| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Registration plate lamp issues | 24 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 15 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 11 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 4 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 3 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 2 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 2 |
| Offside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 2 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 2 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 2 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 2 |
| Offside Front Upper Macpherson strut pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 2 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 2 |
| Brake pedal anti-slip provision missing |3.3.A.1b| | 2 |
| Offside Front Macpherson strut top bush or bearing has excessive wear or free play bearing (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |5.3.4 |b| |ii|| | 1 |
| Nearside Obligatory mirror seriously obscured affecting the rear view |8.1.2a| | 1 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 1 |
| Offside Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` |8.3.1e| | 1 |
| Emissions not tested |7.3.A.1| | 1 |
| Rear brake application uneven | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp showing white light to the rear (4.2.3 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp adversely affected by the operation of another lamp inter acting with indicator (4.2.3 (c)) | 1 |
| Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 1 |
| Fuel cap/sealing device ineffective (6.1.3 (b) (i)) | 1 |
| Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 1 |
| Exhaust system insecure (6.1.2 (a)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Upper Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush (5.3.2 (c)) | 1 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 1 |
| Bonnet cannot be secured in the closed position |8.4.1| | 1 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively damaged or deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Steering linkage ball joint ball joint dust cover excessively damaged or deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii)) | 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 |
| Offside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Inner Brake pipe at imminent risk of failure or fracture (1.1.11 (a)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Outer Brake pipe at imminent risk of failure or fracture (1.1.11 (a)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Brake load sensing valve seized and ABS not fitted or inoperative (1.1.17 (c) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Steering locking device ineffective track rod end (2.1.3 (d)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Steering locking device ineffective track rod end (2.1.3 (d)) | 1 |
| Central Exhaust system insecure (6.1.2 (a)) | 1 |
| Rear Exhaust system insecure (6.1.2 (a)) | 1 |
| Nearside Outer Vehicle structure corroded to the extent that the rigidity of the assembly is significantly reduced sill. (6.1.1 (c) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Steering locking device ineffective track rod locking nut. (2.1.3 (d)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Steering locking device ineffective track rod locking nut. (2.1.3 (d)) | 1 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorber has an excessively worn bush |2.7.4| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers damaged to the extent that it does not function (5.3.2 (b)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers damaged to the extent that it does not function (5.3.2 (b)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp showing white light to the rear |4.2.3 |a| |ii|| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp lens seriously defective |4.2.1 |b|| | 1 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 1 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 1 |
| Offside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 1 |
| Brake lever has abnormal movement of levers indicating excessive wear or maladjustment (1.1.15 (f)) | 1 |
| Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside both |1.8| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Upper Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 1 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 1 |
| Fuel cap/sealing device missing (6.1.3 (b) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 1 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 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 Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Upper Shock absorber has an excessively worn bush |2.7.4| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Upper Shock absorber has an excessively worn bush |2.7.4| | 1 |
| Exhaust hydrocarbon content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 1 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 1 |
| Brake pedal anti-slip provision missing |1.1.2 |c|| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect |4.1.2 |c|| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect |4.1.2 |c|| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp light intensity significantly reduced |4.2.3 |a| |ii|| | 1 |
| Offside Front Position lamp light intensity significantly reduced |4.2.3 |a| |ii|| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Undertray likely to become detached inner wheel arch liner |6.2.1 |a| |ii|| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Rear position lamp|s| adversely affected by the operation of another lamp |1.1.A.3f| | 1 |
| Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching by more than 10mm within zone `A` |8.3.1b| | 1 |
| Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported |7.1.1| | 1 |
| Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2| | 1 |
| Offside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage insecure |2.4.G.1| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Lower Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 1 |