| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 104 |
| Registration plate issues | 65 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 27 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 8 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 7 |
| Reversing lamp inoperative (4.6.1 (a)) | 4 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 3 |
| Nearside Front Lower Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 3 |
| Nearside Front Lower Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 3 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fractured (5.2.2 (a)) | 3 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 3 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel badly distorted (5.2.2 (c) (i)) | 2 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Offside Front Lower Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 2 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 2 |
| Nearside Front Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 2 |
| Windscreen in an unacceptable condition (3.2 (c) (i)) | 2 |
| Offside Front Road wheel fractured (5.2.2 (a)) | 2 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 2 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 2 |
| Offside Front Lower Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 2 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 2 |
| Nearside Front Inner Road wheel badly distorted (5.2.2 (c) (i)) | 2 |
| Offside Front Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 2 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 2 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim not tested (4.1.2 (b)) | 1 |
| Offside Headlamp aim not tested (4.1.2 (b)) | 1 |
| Nearside Headlamp levelling device inoperative (4.1.5 (a)) | 1 |
| Offside Headlamp levelling device inoperative (4.1.5 (a)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover missing (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working led unit in door mirror (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Headlamp levelling device inoperative (4.1.5 (a)) | 1 |
| Offside Steering rack gaiter missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Steering rack gaiter missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt Boot split (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 1 |
| Front Windscreen washer jets misaligned and not providing sufficient fluid to the windscreen (3.5 (a)) | 1 |
| Windscreen damaged and affecting the drivers view of the road chip more than 10mm in zone A (3.2 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Road wheel fixing missing stud (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 1 |
| Offside Front Obligatory mirror seriously damaged, affecting the rear view (3.3 (b) (ii)) | 1 |
| Fuel cap/sealing device missing (6.1.3 (b) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn bottom ball joint (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Rear Reversing lamp inoperative (4.6.1 (a)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Drivers view of the road through the swept area of the windscreen significantly affected by an obstruction Sticker (3.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Upper Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Inner Road wheel fractured (5.2.2 (a)) | 1 |
| Side repeater not working nearside (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn offside front bottom back (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 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 (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Steering locking device missing track rod end (2.1.3 (d)) | 1 |
| Exhaust emissions hydrocarbon content excessive (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 1 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a)) | 1 |
| Exhaust catalytic converter missing where one was fitted as standard (8.2.2.1 (a)) | 1 |
| Electronic parking brake control defective so that it cannot be satisfactorily operated (1.1.6 (d)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Front fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Side repeater not working & mirror casing damaged/cracked. (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front All direction indicators not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Inner Road wheel fractured (5.2.2 (a)) | 1 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working Side repeater in wing mirror not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Window excessively tinted and visibility of an obligatory external mirror seriously affected (3.2 (b) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Window excessively tinted and visibility of an obligatory external mirror seriously affected (3.2 (b) (ii)) | 1 |
| Central Drivers view of the road through the swept area of the windscreen significantly affected by an obstruction phone holder (3.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 1 |
| Windscreen in an unacceptable condition front (3.2 (c) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Inner Road wheel fractured (5.2.2 (a)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn TCA (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Front passenger door cannot be opened from inside the vehicle (6.2.3 (a)) | 1 |
| Front passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle (6.2.3 (a)) | 1 |
| Nearside Drivers view of the road through the swept area of the windscreen significantly affected by an obstruction Sticker (3.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Headlamp levelling device inoperative Device damaged (4.1.5 (a)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Road wheel fixing missing Wheel bolt missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Road wheel badly distorted (5.2.2 (c) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp levelling device inoperative (4.1.5 (a)) | 1 |
| Rear Headlamp levelling device inoperative (4.1.5 (a)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Body component damaged and likely to cause injury lamp (6.2.1 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Suspension component ball joint likely to become detached (5.3.4 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively damaged or deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt split (2.1.3 (g) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Outer 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 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Road wheel fractured (5.2.2 (a)) | 1 |
| Brake fluid significantly below minimum mark (1.1.10 (d) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Integral body structure is fractured and structural rigidity is significantly reduced shocker tunnel (6.1.1 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Front Windscreen wiper not working (3.4 (a)) | 1 |
| Rear Brake performance unable to be tested (1.2.1 (g)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Brake locking device missing (1.1.21 (f)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Inner Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Inner Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 1 |