| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 27 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 13 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 9 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 8 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 6 |
| Offside Rear Upper Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush (5.3.2 (c)) | 5 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 5 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush (5.3.2 (c)) | 4 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 4 |
| Nearside Rear Upper Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush (5.3.2 (c)) | 4 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 4 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorber has an excessively worn bush |2.7.4| | 3 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 3 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c)) | 3 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 3 |
| Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b| | 3 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 3 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorber has an excessively worn bush |2.7.4| | 2 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Rear Brake cable insecure | 2 |
| Offside Rear Upper Shock absorber has an excessively worn bush |2.7.4| | 2 |
| Offside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 2 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush (5.3.2 (c)) | 2 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 2 |
| Battery insecure and likely to fall from carrier (4.13 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 2 |
| Registration plate issues | 2 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 2 |
| Nearside Rear Upper Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush |5.3.2 |c|| | 2 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment |1.1.6 |c|| | 2 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 2 |
| Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 2 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 2 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 2 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush |5.3.2 |c|| | 2 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush |5.3.2 |c|| | 2 |
| Brake lever has insufficient reserve travel (1.1.2 (a)) | 2 |
| Nearside Front Outer Macpherson strut mounting likely to fail |5.3.3 |b| |ii|| | 1 |
| Offside Front Upper Macpherson strut mounting likely to fail |5.3.3 |b| |ii|| | 1 |
| Rear All direction indicators incorrect colour |4.4.3 |a|| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Brake cable damaged |1.1.15 |a|| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Brake cable damaged |1.1.15 |a|| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Brake cable has restricted free movement |1.1.15 |e|| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Inner Road wheel bead rim badly distorted |4.2.A.1a| | 1 |
| Offside Front Macpherson strut top bush or bearing has excessive wear or free play (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |4.4.3 |a|| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |4.4.3 |a|| | 1 |
| Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak both (5.3.2 (b)) | 1 |
| Reversing lamp inoperative (4.6.1 (a)) | 1 |
| Reversing lamp switch does not operate automatically when reverse gear is selected (4.6.3 (a)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 1 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Macpherson strut top bush or bearing has excessive wear or free play (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Suspension component pin or bush excessively worn top shocker bush |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Suspension component pin or bush excessively worn top shocker bush |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 1 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 1 |
| Headlamp switch faulty |1.7.1| | 1 |
| Offside Side repeater incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 1 |
| Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Macpherson strut pin or bush excessively worn top mount bearing (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Brake cable insecure (1.1.15 (c)) | 1 |
| Exhaust shield missing where fitted as original equipment creating a risk of fire exhaust heat shield insecure (6.1.3 (e)) | 1 |
| Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 1 |
| Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 1 |
| Central Rear Seat belt retracting mechanism defective |5.2.5b| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Seat belt not functioning as intended (7.1.2 (c)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Seat belt buckle not functioning as intended (7.1.2 (d)) | 1 |
| Exhaust fumes entering cabin gas leak turbo area |6.1.2 |b| |i|| | 1 |
| Offside Front Upper Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush |5.3.2 |c|| | 1 |
| Exhaust fumes causing a danger to health of persons on board |6.1.2 |b| |ii|| | 1 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush separated |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Upper Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush |5.3.2 |c|| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension component ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension component ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value |1.4.2 |a| |ii|| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Upper Macpherson strut top bush or bearing has excessive wear or free play (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Upper Macpherson strut top bush or bearing has excessive wear or free play (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring mounting insecure to the extent that relative movement is visible (5.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Coil spring mounting insecure to the extent that relative movement is visible (5.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Rear Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush both sides (5.3.2 (c)) | 1 |
| Fuel system component leaking filter |7.2.3| | 1 |
| Rear Upper Shock absorber has an excessively worn bush both sides |2.7.4| | 1 |
| Rear Upper Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush nearside and offside |5.3.2 |c|| | 1 |
| Nearside Brake cable damaged (1.1.15 (a)) | 1 |
| Front Macpherson strut has excessive movement in the upper support bearing assembly n/s & o/s upper mounting siezed & noisey |2.5.B.1b| | 1 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 1 |
| Front brake application uneven | 1 |
| front brakes release unevenly |3.7.B.4| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Upper Macpherson strut damaged and seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working side light (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush top bush worn (5.3.2 (c)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Upper Macpherson strut attachment bracket/mounting insecure and impairing directional stability (5.3.3 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Upper Macpherson strut attachment bracket/mounting insecure and impairing directional stability (5.3.3 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar pin or bush excessively worn D bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 1 |
| Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 1 |
| Exhaust emits excessive smoke or vapour likely to obscure the vision of other road users (8.2.2.2 (c)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush top bush (5.3.2 (c)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Macpherson strut mounting likely to fail shock absorber bearing |5.3.3 |b| |ii|| | 1 |
| Suspension component pin or bush likely to become detached both rear bump stops broken |5.3.4 |a| |ii|| | 1 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements |1.2.2 |a| |i|| | 1 |
| Service brake effort inadequate at a wheel both rear |1.2.1 |a| |i|| | 1 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn Rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 1 |
| Central Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases flexi joint (6.1.2 (a)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 1 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 1 |
| Emissions not tested due too excess smoke (8.2.2.2 (e)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Brake hose excessively damaged (1.1.12 (b) (ii)) | 1 |
| Fuel system component leaking fuel filter |7.2.3| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers insecurely attached (5.3.2 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers insecurely attached (5.3.2 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Passenger compartment passenger compartment in such a condition that it permits the entry of exhaust fumes Strong smell of exhaust gases inside vehicle (6.2.1 (c) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Macpherson strut top bush or bearing has excessive wear or free play Breaking up very rough when rotated (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Upper Shock absorber has an excessively worn bush |2.7.4| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Side repeater not working |4.4.1 |a| |ii|| | 1 |
| Fuel cap/sealing device does not fasten securely maintaining the sealing arrangement |7.2.4b| | 1 |
| Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Suspension has inadequate clearance with the bump stop |2.4.A.1a| | 1 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h|| | 1 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Brake cable guide defective and affecting operation (1.1.15 (d)) | 1 |
| Nearside Parking (secondary brake) on a single line braking system has inadequate effort at a wheel (1.3.1 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Parking (secondary brake) on a single line braking system has inadequate effort at a wheel (1.3.1 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 1 |
| Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` |8.3.1e| | 1 |
| Brake lever has insufficient reserve travel Parking brake (1.1.2 (a)) | 1 |
| Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 1 |
| Exhaust fumes entering cabin engine (6.1.2 (b) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside 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 Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 1 |
| Direction indicator incorrect colour both rears |1.4.A.2f| | 1 |