the driver`s view of the road |3.2 |a| |ii|| | 1 |
| Central Front Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` |8.3.1e| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Steering locking device missing track rod end locking bolt |2.1.3 |d|| | 1 |
| Offside Front Steering locking device missing track rod end locking bolt |2.1.3 |d|| | 1 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working In Mirror |4.4.1 |a| |ii|| | 1 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn rear most arm |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Seat belt retracting mechanism defective |5.2.5b| | 1 |
| Headlamp switch insecure |1.7.1| | 1 |
| Rear fog lamp not working |4.5.1 |a| |ii|| | 1 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 1 |
| Nearside Front Seat belt not functioning as intended |7.1.2 |c|| | 1 |
| Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect |4.1.2 |c|| | 1 |
| Offside Front Seat belt installation causes a seat belt component fitted to a seat to significantly intrude into a gangway and likely to injure a passenger |10.1 |v|| | 1 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 1 |
| Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Road wheel fixing missing bolt |5.2.1 |a| |i|| | 1 |