| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 54 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 36 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 18 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c)) | 15 |
| Brake lever has insufficient reserve travel (1.1.2 (a)) | 10 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 7 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush (5.3.2 (c)) | 6 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush (5.3.2 (c)) | 5 |
| Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 5 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 5 |
| Nearside Rear Other passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle (6.2.3 (a)) | 4 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 4 |
| Nearside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 3 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 3 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 3 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment |1.1.6 |c|| | 2 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 2 |
| Registration plate issues | 2 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 2 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 2 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 2 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 2 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Nearside Rear Lower Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush (5.3.2 (c)) | 2 |
| Offside Rear Lower Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush (5.3.2 (c)) | 2 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 2 |
| Rear fog lamp missing (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Headlamp cleaning device for LED or HID headlamp inoperative (4.1.6 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect left hand drive headlamp fitted (4.1.2 (c)) | 1 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect left hand drive headlamp fitted (4.1.2 (c)) | 1 |
| Obligatory mirror missing (3.3 (a)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp light intensity severely reduced |4.1.4 |a|| | 1 |
| Offside Front Headlamps matched pair incorrect colour (4.1.4 (a)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Road wheel fixing missing wheel nut (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt inner cv boot (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 1 |
| Front Bumper damaged and likely to cause injury when grazed or contacted (6.1.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Central Exhaust emissions likely to be affected by an exhaust leak Centre exhaust pipe blowing |8.2.1.1 |b|| | 1 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits |8.2.1.2 |c|| | 1 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn 24mm (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorber has an excessively worn bush |2.7.4| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorber has an excessively worn bush |2.7.4| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers likely to become detached (5.3.2 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Rear fog lamp not working Both (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Lower Suspension component pin or bush excessively worn shock absorber bush split |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 1 |
| Electronic parking brake control inoperative (1.1.6 (d)) | 1 |
| Bonnet primary retaining device ineffective (3.1 (c)) | 1 |
| Emissions not tested |8.2.1.2 |d|| | 1 |
| Nearside Headlamp light intensity severely reduced (4.1.4 (a)) | 1 |
| Offside Headlamp light intensity severely reduced (4.1.4 (a)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Lower Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush bush detached (5.3.2 (c)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Lower Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush bush detaching (5.3.2 (c)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp light intensity severely reduced bulb incorrectly fitted. (4.1.4 (a)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Other passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle (6.2.3 (a)) | 1 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect kick off wrong side (4.1.2 (c)) | 1 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect kick off wront side (4.1.2 (c)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side |1.4.1 |a|| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Electronic parking brake control defective so that it cannot be satisfactorily operated (1.1.6 (d)) | 1 |
| Brake performance not tested due to handbrake switch broken (1.2.1 (g)) | 1 |
| Windscreen damaged and affecting the driver`s view of the road |3.2 |a| |ii|| | 1 |
| Offside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam loose connection (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush lower mounting bush (5.3.2 (c)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush lower mounting bush (5.3.2 (c)) | 1 |
| Driver`s view of the road through the swept area of the windscreen materially affected by an obstruction air freshner |3.1 |a| |ii|| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Brake hose excessively twisted and fouling caliper (1.1.12 (b) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 1 |
| Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 1 |
| Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Body component damaged and likely to cause injury mirror (6.2.1 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Headlamp light source and lamp not compatible (4.1.4 (c)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush |5.3.2 |c|| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush |5.3.2 |c|| | 1 |
| Brake lever has insufficient reserve travel handbrake no reserve travel (1.1.2 (a)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Suspension rod ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 1 |
| Exhaust emissions likely to be affected by an exhaust leak |8.2.1.1 |b|| | 1 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a)) | 1 |
| Exhaust hydrocarbon content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Brake hose excessively stretched and chafed (1.1.12 (b) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Brake hose excessively stretched and chafed (1.1.12 (b) (ii)) | 1 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Emissions not tested failed BET test on CO, unable to carry out full emission test, pedal cuts out unable to hold steady rpm (8.2.1.2 (d)) | 1 |
| Rear Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush both rear bushes split through and seperating (5.3.2 (c)) | 1 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Anti-lock braking system component excessively damaged ABS Pick Up Ring Snapped (1.6 (e)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 1 |
| Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn both (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 1 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Suspension component ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 1 |
| Brake lever has insufficient reserve travel |1.1.2 |a|| | 1 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp does not emit a steady red light |4.5.4 |a|| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Rear fog lamp missing (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Rear fog lamp switch missing (4.5.3 (a)) | 1 |
| Central Drivers view of the road through the swept area of the windscreen materially affected by an obstruction (3.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 1 |
| Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side no reading (1.4.1 (a)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn lower arm (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush lower mounting bush adrift (5.3.2 (c)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush lower mounting bush adrift (5.3.2 (c)) | 1 |