| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 5 |
| Registration plate issues | 5 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 2 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 2 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 2 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam |1.7.5a| | 2 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 2 |
| Front brake excessively fluctuating | 2 |
| Offside Rear Road wheel fractured (5.2.2 (a)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush camber arm |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 1 |
| Front Headlamp levelling device inoperative (4.1.5 (a)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush camber arm |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Fuel cap/sealing device ineffective |6.1.3 |b| |i|| | 1 |
| Offside Front Lower Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 1 |
| Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2| | 1 |
| Offside 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 |
| Central Front Inner Brake disc significantly and obviously worn Both front discs have excessive fluctuation due to corrosion (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Central Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Inner Service brake grabbing severely (1.2.1 (c)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Road wheel bead rim badly distorted |4.2.A.1a| | 1 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Exhaust noise is clearly in excess of that emitted by a similar vehicle fitted with a standard silencer in average condition |8.1.1 |a|| | 1 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 1 |
| Offside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 1 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on main beam |1.7.5a| | 1 |
| Offside Front Wheel bolt|s| missing sheered off |4.2.A.1e| | 1 |
| Exhaust emissions hydrocarbon content after 2nd fast idle excessive |7.3.D.3| | 1 |
| Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits |7.3.D.3| | 1 |
| Offside Front 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 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 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Headlamp cleaning device inoperative |1.7.2| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Brake performance not tested |3.7.A.1| | 1 |
| Service brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.C.1a| | 1 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.C.1b| | 1 |
| Rear brake binding | 1 |
| Front Windscreen wiper not operating automatically when switched on |8.2.1b| | 1 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 1 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Front passenger door cannot be opened from inside the vehicle |6.2.B.1b| | 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 Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on main beam |1.7.5a| | 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 |