| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 82 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 61 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 25 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 14 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 12 |
| Nearside Rear Upper Outline marker lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 10 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 9 |
| Nearside Rear Outline marker lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 8 |
| Registration plate issues | 7 |
| Nearside Outline marker lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 6 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 5 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 5 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 4 |
| Offside Rear Upper Outline marker lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 4 |
| Offside Rear Outline marker lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 4 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 3 |
| Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 3 |
| All outline marker lamps not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 3 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 3 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 3 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c)) | 3 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Offside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 2 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Offside Rear Outline marker lamp showing white light to the rear (4.2.3 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Offside Front Outline marker lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 2 |
| Front Headlamp aim not tested (4.1.2 (b)) | 1 |
| Offside Lower Outline marker lamp does not illuminate simultaneously with the position lamps (4.2.2 (a)) | 1 |
| Front passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle (6.2.3 (a)) | 1 |
| Drivers door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle (6.2.3 (a)) | 1 |
| Offside 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 Upper Outline marker lamp not working at rear upper/side of vehicle. (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 1 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Upper Outline marker lamp showing white light to the rear lens missing (4.2.3 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Obligatory mirror seriously damaged, affecting the rear view (3.3 (b) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Trailer electrical socket (13 pin) not operating the trailer lamps as intended FOG AND N/S TAIL LIGHT NOT WORKING ON TEST EQUIPMENT (4.10 (c) (i)) | 1 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment NO RESERVE TRAVEL (1.1.6 (c)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Lower Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush (5.3.2 (c)) | 1 |
| Central Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Outline marker lamp not working side rear (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Exhaust shield missing where fitted as original equipment creating a risk of fire exhaust heat shield not secure at risk of detaching from vehicle (6.1.3 (e)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Vehicle structure strengthening plate or fastening insecure rear body fixing loose/bent (6.1.1 (b) (i)) | 1 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit 0.57 (8.2.2.2 (a)) | 1 |
| Body component damaged and likely to cause injury offside side repeater lens broken - exposing sharp edges (6.2.1 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Upper Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Outline marker lamp not working x3 (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Outline marker lamp not working x3 (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 1 |
| Spare wheel carrier insecure (6.1.5 (a)) | 1 |
| Offside Outline marker lamp not working center X1 (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Outline marker lamp not working all X3 (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Brake lever has insufficient reserve travel cable adjustment required (1.1.2 (a)) | 1 |
| Nearside Outline marker lamp not working middle (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Front Position lamp not working Parklights (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Lower Outline marker lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 1 |
| Front Position lamp not working offside and nearside (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam offside and nearside (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Exhaust shield missing where fitted as original equipment creating a risk of fire (6.1.3 (e)) | 1 |
| Rear fog lamp does not emit a steady red light (4.5.4 (a)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp showing white light to the rear Lense broken. (4.2.3 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Drivers view of the road through the swept area of the windscreen significantly affected by an obstruction Wiring hanging in view. (3.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn wishbone (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn wishbone (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 1 |
| Nearside Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Outer Prop shaft joint constant velocity boot no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 1 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Outline marker lamp does not illuminate simultaneously with the position lamps (4.2.2 (a)) | 1 |
| Offside Outline marker lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm attachment bracket/mounting insecure and impairing directional stability (5.3.3 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 1 |
| Windscreen damaged and affecting the drivers view of the road bigger than 10mm in zone A (3.2 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Lower Outline marker lamp not working All. (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Lower Outline marker lamp not working All. (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Outline marker lamp not working just behind rear arch (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed default limit of 0.7m-1 (8.2.2.2 (b)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Body panel insecure (6.2.1 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front All outline marker lamps not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear All outline marker lamps not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Upper All outline marker lamps not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Rear Stop lamp(s) with a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning high level brake light ( L.E.D. ) (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Windscreen wiper not working (3.4 (a)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Anti-roll bar ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Upper Outline marker lamp showing white light to the rear (4.2.3 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Upper Outline marker lamp light intensity significantly reduced (4.2.3 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Headlamp incorrect colour (4.1.4 (a)) | 1 |
| Offside Headlamp incorrect colour (4.1.4 (a)) | 1 |
| Central Upper Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Windscreen damaged and affecting the drivers view of the road cracked (3.2 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Electrical wiring likely to drag on the ground by exhaust (4.11 (a) (iii)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Upper Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Direction indicator incorrect colour side repeater (4.4.3 (a)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Upper Outline marker lamp lens seriously defective (4.2.1 (b)) | 1 |
| Offside Outline marker lamp not working all (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Inner All outline marker lamps not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Rear reflector missing (4.8.2 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Body component damaged and likely to cause injury door mirror body (6.2.1 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Reversing lamp inoperative Reverse light stays on and does not distinguish (4.6.1 (a)) | 1 |
| Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Brake performance unable to be tested (1.2.1 (g)) | 1 |
| Reversing lamp inoperative (4.6.1 (a)) | 1 |
| Nearside Windscreen washer jets misaligned and not providing sufficient fluid to the windscreen (3.5 (a)) | 1 |
| Offside Windscreen washer jets misaligned and not providing sufficient fluid to the windscreen (3.5 (a)) | 1 |
| All outline marker lamps do not illuminate simultaneously with the position lamps (4.2.2 (a)) | 1 |
| Nearside Outline marker lamp not working central (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Direction indicator not working wing mirror (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Outline marker lamp does not illuminate simultaneously with the position lamps centre and rear (4.2.2 (a)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage attachment bracket/mounting fractured (5.3.3 (b) (ii)) | 1 |