| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Registration plate issues | 58 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 26 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 20 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 20 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 8 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 7 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 7 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 6 |
| Offside Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside |1.8| | 4 |
| Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2| | 4 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside |1.8| | 4 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 4 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 3 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 3 |
| Front brake excessively fluctuating | 3 |
| Horn not working |1.6.2a| | 2 |
| Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits |7.3.D.3| | 2 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 2 |
| Offside Front Road wheel bead rim badly distorted |4.2.A.1a| | 2 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 2 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 2 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 2 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 2 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 2 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 2 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 2 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Offside Rear Electrical wiring damaged, likely to cause a short brake caliper |1.9.2b| | 1 |
| Rear Stop lamp(s) remains on when the brakes are released (4.3.2 (a) (iii)) | 1 |
| Headlamp not working on main beam faulty some times not working (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a)) | 1 |
| Windscreen has damage | 1 |
| Parking brake lever defective so that it cannot be satisfactorily operated |3.1.3c| | 1 |
| Brake performance not tested |3.7.A.1| | 1 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 1 |
| Oil leaking continuously from transmission posing a serious risk to road safety (8.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn outer bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn outer bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Stop lamp(s) all not working (4.3.1 (a) (iii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel bead rim badly distorted |4.2.A.1a| | 1 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Inner Road wheel bead rim badly distorted |4.2.A.1a| | 1 |
| Offside Front Inner Road wheel bead rim badly distorted |4.2.A.1a| | 1 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 1 |
| Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 1 |
| Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 1 |
| Nearside Headlamp cleaning device obviously defective |1.7.2| | 1 |
| Offside Headlamp cleaning device obviously defective |1.7.2| | 1 |
| Stop lamp|s| not working centre |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Mechanical brake component locking device missing Brake disc retaining bolt |3.5.1l| | 1 |
| Offside Headlamp levelling device obviously defective |1.7.2| | 1 |
| Nearside Headlamp insecure |1.7.3| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Lower Shock absorber has an excessively worn bush |2.7.4| | 1 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 1 |
| Brake performance not tested engine cut out, non start. |1.2.1 |g|| | 1 |
| Emissions not tested engine cot out, non start. |8.2.1.2 |d|| | 1 |
| Rear Mechanical brake component has restricted free movement | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported |7.1.1| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported |7.1.1| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Brake lining|s| insecure |3.5.1g| | 1 |
| Direction indicator incorrect colour |4.4.3 |a|| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Hydraulic brake calliper leaking |1.1.16 |b| |i|| | 1 |
| Electronic parking brake control defective so that it cannot be satisfactorily operated |3.1.3c| | 1 |
| Brake performance not tested parking brake inop |3.7.A.1| | 1 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Brake disc fractured AROUND FIXINGS (1.1.14 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Brake disc fractured AROUND FIXINGS (1.1.14 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Brake performance not tested DUE TO CONDITION OF FRONT DISCS (1.2.1 (g)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Lower coil spring fractured |2.4.C.1a| | 1 |
| Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside |1.8| | 1 |
| Front brake application uneven | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Lower Suspension component pin or bush excessively worn Lower Hub bush has excessive movement. (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Lower Suspension component pin or bush excessively worn Lower hub bush has excessive movement. (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has negligible damping effect (5.3.2 (d)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Direction indicator not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Rear brake binding | 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 |