| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Registration plate issues | 12 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 10 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 9 |
| Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits |7.3.D.3| | 4 |
| Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle excessive |7.3.D.3| | 3 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 3 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside |1.8| | 2 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside |1.8| | 2 |
| Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content at idle excessive |7.3.D.4| | 2 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 2 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 2 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 2 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 2 |
| Exhaust emits excessive dense blue smoke during acceleration (8.2.1.2 (g)) | 2 |
| Front Front constant velocity joint gaiter insecure to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc both |2.5.C.1a| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Wheel nut|s| missing |4.2.A.1e| | 1 |
| Offside Front Wheel nut|s| missing |4.2.A.1e| | 1 |
| Offside Front Front constant velocity joint gaiter deteriorated to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc |2.5.C.1a| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp cleaning device for LED or HID headlamp inoperative |4.1.6 |a| |ii|| | 1 |
| Direction indicators not working All indicators |1.4.A.2c| | 1 |
| Hazard warning lamps inoperative |1.4.B.1b| | 1 |
| Hazard warning tell tale not working correctly |1.4.B.1e| | 1 |
| Hazard warning switch faulty |1.4.B.1d| | 1 |
| Front Headlamp not working on main beam |1.7.5a| | 1 |
| Dipswitch operation does not extinguish all main beam headlamps leaving at least one pair of dipped beam headlamps |1.7.4b| | 1 |
| Nearside Headlamp cleaning device inoperative |1.7.2| | 1 |
| Offside Headlamp cleaning device inoperative |1.7.2| | 1 |
| Main beam `tell-tale` not working |1.7.4c| | 1 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b| | 1 |
| Rear fog lamp switch faulty |1.3.1a| | 1 |
| Rear fog lamp tell tale not working |1.3.1b| | 1 |
| Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 1 |
| Offside Front Lower Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Offside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2| | 1 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Rear fog lamp obviously incorrectly positioned |1.3.2a| | 1 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear reflector defective or damaged by more than 50% of the reflecting surface (4.8.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear reflector defective or damaged by more than 50% of the reflecting surface (4.8.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Emissions not tested (8.2.1.2 (d)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Outer Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Service brake excessively fluctuating pedal pulsing on road test (1.2.1 (e)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 1 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h|| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Exhaust emits dense blue smoke at idle (8.2.1.2 (f)) | 1 |
| Exhaust hydrocarbon content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 1 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Side repeater light intensity significantly reduced (4.4.3 (a)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Road wheel fractured (5.2.2 (a)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a)) | 1 |
| Bonnet cannot be secured in the closed position (3.1 (b) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Road wheel fractured Two cracks in same wheel (5.2.2 (a)) | 1 |
| Headlamp cleaning device for LED or HID headlamp inoperative (4.1.6 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 1 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp lens defective such that emitted light is adversely affected (4.5.1 (b) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 1 |