| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 47 |
| Registration plate issues | 42 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 17 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 16 |
| Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle excessive |7.3.D.3| | 16 |
| Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content at idle excessive |7.3.D.4| | 15 |
| Horn not working |1.6.2a| | 11 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 11 |
| Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits |7.3.D.3| | 11 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 10 |
| Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2| | 5 |
| Offside Front Brake hose bulging under pressure |3.6.B.3| | 5 |
| Nearside Front Brake hose bulging under pressure |3.6.B.3| | 5 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 4 |
| Exhaust emissions hydrocarbon content after 2nd fast idle excessive |7.3.D.3| | 4 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside |1.8| | 3 |
| Nearside Steering rack gaiter split |2.2.D.2d| | 3 |
| Rear brake binding | 3 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 3 |
| Offside Front Brake hose leaking |3.6.A.1| | 3 |
| Rear Mechanical brake component has restricted free movement | 2 |
| Direction indicators not working |1.4.A.2c| | 2 |
| Offside Front Steering rack gaiter insecure |2.2.D.2d| | 2 |
| 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 |
| Offside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 2 |
| Emissions not tested |7.0| | 2 |
| Nearside Front Brake hose leaking |3.6.A.1| | 2 |
| Hazard warning switch inoperative |4.4.2 |a| |ii|| | 2 |
| Offside Front Ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 2 |
| Power steering component|s| leaking |2.3.3b| | 2 |
| Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 2 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 2 |
| Brake hose excessively deteriorated | 2 |
| Offside Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside |1.8| | 2 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 2 |
| Brake pedal has insufficient reserve travel (1.1.2 (a)) | 2 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 2 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 2 |
| All direction indicators not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 2 |
| Offside Inner Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 1 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 1 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.C.1b| | 1 |
| Rear Parking brake is not capable of being maintained in operation by direct mechanical action only |3.1.2| | 1 |
| Offside Driver`s door cannot be opened from inside the vehicle |6.2.B.1b| | 1 |
| Offside Driver`s door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle |6.2.B.1b| | 1 |
| Main beam `tell-tale` not working |1.7.4c| | 1 |
| Front passenger door cannot be opened from inside the vehicle |6.2.B.1b| | 1 |
| Offside Inner Front Track rod end ball pin shank loose |2.2.B.1c| | 1 |
| Braking system leaking reservoir |3.6.A.1| | 1 |
| Front passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle |6.2.B.1b| | 1 |
| Offside Inner Front Brake pipe excessively chafed |3.6.B.2c| | 1 |
| Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2| | 1 |
| Inner Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 1 |
| Hazard warning lamps inoperative |1.4.B.1b| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Direction indicator adversely affected by the operation of another lamp |1.4.A.2h| | 1 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| adversely affected by the operation of another lamp |1.1.A.3f| | 1 |
| Nearside Headlamp adversely affected by the operation of another lamp |1.7.5c| | 1 |
| Windscreen wiper not operating automatically when switched on |8.2.1b| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect |4.1.2 |c|| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Windscreen wiper not operating automatically when switched on |8.2.1b| | 1 |
| Offside Front Windscreen wiper not operating automatically when switched on |8.2.1b| | 1 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 1 |
| Offside Steering rack gaiter split |2.2.D.2d| | 1 |
| Offside Power steering component|s| leaking |2.3.3b| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Seat belt retracting mechanism defective |5.2.5b| | 1 |
| Front All direction indicators not working |4.4.1 |a| |ii|| | 1 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working |4.4.1 |a| |ii|| | 1 |
| Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b| | 1 |
| Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 1 |
| Offside Steering rack gaiter insecure |2.2.D.2d| | 1 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 1 |
| Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` |8.3.1e| | 1 |
| Exhaust noise is clearly in excess of that emitted by a similar vehicle fitted with a standard silencer in average condition |7.1.4| | 1 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 1 |
| Offside Side repeater incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 1 |
| Front Windscreen wiper not operating automatically when switched on |8.2.1b| | 1 |
| Front Brake hose bulging under pressure |3.6.B.3| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Brake hose bulging under pressure |3.6.B.3| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Driver`s door cannot be opened from inside the vehicle |6.2.B.1b| | 1 |
| Service brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 1 |
| Fuel cap/sealing device sealing washer missing |7.2.4c| | 1 |
| Parking brake is not capable of being maintained in operation by direct mechanical action only |3.1.2| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Nearside Steering system excessively rough |2.2.D.1| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 1 |
| Brake master cylinder leaking hydraulic fluid |3.6.G.1f| | 1 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 1 |
| Parking brake lever ratchet mechanism is broken |3.1.5| | 1 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits |8.2.1.2 |b|| | 1 |
| Offside Steering arm has relative movement at its fixings |2.2.B.1h| | 1 |
| Driver`s seat fore and aft adjustment mechanism not functioning as intended. |6.2.A.3| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Brake hose leaking |3.6.A.1| | 1 |
| Horn not working |7.7 |a| |ii|| | 1 |
| All direction indicators not working |4.4.1 |a| |ii|| | 1 |
| Centre Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 1 |
| Steering rack damaged and unserviceable |2.2.C.1d| | 1 |
| Offside Front Front suspension ball joint dust cover missing |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Emissions not tested Over heating |8.2.1.2 |d|| | 1 |
| Power steering inoperative |2.1.5 |c| |i|| | 1 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Front Brake hose bulging under pressure both |3.6.B.3| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Brake hose stretched |found during steering lock to lock check| |2.2.D.2b| | 1 |
| Offside Front Brake hose stretched |found during steering lock to lock check| |2.2.D.2b| | 1 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Front brake application uneven | 1 |
| front brakes release unevenly |3.7.B.4| | 1 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 1 |
| Hazard warning switch faulty |1.4.B.1d| | 1 |
| Offside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 1 |
| Offside Ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 1 |
| Offside Track rod end loose lock nut on steering rack loose |2.2.B.1d| | 1 |
| Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside both |1.8| | 1 |
| Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside |1.8| | 1 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image |1.2.4a| | 1 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image |1.2.4a| | 1 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 1 |
| Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 1 |
| Drivers seat fore and aft adjustment mechanism not functioning as intended. (6.2.5 (b) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 1 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Brake master cylinder leaking Leaking into cabin via brake pedal control lever,dust boot wet (1.1.10 (b) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Lower Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush (5.3.2 (c)) | 1 |
| Stop lamp(s) all not working (4.3.1 (a) (iii)) | 1 |
| Hazard warning switch inoperative (4.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Horn sound not in accordance with requirements (7.7 (c)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect LHD pattern projected (4.1.2 (c)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect LHD pattern projected (4.1.2 (c)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating rust build up on disc (1.2.1 (e)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating rust build up on disc (1.2.1 (e)) | 1 |
| Hazard warning lamps inoperative (4.4.1 (e)) | 1 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Drivers seat backrest cannot be secured in the upright position. (6.2.5 (b) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Steering rack gaiter missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii)) | 1 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content at idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 1 |
| Horn not working (1.6.2a) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Front passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle (6.2.3 (a)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Front passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle (6.2.3 (a)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Brake pipe at imminent risk of failure or fracture pipe into caliper (1.1.11 (a)) | 1 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a)) | 1 |
| Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Service brake effort inadequate at a wheel (1.2.1 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Service brake effort inadequate at a wheel (1.2.1 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake effort inadequate at a wheel (1.2.1 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Service brake effort inadequate at a wheel (1.2.1 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Brake performance unable to be tested brake system does not hold its pressure when held at 75% of its application , pressure and effort rise then drop off when held down to zero braking effort (1.2.1 (g)) | 1 |
| Windscreen washer jets misaligned and not providing sufficient fluid to the windscreen (3.5 (a)) | 1 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Front passenger door cannot be opened from inside the vehicle (6.2.3 (a)) | 1 |