| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 44 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 22 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 12 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 12 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c)) | 8 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 8 |
| Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 6 |
| Brake lever has insufficient reserve travel (1.1.2 (a)) | 5 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 5 |
| Nearside Front Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i)) | 4 |
| Offside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 4 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 4 |
| Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 4 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 4 |
| Offside Front Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i)) | 4 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 4 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 3 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 3 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 3 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 3 |
| Nearside Rear Upper Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 3 |
| Rear Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 3 |
| Offside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 3 |
| Offside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 3 |
| Nearside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 2 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 2 |
| Offside Front Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 2 |
| Offside Rear Anti-roll bar ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 2 |
| Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 2 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 2 |
| Offside Front Wheel bearing has excessive play (5.1.3 (a) (i)) | 2 |
| Offside Rear Upper Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 2 |
| Rear Inner Brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 2 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 2 |
| Nearside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 2 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Wheel bearing play so excessive that directional control is impaired (5.1.3 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed level of metered smoke for a non-turbo charged engine (8.2.2.2 (b)) | 1 |
| Electronic power steering not working (2.6 (c)) | 1 |
| Electronic power steering warning lamp indicates a system malfunction (2.6 (a)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Side repeater light intensity significantly reduced (4.4.3 (a)) | 1 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed default limit of 0.7m-1 (8.2.2.2 (b)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Road wheel badly distorted (5.2.2 (c) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn inner face (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn inner face (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Rear Inner Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Road wheel has a welding defect x2 (5.2.2 (a)) | 1 |
| Offside Body component damaged and likely to cause injury door mirror casing (6.2.1 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 1 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 1 |
| Brake lever has insufficient reserve travel Foot pedal parking brake (1.1.2 (a)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp with a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Side repeater not working wing mirror housed unit inop (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn droplink (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn droplink (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Road wheel more than one fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Brake hose excessively twisted (1.1.12 (b) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 1 |
| Rear Service brake excessively fluctuating Both (1.2.1 (e)) | 1 |
| Front Service brake excessively fluctuating Both (1.2.1 (e)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 1 |
| Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn n/s and o/s (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Steering lock stop incorrectly adjusted (2.1.4 (b)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint excessively worn split (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Body component damaged and likely to cause injury side repeater (6.2.1 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Bumper damaged and likely to cause injury when grazed or contacted (6.1.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Brake lever has insufficient reserve travel HAND/FOOT (1.1.2 (a)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Bumper insecure (6.1.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Bumper damaged and likely to cause injury when grazed or contacted (6.1.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Suspension component pin or bush excessively worn and offside split pins (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Anti-roll bar linkage pin or bush likely to become detached (5.3.4 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Front Wheel bearing rough when rotated both (5.1.3 (b) (i)) | 1 |
| Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn both (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Brake lever has abnormal movement of levers indicating excessive wear or maladjustment (1.1.15 (f)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Road wheel fractured (5.2.2 (a)) | 1 |
| Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn inner face (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Front Wheel bearing rough when rotated nearside and offside (5.1.3 (b) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Inner Brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension component ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension component ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Brake lever has insufficient reserve travel parking brake (1.1.2 (a)) | 1 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fixing loose (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn both (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Front Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Windscreen wiper not working (3.4 (a)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage damaged and seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage damaged and seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i)) | 1 |
| Brake performance not tested could further damage rear braking system (1.2.1 (g)) | 1 |
| Drivers seat fore and aft adjustment mechanism not functioning as intended. (6.2.5 (b) (i)) | 1 |
| Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn Inner faces (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar damaged and seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Inner Road wheel fractured rim (5.2.2 (a)) | 1 |
| Brake pedal has insufficient reserve travel parking brake (1.1.2 (a)) | 1 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Road wheel fractured (5.2.2 (a)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Road wheel fractured (5.2.2 (a)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel has a welding defect Cracked (5.2.2 (a)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Road wheel has a welding defect Cracked (5.2.2 (a)) | 1 |
| Nearside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 1 |