| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 9 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 4 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 3 |
| Nearside Outer Seat belt anchorage prescribed area strength or continuity significantly reduced Sill (7.1.1 (a) (i)) | 2 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 2 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 2 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 2 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 2 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a)) | 2 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 2 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 2 |
| Nearside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 2 |
| Rear brake binding | 2 |
| Exhaust hydrocarbon content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding Signs of over heating to the disc and dads (1.2.1 (f)) | 1 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 1 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Emissions not tested |8.2.1.2 |d|| | 1 |
| Sound deadening material likely to become detached |8.1.1 |b| |ii|| | 1 |
| Brake cable insecure |1.1.15 |c|| | 1 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Brake hydraulic reservoir fluid level below minimum level |3.6.G.1b| | 1 |
| Registration plate issues | 1 |
| Offside Side repeater not working |4.4.1 |a| |ii|| | 1 |
| Offside Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |6.1.7 |g| |ii|| | 1 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Outer Suspension component mounting prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength Sill (5.3.6 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Outer Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 1 |
| Rear Exhaust system insecure (6.1.2 (a)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front constant velocity joint gaiter deteriorated to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc |2.5.C.1a| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 1 |
| Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2| | 1 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Front wheel bearing rough when rotated |2.5.A.2| | 1 |
| Emissions not tested |7.4.B.1| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 1 |
| coil spring broken nearside front |2.4.C.1a| | 1 |
| Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases back box (6.1.2 (a)) | 1 |
| coil spring broken offside front |2.4.C.1a| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Axle swivel pins and bushes swivel pin and/or bush excessively worn rubber come away (5.1.2 (b) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage cracked |2.4.G.1| | 1 |
| Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported |7.1.1| | 1 |
| Exhaust hydrocarbon content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b| | 1 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 1 |
| Offside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 1 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c)) | 1 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 1 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 1 |
| Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported exhaust bracket broken |7.1.1| | 1 |
| Service brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 1 |
| Offside Suspension component mounting prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength sill (5.3.6 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Anti-roll bar ball joint likely to become detached both play |5.3.4 |a| |ii|| | 1 |
| Nearside Inner Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |6.1.7 |g| |ii|| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 1 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 1 |
| Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 1 |
| Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` |8.3.1e| | 1 |
| Nearside Front coil spring fractured |2.4.C.1a| | 1 |
| Nearside Front constant velocity joint gaiter damaged to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc |2.5.C.1a| | 1 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 1 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Integral body structure corroded to the extent that the rigidity of the assembly is significantly reduced outer sill....... (6.1.1 (c) (i)) | 1 |
| Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension component ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 1 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 1 |