| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Registration plate lamp issues | 15 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 12 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 8 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 7 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 5 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 3 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 2 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 2 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 2 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 2 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 2 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 2 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 2 |
| Offside Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Exhaust system insecure (6.1.2 (a)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i)) | 1 |
| Windscreen wiper not working both (3.4 (a)) | 1 |
| Rear Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Other passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle (6.2.3 (a)) | 1 |
| Front Headlamp levelling device inoperative both (4.1.5 (a)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Headlamp insecure (4.1.1 (c)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt clip broken |6.1.7 |g| |ii|| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt clip broken |6.1.7 |g| |ii|| | 1 |
| Offside Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside |1.8| | 1 |
| Offside Direction indicator flashing more than 120 times a minute |1.4.A.2g| | 1 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Service brake grabbing severely (1.2.1 (c)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |4.4.3 |a|| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Front passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle |6.2.3 |a|| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Seat belt anchorage loose |7.1.1 |b|| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Seat belt flexible stalk deteriorated likely to lead to failure under load missing |5.2.4a| | 1 |
| Central Rear Lower Seat belt flexible stalk stretched or damaged likely to lead to failure under load cable split |7.1.2 |b| |ii|| | 1 |
| Rear brake binding | 1 |
| Front Brake warning device not working correctly |3.3.D.3a| | 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 |
| Brake lever has insufficient reserve travel |1.1.2 |a|| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 1 |
| Front brake excessively fluctuating | 1 |
| Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 1 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Windscreen damaged and affecting the drivers view of the road scratch (3.2 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 1 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 1 |
| Fuel system component leaking from top off engine |7.2.3| | 1 |
| Brake linkage has abnormal movement of levers indicating maladjustment |3.5.1f| | 1 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 1 |
| Registration plate issues | 1 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Obligatory mirror missing |8.1.1| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively binding |1.2.1 |f|| | 1 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 1 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Rear Exhaust system insecure mtg. replaced (6.1.2 (a)) | 1 |
| Nearside Side repeater obviously incorrectly positioned |1.4.A.2b| | 1 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working |4.5.1 |a| |ii|| | 1 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Reversing lamp inoperative |4.6.1 |a|| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Outer Suspension component mounting prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength Sill (5.3.6 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Front Exhaust system insecure (6.1.2 (a)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Seat belt buckle damaged (7.1.2 (d)) | 1 |
| Exhaust diesel particulate filter shows evidence of tampering. (8.2.2.1 (c)) | 1 |
| Exhaust emissions test not completed because smoke levels are significantly in excess of the specified limit values (8.2.2.2 (f)) | 1 |
| Headlamp not working on dipped beam offside front (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn nearside front lower rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Front Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside |1.8| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 1 |
| Centre Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 1 |
| Nearside Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 1 |
| Upper Stop lamp|s| all not working |4.3.1 |a| |iii|| | 1 |
| Offside Headlamp light intensity severely reduced (4.1.4 (a)) | 1 |
| Horn not working |1.6.2a| | 1 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 1 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 1 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 1 |
| Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 1 |
| Central Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 1 |
| Bonnet primary retaining device insecure bonnet cant be opend |3.1 |c|| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp missing |4.2.1 |a| |ii|| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp missing |4.2.1 |a| |ii|| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside |1.8| | 1 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside |1.8| | 1 |