| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 7 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 5 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b| | 3 |
| Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle excessive (7.3.D.3) | 3 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 3 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 2 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 2 |
| Registration plate issues | 2 |
| Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b| | 2 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 2 |
| Front position lamp|s| incorrect colour |1.1.A.3e| | 2 |
| Rear fog lamp missing |1.3.2a| | 2 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 2 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 2 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7) | 2 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 2 |
| Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 1 |
| Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Braking system leaking |3.6.A.1| | 1 |
| Nearside front brake binding |3.7.B.1| | 1 |
| Nearside Hazard warning lamps inoperative |1.4.B.1b| | 1 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 1 |
| Rear fog lamp switch not able to be operated from the normal driving position I cannot find a switch that operates the rear fog lamp. There is a switch with a horn symbol on it which does not operate the horn, but it does not operate the rear fog lamp either |1.3.1a| | 1 |
| Offside Steering rack gaiter missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Obligatory mirror seriously damaged, affecting the rear view |8.1.2a| | 1 |
| Power steering pipe|s| or hose|s| leaking |2.3.3b| | 1 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.C.1b| | 1 |
| Offside Front Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 1 |
| Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a upper suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a| | 1 |
| Power steering pipe/hose leaking corroded |2.1.5 |a|| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 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 |
| Offside Parking |secondary brake| on a single line braking system has inadequate effort at a wheel |1.3.1 |a| |i|| | 1 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 1 |
| Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 1 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 1 |
| Offside Obligatory mirror insecure (3.3 (b) (ii)) | 1 |
| Front Position lamp not working Nearside and offside (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Hydraulic brake calliper leaking (1.1.16 (b) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour |4.4.3 |a|| | 1 |
| Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour |4.4.3 |a|| | 1 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working |4.4.1 |a| |ii|| | 1 |
| Offside Side repeater not working |4.4.1 |a| |ii|| | 1 |
| Power steering component leaking |2.1.5 |a|| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding |1.2.1 |f|| | 1 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 1 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Upper Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 1 |
| Side repeater missing both |1.4.A.2b| | 1 |
| Power steering malfunctioning (2.1.5 (a)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Suspension component mounting prescribed area fractured to the extent that control of the vehicle is likely to be adversely affected top mounting bolt has pulled through body mounting (5.3.6 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Seat belt anchorage prescribed area strength or continuity significantly reduced outer sill (7.1.1 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a)) | 1 |
| Front position lamp|s| missing both |1.1.A.3a| | 1 |
| Brake pedal anti-slip provision worn smooth |1.1.2 |c|| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Leaf spring fractured |2.4.B.1a| | 1 |
| Rear All direction indicators adversely affected by the operation of another lamp All Rears (4.4.3 (b)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Side repeater obviously incorrectly positioned Not visible from front side past Mirror (4.4.3 (a)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Side repeater obviously incorrectly positioned Not visible from front side past Mirror (4.4.3 (a)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect led bulb fitted (4.1.2 (c)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect led bulb fitted (4.1.2 (c)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Front wheel bearing has excessive play (2.5.A.3c) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 1 |
| Offside Steering arm has relative movement at its fixings (2.2.B.1h) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint (2.4.G.2) | 1 |
| Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (7.3.D.3) | 1 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 1 |
| Nearside Side repeater has less than 50% of the light sources illuminating |1.4.A.2c| | 1 |
| Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content at idle excessive (7.3.D.4) | 1 |
| Brake pedal spongy (3.3.B.1b) | 1 |
| Offside Steering pivot point has excessive play idle arm ball joint (2.2.B.1g) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working (1.3.2b) | 1 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Suspension component attachment bracket/mounting insecure and impairing directional stability trailing arm bolt insecure (5.3.3 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 1 |
| Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a| | 1 |
| Front Direction indicator incorrect colour (1.4.A.2f) | 1 |
| Side repeater does not face the side Nearside and offside (4.4.3 (a)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front 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 Integral body structure or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of a body mounting (6.2.2 (d) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction engine MIL stays on indicating fault (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken lower coil broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 1 |
| Direction indicators incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 1 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content at idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 1 |
| Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect Both (4.1.2 (c)) | 1 |
| Front Position lamp not working Both. (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Battery insecure |1.9.1| | 1 |