| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 33 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 23 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 8 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 7 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 7 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 6 |
| Registration plate issues | 6 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 5 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 5 |
| Offside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 4 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 4 |
| Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits |7.3.D.3| | 4 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 4 |
| Nearside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 4 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 4 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 3 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a)) | 3 |
| Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 3 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 3 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 3 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 3 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 2 |
| Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 2 |
| Exhaust emissions likely to be affected by an exhaust leak (8.2.1.1 (b)) | 2 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 2 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 2 |
| Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 2 |
| Offside Rear Brake cable damaged (1.1.15 (a)) | 2 |
| Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 2 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits |8.2.1.2 |c|| | 2 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 2 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 2 |
| Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b| | 2 |
| Offside Rear Passenger`s seat cannot be secured in the upright position. |6.2.A.2| | 2 |
| Rear brake binding | 2 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 1 |
| Rear Exhaust system insecure (6.1.2 (a)) | 1 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn |1.1.14 |a| |i|| | 1 |
| Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases At flexible joint |6.1.2 |a|| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |6.1.7 |g| |ii|| | 1 |
| Rear Front passenger door hinge insecure |6.2.B.2| | 1 |
| Rear Seat belt obviously repaired |5.2.2c| | 1 |
| Front Steering retaining device missing |2.2.C.1g| | 1 |
| Front Horn control insecure |1.6.1| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 1 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault |7.1.6 |a|| | 1 |
| Offside Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Steering rack has excessive free play detected at the steering wheel (steering rack fitted) (2.3 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Stop lamp(s) remains on when the brakes are released (4.3.2 (a) (iii)) | 1 |
| Exhaust hydrocarbon content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a)) | 1 |
| Front brake excessively fluctuating | 1 |
| Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases flexi pipe |7.1.2| | 1 |
| Lower Steering column universal joint insecure |2.1.3 |a| |i|| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a)) | 1 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 1 |
| Nearside Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 1 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 1 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Seat belt has a cut which has significantly weakened the webbing |5.2.2a| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Outer Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Inner Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Inner Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Brake cable damaged (1.1.15 (a)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 1 |
| Drivers view of the road through the swept area of the windscreen materially affected by an obstruction (3.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Passengers seat backrest cannot be secured in the upright position. (6.2.6 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Exhaust fumes entering cabin (6.1.2 (b) (i)) | 1 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content at idle exceeds default limits |8.2.1.2 |b|| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Steering rack has excessive free play detected at the steering wheel (steering rack fitted) (2.3 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Steering linkage ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Steering linkage ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Lower Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases flexi section (6.1.2 (a)) | 1 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 1 |
| Central Front Lower Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |6.1.2 |a|| | 1 |
| Stop lamp(s) all not working (4.3.1 (a) (iii)) | 1 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 1 |
| Drivers door cannot be opened from inside the vehicle (6.2.3 (a)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn Rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 1 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases front flex blowing rear box corroded |7.1.2| | 1 |
| Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits 1.09 |7.3.D.3| | 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 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 1 |
| Offside Headlamp insecure |4.1.1 |c|| | 1 |
| Offside Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 1 |
| Windscreen damaged and affecting the drivers view of the road (3.2 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Drivers view of the road through the swept area of the windscreen significantly affected by an obstruction visor not stowable sat nav cradle in swept area (3.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Exhaust emissions likely to be affected by an exhaust leak |8.2.1.1 |b|| | 1 |
| Brake disc significantly and obviously worn both front |1.1.14 |a| |i|| | 1 |
| Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases front exhaust flexi |6.1.2 |a|| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn inner face (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn inner face (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 1 |
| Offside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 1 |
| Horn not working |1.6.2a| | 1 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear rear brake recording little or no effort Parking brake |3.7.B.5a| | 1 |
| Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases front flexi |6.1.2 |a|| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Valve stem seriously damaged (5.2.3 (j)) | 1 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 1 |
| Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases flexi section exhaust |7.1.2| | 1 |
| Brake fluid warning lamp illuminated |3.6.G.2| | 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 |
| Front front brake recording little or no effort |3.7.B.5a| | 1 |
| Rear front brake recording little or no effort |3.7.B.5a| | 1 |
| Brake pedal creeps down when held under pressure |3.3.B.1a| | 1 |
| Brake pedal does not operate a brake fitted to each wheel |3.3.A.3| | 1 |
| Emissions not tested |7.3.A.1| | 1 |
| Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases flexie |7.1.2| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 1 |
| Service brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 1 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.1.3 |b| |i|| | 1 |
| Nearside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 1 |
| Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2| | 1 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working |4.4.1 |a| |ii|| | 1 |
| Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |6.1.7 |g| |ii|| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |5.3.4 |b| |ii|| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding |1.2.1 |f|| | 1 |
| Front Sub-frame corroded and seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i)) | 1 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 1 |
| Nearside Front Inner Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Inner Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases CENTRE SECTION |7.1.2| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) all not working (4.3.1 (a) (iii)) | 1 |