| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 52 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 18 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 11 |
| Offside Rear Anti-roll bar attachment bracket/mounting fractured |2.4.G.1| | 9 |
| Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar attachment bracket/mounting fractured |2.4.G.1| | 6 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 6 |
| Registration plate issues | 5 |
| Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 4 |
| Offside Rear Anti-roll bar attachment bracket/mounting insecure |2.4.G.1| | 4 |
| Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar attachment bracket/mounting cracked |2.4.G.1| | 4 |
| Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 4 |
| Windscreen has damage | 4 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 3 |
| Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content at idle excessive |7.3.D.4| | 3 |
| Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle excessive |7.3.D.3| | 3 |
| Exhaust emissions hydrocarbon content after 2nd fast idle excessive |7.3.D.3| | 3 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.C.1b| | 3 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 3 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 3 |
| Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar attachment bracket/mounting insecure |2.4.G.1| | 3 |
| Offside Front brake disc excessively pitted |3.5.1h| | 3 |
| Centre Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 3 |
| Nearside Rear Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 3 |
| Nearside front brake binding |3.7.B.1| | 3 |
| rear parking |secondary| brakes imbalanced | 2 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 2 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 2 |
| Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage missing |2.4.G.1| | 2 |
| Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2| | 2 |
| Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2| | 2 |
| Nearside Rear Upper Suspension arm ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2| | 2 |
| Nearside Front brake disc excessively pitted |3.5.1h| | 2 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 2 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 2 |
| Rear brake binding | 2 |
| Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar insecure |2.4.G.1| | 2 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 2 |
| Nearside Front Exhaust system not adequately supported |7.1.1| | 2 |
| Offside Front Exhaust system not adequately supported |7.1.1| | 2 |
| Front brake disc excessively pitted |3.5.1h| | 2 |
| Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar attachment bracket/mounting nut missing (2.4.G.1) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Anti-roll bar locating pin retaining device missing (2.4.G.3b) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Wheel bolt|s| loose all |4.2.A.1e| | 1 |
| Offside Front Inner Steering linkage ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage cracked |2.4.G.1| | 1 |
| Rear Anti-roll bar attachment bracket/mounting insecure |2.4.G.1| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Statutory seat belt missing B UCKLE MISSING |5.1.1| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 1 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 1 |
| Power steering malfunctioning |2.3.3a| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Anti-roll bar attachment bracket/mounting fractured |5.3.3 |b| |ii|| | 1 |
| Anti-roll bar attachment bracket/mounting fractured |2.4.G.1| | 1 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage insecure |2.4.G.1| | 1 |
| Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement rear |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement rear |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Windscreen wiper not operating automatically when switched on |8.2.1b| | 1 |
| Offside Front Windscreen wiper not operating automatically when switched on |8.2.1b| | 1 |
| Offside Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 1 |
| Offside Front Brake hose excessively twisted |1.1.12 |b| |ii|| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bearing |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Centre Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar rubber mounting deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Anti-roll bar rubber mounting deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Nearside Front brake disc excessively scored |3.5.1h| | 1 |
| Offside Front brake disc excessively scored |3.5.1h| | 1 |
| Exhaust system not adequately supported |7.1.1| | 1 |
| Centre Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Lower Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover insecure so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Drag link end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 1 |
| Offside Front Steering arm has relative movement at its fixings |2.2.B.1h| | 1 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement Rear arm |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement Rear arm |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Offside Integral body structure or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of a body mounting floor (6.2.2 (d) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side cable not connected (1.4.1 (a)) | 1 |
| Headlamp levelling device obviously defective |1.7.2| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Headlamp levelling device inoperative linkage siezed (4.1.5 (a)) | 1 |
| Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 1 |
| Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported |7.1.1| | 1 |
| Offside Seat belt anchorage prescribed area strength or continuity significantly reduced Hole in floor behind drivers seat. (7.1.1 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Road wheel bead rim badly distorted |4.2.A.1a| | 1 |
| Rear Anti-roll bar attachment bracket/mounting fractured |2.4.G.1| | 1 |
| Offside Front Coil spring mounting damaged and seriously weakened |2.4.C.3c| | 1 |
| Offside 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 Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 1 |
| Rear Body has a sharp edge caused by damage bumper |6.1.C.1| | 1 |
| Offside Front Macpherson strut damaged and seriously weakened |2.4.G.1| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Upper Suspension arm ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Nearside Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle excessive |7.3.D.3| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 1 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Rear Mechanical brake component has restricted free movement | 1 |
| Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2| | 1 |
| Front Headlamp has a product on the light source so that the light output is severely reduced b oth |1.7.5a| | 1 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Steering box has relative movement between sector shaft and the drop arm |2.2.B.1b| | 1 |
| Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits |7.3.D.3| | 1 |
| Nearside Front front brake juddering severely |3.7.A.2b| | 1 |
| Offside Front front brake juddering severely |3.7.A.2b| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Nearside rear brake recording little or no effort |3.7.B.5a| | 1 |
| Offside rear brake recording little or no effort |3.7.B.5a| | 1 |
| Offside Front Ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Tie bar/rod attachment bracket/mounting fractured |2.4.G.1| | 1 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h|| | 1 |
| Offside Front Driver`s door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle |6.2.3 |a|| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 1 |
| Offside Rear passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle |6.2.B.1c| | 1 |
| Offside Front Headlamp levelling device obviously defective |1.7.2| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Anti-roll bar attachment bracket/mounting cracked |2.4.G.1| | 1 |
| Central Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Anti-roll bar insecure |2.4.G.1| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 1 |
| Fuel cap/sealing device sealing washer deteriorated |7.2.4c| | 1 |
| Offside Inner Front Ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 1 |
| Rear Anti-roll bar locating pin retaining device missing |2.4.G.3b| | 1 |
| Exhaust emits an excessive level of metered smoke for a turbo charged engine (7.4.B.3b) | 1 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Other passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle (6.2.3 (a)) | 1 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 1 |
| Brake hose has insufficient room to move | 1 |
| Offside Rear passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle (6.2.B.1c) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint (2.4.G.2) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint (2.4.G.2) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Road wheel bead rim badly distorted |4.2.A.1a| | 1 |
| Front passenger door cannot be opened from inside the vehicle |6.2.B.1b| | 1 |
| Front passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle |6.2.B.1b| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Inner Vehicle structure corroded to the extent that the rigidity of the assembly is significantly reduced sill (6.1.1 (c) (i)) | 1 |
| Central Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Headlamp reflector seriously defective (4.1.1 (b) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Side repeater incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Torsion bar attachment bracket damaged and seriously weakened |2.4.E.4c| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Upper Torsion bar insecure at an end fixing |2.4.E.2| | 1 |
| Brake hose damaged | 1 |
| Nearside Rear brake disc excessively pitted |3.5.1h| | 1 |
| Offside Rear brake disc excessively pitted |3.5.1h| | 1 |