| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 21 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 15 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 7 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 5 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 4 |
| Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 3 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7) | 3 |
| Rear brake binding | 3 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 2 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 2 |
| Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (7.1.2) | 2 |
| Exhaust system not adequately supported (7.1.1) | 2 |
| Emissions not tested (8.2.2.2 (e)) | 2 |
| Central Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 2 |
| Service brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7) | 2 |
| Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 2 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 1 |
| Rear fog lamp not working |4.5.1 |a| |ii|| | 1 |
| Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn offside front rear bush |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 1 |
| Brake disc significantly and obviously worn rear discs corroded |1.1.14 |a| |i|| | 1 |
| Exhaust system not adequately supported |7.1.1| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 1 |
| Fuel tank leaking |6.1.3 |b| |i|| | 1 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working side light |4.2.1 |a|| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working tail light |4.2.1 |a|| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp light intensity severely reduced |4.1.4 |a|| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim not tested |4.1.2 |b|| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively binding |1.2.1 |f|| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating |1.2.1 |e|| | 1 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturer`s specified limit |8.2.2.2 |a|| | 1 |
| Emissions not tested |7.3.A.1| | 1 |
| Offside Front Front wheel bearing rough when rotated |2.5.A.2| | 1 |
| Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Upper Rear position lamp|s| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance |1.1.A.3d| | 1 |
| Exhaust silencer insecure heat insulation and also dragging on floor (8.1.1 (b) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Outline marker lamp does not illuminate simultaneously with the position lamps (4.2.2 (a)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp light intensity severely reduced lens dull (4.1.4 (a)) | 1 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear position lamp(s) not working (1.1.A.3b) | 1 |
| Rear fog lamp not working (1.3.2b) | 1 |
| Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases centre and rear (6.1.2 (a)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Brake load sensing valve seized but ABS functioning (1.1.17 (c) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Stop lamp not working (1.2.1b) | 1 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 1 |
| Nearside Obligatory mirror seriously damaged, affecting the rear view (8.1.2a) | 1 |
| Brake load sensing valve seized rear axle (3.6.E.3) | 1 |
| Offside front brake binding (3.7.B.1) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Outline marker lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Exhaust system not adequately supported (7.1.1) | 1 |
| Offside Electrical wiring damaged and bare wires exposed (1.9.2c) | 1 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 1 |
| Exhaust silencer insecure rear exhaust silencer weak (8.1.1 (b) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage fractured (5.3.3 (b) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Inner Integral body structure corroded to the extent that the rigidity of the assembly is significantly reduced step area (6.1.1 (c) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Seat belt webbing significantly weakened (7.1.2 (b) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Seat belt retracting mechanism defective (7.1.2 (e)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (1.4.A.2f) | 1 |
| Registration plate issues | 1 |
| Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working (1.3.2b) | 1 |
| Exhaust catalytic converter missing where one was fitted as standard (7.1.3) | 1 |
| Offside Front coil spring broken (2.4.C.1a) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Inner Integral body structure or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of a body mounting (6.2.2 (d) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Inner Integral body structure or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of a body mounting (6.2.2 (d) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Upper Outline marker lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases front pipe section (6.1.2 (a)) | 1 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 1 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 1 |
| Offside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn Rear Bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working (1.3.2b) | 1 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working (1.2.1b) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i)) | 1 |
| Drivers door does not latch securely closed (6.2.3 (a)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 1 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.C.1b) | 1 |
| Nearside rear parking (secondary) brake grabbing severely (3.7.B.6b) | 1 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 1 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Windscreen wiper not working (3.4 (a)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Windscreen wiper not working (3.4 (a)) | 1 |
| Exhaust system insecure (6.1.2 (a)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension component mounting prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength Rear of wheel arch area (5.3.6 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Horn not working (1.6.2a) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm attachment bracket/mounting likely to become detached ball joint bolts insecure (5.3.3 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 1 |
| Rear Rear fog lamp not working (1.3.2b) | 1 |
| Nearside rear brake excessively fluctuating (3.7.B.3) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour (1.4.A.2f) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour (1.4.A.2f) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Integral body structure corroded to the extent that the rigidity of the assembly is significantly reduced jacking point (6.1.1 (c) (i)) | 1 |
| Trailer electrical socket (13 pin) not functioning at all (4.10 (c) (ii)) | 1 |
| Exhaust fumes entering cabin underside exhaust tail piping corroded/part missing on inner side of chassis/floor area. (6.1.2 (b) (i)) | 1 |
| Fuel pipe leaking (7.2.3) | 1 |
| Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases tail pipe (6.1.2 (a)) | 1 |