| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 4 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 3 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 3 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 3 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7) | 3 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 2 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 2 |
| Registration plate issues | 2 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect (1.8.A.1b) | 2 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 1 |
| Nearside Exhaust system not adequately supported |7.1.1| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Brake hose leaking |3.6.A.1| | 1 |
| Offside Front Steering arm has relative movement at its fixings |2.2.B.1h| | 1 |
| Nearside Headlamp does not operate immediately when selected on main beam |1.2.3a| | 1 |
| Offside Headlamp does not operate immediately when selected on main beam |1.2.3a| | 1 |
| Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Sub-frame mounting badly deteriorated |6.1.8d| | 1 |
| Offside Front Sub-frame mounting badly deteriorated |6.1.8d| | 1 |
| Offside Sub-frame mounting badly deteriorated |6.1.8d| | 1 |
| Offside Sub-frame mounting insecure |6.1.8c| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Sub-frame mounting badly deteriorated |6.1.8d| | 1 |
| Mechanical brake component locking device missing |3.5.1j| | 1 |
| Suspension has inadequate clearance with the chassis |2.4.A.1| | 1 |
| Brake pipe inadequately supported |3.6.B.1| | 1 |
| Brake pipe inadequately clipped |3.6.B.1| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Integral body structure corroded to the extent that the rigidity of the assembly is significantly reduced floor (6.1.1 (c) (i)) | 1 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 1 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a)) | 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 |
| 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 |
| Ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 1 |
| Offside Front Battery insecure |1.9.1| | 1 |
| Offside Front Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings |6.1.B.2| | 1 |
| Offside Front Suspension component mounting prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength Floor Pan (5.3.6 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Inner Seat belt anchorage prescribed area strength or continuity significantly reduced Sill (7.1.1 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Outer Seat belt anchorage prescribed area strength or continuity significantly reduced Sill (7.1.1 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Inner Suspension component mounting prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength Sill (5.3.6 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Outer Suspension component mounting prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength Sill (5.3.6 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 1 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 1 |
| Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a| | 1 |
| Upper Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 1 |
| Offside Front Direction indicator not working |1.4.A.2c| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside |1.8| | 1 |
| Offside Front Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Nearside Fuel hose leaking |7.2.3| | 1 |
| Offside Steering rack gaiter split |2.2.D.2d| | 1 |
| Statutory seat belt missing |5.1.1| | 1 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp emits a light other than red |1.3.2e| | 1 |
| Windscreen has damage | 1 |
| Nearside Drag link end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.2.B.1f) | 1 |
| Drag link end ball joint has excessive play (2.2.B.1f) | 1 |
| Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle excessive |7.3.D.3| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Power steering component(s) leaking from a failed seal (2.3.3b) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Ball joint has excessive play (2.2.B.1f) | 1 |
| Nearside Outer Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.2.B.1f) | 1 |
| Nearside Front position lamp(s) not working (1.1.A.3b) | 1 |
| Nearside rear brake recording little or no effort (3.7.B.5a) | 1 |
| Drivers airbag obviously defective (5.4.1) | 1 |
| Offside Front position lamp(s) not working (1.1.A.3b) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 1 |
| Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.2.B.1f) | 1 |
| Nearside Track rod end loose (2.2.B.1d) | 1 |
| Nearside Lower Front suspension has excessive movement at a suspension ball joint (2.5.A.1c) | 1 |
| Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a pin or bush of an upper wishbone inner bearing (2.5.B.1a) | 1 |
| Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded (5.2.6) | 1 |
| Service brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7) | 1 |
| Nearside Headlamp excessively deteriorated so that the light output is severely reduced (1.7.5a) | 1 |
| Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a upper suspension ball joint (2.5.B.1a) | 1 |
| Trailing arm has excessive play in a pin/bush (2.4.G.2) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Trailing arm rubber mounting deteriorated resulting in excessive movement (2.4.G.2) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Lower Shock absorber has an excessively worn bush (2.7.4) | 1 |
| Offside Front Lower Shock absorber has an excessively worn bush (2.7.4) | 1 |
| Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.2.B.1f) | 1 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.C.1b) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Front position lamp(s) not working (1.1.A.3b) | 1 |
| Offside Front Steering pivot point has excessive play (2.2.B.1g) | 1 |
| Offside Front Drag link end loose (2.2.B.1d) | 1 |