| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 24 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 18 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 15 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 14 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 13 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 11 |
| Registration plate issues | 10 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 6 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value |1.4.2 |a| |ii|| | 6 |
| Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 5 |
| Nearside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 5 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 4 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 3 |
| Front brake excessively fluctuating | 3 |
| Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b| | 3 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 3 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 3 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 2 |
| Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 2 |
| Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 2 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 2 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 2 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 2 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 2 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 2 |
| Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side |1.4.1 |a|| | 2 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 2 |
| Nearside Parking brake inoperative on one side |1.4.1 |a|| | 2 |
| Offside Front Upper Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 2 |
| Windscreen has damage | 1 |
| Fuel hose leaking fuel filler neck hose |6.1.3 |b| |i|| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Headlamp cleaning device for LED or HID headlamp inoperative (4.1.6 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Other passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle (6.2.3 (a)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint worn to the extent there is a serious risk of detachment (2.1.3 (b) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Service brake imbalanced across an axle (1.2.1 (b) (i)) | 1 |
| Fuel system component leaking filler neck area (6.1.3 (b) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel badly distorted (5.2.2 (c) (i)) | 1 |
| Fuel hose leaking going to tank |6.1.3 |b| |i|| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn Outer (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Fuel hose leaking |6.1.3 |b| |i|| | 1 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.1.3 |b| |i|| | 1 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn |1.1.14 |a| |i|| | 1 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Track rod end ball joint worn to the extent there is a serious risk of detachment |2.1.3 |b| |ii|| | 1 |
| Offside Track rod end ball joint worn to the extent there is a serious risk of detachment |2.1.3 |b| |ii|| | 1 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Drivers seat fore and aft adjustment mechanism not functioning as intended. (6.2.5 (b) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn rear (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Front Undertray likely to become detached rear bolts missing near gearbox |6.2.1 |a| |ii|| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim not tested (4.1.2 (b)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Inner Brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Inner Brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 1 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 1 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam |1.7.5a| | 1 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on main beam |1.7.5a| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam light illuminates then extinguishes. |1.7.5a| | 1 |
| Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp cleaning device for LED or HID headlamp inoperative |4.1.6 |a| |ii|| | 1 |
| Offside Front Headlamp cleaning device for LED or HID headlamp inoperative |4.1.6 |a| |ii|| | 1 |
| Offside Front Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint rear joint |2.5.B.1a| | 1 |
| Parking brake inoperative on one side NSR and OSR no effort (1.4.1 (a)) | 1 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect ADJUSTED AT TIME OF TEST (4.1.2 (c)) | 1 |
| Parking brake inoperative on one side Handbrake seems to have been intentionally disconnected. no effort recorded at wheels NSR and OSR (1.4.1 (a)) | 1 |
| Exhaust emissions test not completed because smoke levels are significantly in excess of the specified limit values CLEARLY IN EXCESS OF LIMITS (8.2.2.2 (f)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint likely to become detached FRONT LOWER ARM BALLJOINT LIKELY TO FAIL *** DANGEROUS!!! *** (5.3.4 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn LOWER ARM INNER BUSH HEAVILY WORN AND EXCESSIVE PLAY (SAME ARM AS HEAVILY WORN BALLJOINT) (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 1 |
| Fuel pipe leaking |7.2.3| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Body has a sharp edge caused by damage bumper |6.1.C.1| | 1 |
| Wheel nut|s| missing all 4 wheels |4.2.A.1e| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side |1.4.1 |a|| | 1 |
| Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Parking (secondary brake) on a single line braking system has no recorded effort at a wheel (1.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Power steering inoperative and steering adversely affected (2.1.5 (c) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 1 |
| Brake performance not tested (1.2.1 (g)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint rear ball joint |2.5.B.1a| | 1 |
| Service brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 1 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 1 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 1 |
| Fluid leak harmful to the environment or a risk to other road users fuel filler hose to tank area (8.4.1 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Outer Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 1 |
| Position lamp switch does not illuminate the front and rear position lamps with a single operation on side light rear lights do not work |1.1.A.2| | 1 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn trailing(push in one) (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Headlamp cleaning device inoperative |1.7.2| | 1 |
| Headlamp cleaning device inoperative |1.7.2| | 1 |
| Drivers view of the road through the swept area of the windscreen significantly affected by an obstruction sat nav unit (3.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Rear position lamp|s| not working on side light setting |1.1.A.3b| | 1 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.2.2 |g|| | 1 |
| Driver`s airbag obviously defective |5.4.1| | 1 |
| Offside Front Inner Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play both side |2.2.B.1f| | 1 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment |1.1.6 |c|| | 1 |
| Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn both front most bushes x2 (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Upper Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn wishbone bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn both front inner hub x2 (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Rear position lamp|s| not working AND FRONT DRIVING LIGHTS DO NOT DIM
NUMBER PLATE LIGHT INOP |1.1.A.3b| | 1 |
| Fuel pipe leaking filler neck to tank |6.1.3 |b| |i|| | 1 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension component ball joint excessively worn rear |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 1 |
| Brake disc significantly and obviously worn both front worn |1.1.14 |a| |i|| | 1 |
| Fuel pipe leaking filler neck (6.1.3 (b) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension component ball joint excessively worn front (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Obligatory mirror does not provide a view to the rear |3.3 |c|| | 1 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault |7.12 |e|| | 1 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect bulb in wrong ? |4.1.2 |c|| | 1 |
| Offside Front Wheel nut|s| missing |4.2.A.1e| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Fuel hose leaking |6.1.3 |b| |i|| | 1 |