| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 45 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 38 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 31 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 12 |
| Registration plate issues | 11 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 6 |
| Nearside Front Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 4 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 3 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 3 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 3 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 2 |
| Windscreen damaged and affecting the drivers view of the road (3.2 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Offside Front Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 2 |
| Central Rear Seat belt buckle not functioning as intended (7.1.2 (d)) | 2 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 2 |
| Offside Front fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Offside Front Upper Engine mounting damaged or deteriorated resulting in excessive movement (6.1.8 (a) (i)) | 2 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 2 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction light stays on (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 1 |
| Rear Electronic braking system warning device indicates a fault (1.7 (b)) | 1 |
| Front Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 1 |
| Electronic parking brake warning indicates a malfunction (1.1.6 (e)) | 1 |
| Offside Upper Engine mounting damaged or deteriorated resulting in excessive movement mounting leaking (6.1.8 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Rear Lower Engine mounting damaged or deteriorated resulting in excessive movement (6.1.8 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working and lens slightly damaged (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a)) | 1 |
| Central Rear Seat belt missing (7.1.2 (a)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Road wheel fixing missing Locking wheel bolt missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Electronic braking system warning device indicates a fault (1.7 (b)) | 1 |
| Drivers view of the road through the swept area of the windscreen significantly affected by an obstruction Tinted sunstrip (3.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Reversing lamp inoperative lens cracked (4.6.1 (a)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Engine mounting bracket damaged or deteriorated resulting in excessive movement (6.1.8 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Direction indicator not working In mirror (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Inner Road wheel fractured (5.2.2 (a)) | 1 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction EML on dash (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing Locking wheel bolt missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 1 |
| Offside Rear Upper Engine mounting damaged or deteriorated resulting in excessive movement split and leaking (6.1.8 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 1 |
| Windscreen in such a condition that visibility through swept area is seriously affected (3.2 (c) (ii)) | 1 |
| Emissions unable to be completed equipment/smokehead not working (8.2.2.2 (e)) | 1 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Outer Position lamp lens seriously defective Light unit cracked and sharp edges (4.2.1 (b)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Brake lining(s) less than 1.5 mm thick (1.1.13 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 1 |
| Rear Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Drag link end ball joint has excessive play Tie rod/steering arm (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 1 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Electronic parking brake control inoperative (1.1.6 (d)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Upper Engine mounting damaged or deteriorated resulting in excessive movement split and leaking (6.1.8 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) lens defective such that the emitted light is adversely affected (4.3.1 (b) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Engine mounting damaged or deteriorated resulting in excessive movement (6.1.8 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Upper Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 1 |
| Road wheel fixing missing All wheels missing 1 (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Road wheel fixing missing wheel bolt missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Headlamp incorrect colour (4.1.4 (a)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Body component damaged and likely to cause injury light unit damaged (6.2.1 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Inner Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 1 |
| Fuel system component leaking (6.1.3 (b) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Side repeater light intensity significantly reduced (4.4.3 (a)) | 1 |
| Central Rear Seat belt webbing significantly weakened cut greater than 4mm (7.1.2 (b)) | 1 |
| Upper Engine mounting damaged or deteriorated resulting in excessive movement (6.1.8 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Seat belt buckle not functioning as intended (7.1.2 (d)) | 1 |
| Front Steering linkage likely to become detached (2.1.3 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Outer Position lamp lens seriously defective (4.2.1 (b)) | 1 |
| Brake pedal anti-slip provision missing (1.1.2 (c)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp lens seriously defective (4.2.1 (b)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Front Windscreen damaged and affecting the drivers view of the road windscreen chipped (3.2 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 1 |
| Central Exhaust system insecure (6.1.2 (a)) | 1 |