| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 32 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 24 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 22 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 17 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 14 |
| Brake hose excessively deteriorated | 12 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 8 |
| Registration plate issues | 6 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 6 |
| Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 5 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 5 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 4 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 4 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b| | 4 |
| Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 3 |
| Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 3 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 2 |
| Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b| | 2 |
| Offside Rear Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2| | 2 |
| Nearside Front Bumper insecure |6.1.4 |a| |i|| | 2 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 2 |
| Nearside Rear Road wheel cracked |4.2.A.1a| | 2 |
| Nearside Front All position lamps not working |1.1.A.3b| | 2 |
| Offside Front Brake hose leaking on a hydraulic braking system (1.1.12 (c) (ii)) | 2 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 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 |
| Nearside Rear Outer Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |5.3.4 |b| |ii|| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Outer Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |5.3.4 |b| |ii|| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Outer Suspension rod pin or bush excessively worn bush on track control arm |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Outer Suspension rod ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt on track control arm |5.3.4 |b| |ii|| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Inner Suspension rod ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt on track control arm |5.3.4 |b| |ii|| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fractured |4.2.B.1a| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 1 |
| Exhaust system not adequately supported |7.1.1| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding |1.2.1 |f|| | 1 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 1 |
| Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` |8.3.1e| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear wheel bearing has excessive play |2.6.2| | 1 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working side light bulb |1.1.A.3b| | 1 |
| Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working side light bulb |1.1.A.3b| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Front suspension has excessive movement at a wishbone pin or bush banana arm bush split bad |2.5.A.1c| | 1 |
| Offside Front Front suspension has excessive movement at a wishbone pin or bush banana arm bush split bad |2.5.A.1c| | 1 |
| Offside Front Road wheel fractured |4.2.B.1a| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported |7.1.1| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported |7.1.1| | 1 |
| Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 1 |
| Offside Front Headlamp cleaning device inoperative |1.7.2| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Outer Suspension rod damaged and seriously weakened |5.3.3 |b| |i|| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Brake pipe leaking |3.6.A.1| | 1 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 1 |
| Rear Suspension rod ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt Tie bars both sides |inner| |5.3.4 |b| |ii|| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Upper Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |5.3.4 |b| |ii|| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |5.3.4 |b| |ii|| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 1 |
| Front Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h|| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working |4.5.1 |a| |ii|| | 1 |
| Front Undertray insecure |8.1.1 |b| |i|| | 1 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm likely to become detached wishbone front bush |5.3.3 |a| |ii|| | 1 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.2.2 |g|| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp insecure |1.7.3| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Direction indicators incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Tie bar/rod ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 1 |
| Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush rear bush |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush rear bush |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Lower Shock absorber has an excessively worn bush bush worn |2.7.4| | 1 |
| Bonnet cannot be secured in the closed position |8.4.1| | 1 |
| Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits |7.3.D.3| | 1 |
| Offside Front Braking system leaking |3.6.A.1| | 1 |
| Offside Front All position lamps not working |1.1.A.3b| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Tie bar/rod ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam image pattern & height not checked |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Exhaust system insecure |6.1.2 |a|| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Valve stem seriously damaged |4.1.D.1e| | 1 |
| Offside Front Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h|| | 1 |
| Offside Front Electrical wiring for steering components extremely deteriorated in wheel arch |4.11 |b| |iii|| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2| | 1 |
| Rear Inner brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened both |3.5.1i| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 1 |
| Front Position lamp not working both sides (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Bonnet cannot be secured in the closed position (3.1 (b) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 1 |
| Brake fluid not visible (1.1.10 (d) (iii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear 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 Rear Exhaust system insecure (6.1.2 (a)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Exhaust system insecure (6.1.2 (a)) | 1 |
| Bonnet cannot be secured in the closed position (3.1 (b) (i)) | 1 |
| Exhaust system insecure (6.1.2 (a)) | 1 |
| Emissions not tested (8.2.1.2 (d)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Suspension rod ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Suspension rod ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 1 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 1 |
| Brake fluid significantly below minimum mark (1.1.10 (d) (ii)) | 1 |
| Brake performance not tested (1.2.1 (g)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn inner (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Upper Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn inner (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn inner (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Upper Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn inner (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Obligatory mirror missing (3.3 (a)) | 1 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Upper Suspension component ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint dust cover insecure so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii)) | 1 |
| Rear Suspension rod ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt both tie rods both ends (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 1 |
| Rear Upper Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt both sides (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Exhaust silencer insecure silencer mounting bracket missing due to corrosion (8.1.1 (b) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Exhaust silencer insecure silencer mounting bracket missing due to corrosion (8.1.1 (b) (i)) | 1 |
| Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Upper Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Track rod end ball joint dust cover insecure so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Track rod end ball joint dust cover insecure so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Lower Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush (5.3.2 (c)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Lower Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush (5.3.2 (c)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Upper Suspension rod ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Upper Suspension rod ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Headlamp insecure side bracket broken (4.1.1 (c)) | 1 |
| Offside Headlamp lens seriously defective (4.1.1 (b) (ii)) | 1 |
| Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Upper Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Upper Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 1 |