| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Registration plate lamp issues | 8 |
| Offside Stop lamp not working (1.2.1b) | 5 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 5 |
| Parking brake lever has no reserve travel (3.1.6b) | 4 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 3 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working (1.2.1b) | 3 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 3 |
| Nearside Steering rack gaiter split |2.2.D.2d| | 2 |
| Nearside Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.2.C.1c| | 2 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 2 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7) | 2 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (1.7.5a) | 2 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on main beam |1.7.5a| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Upper Front suspension ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Lower Front suspension ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Offside Front Lower Front suspension ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorber has an excessively worn bush rear |2.7.4| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorber has an excessively worn bush front |2.7.4| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorber has an excessively worn bush rear |2.7.4| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Rear wheel bearing has excessive play |2.6.2| | 1 |
| Steering rack insecure excessive play in rack mounting bushes |2.2.B.1a| | 1 |
| Brake hose excessively deteriorated | 1 |
| Battery insecure |1.9.1| | 1 |
| Offside Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.2.C.1c| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 1 |
| Stop lamp|s| all not working |4.3.1 |a| |iii|| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Seat belt buckle missing |7.1.2 |d|| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Wheel bearing has excessive play |5.1.3 |a| |i|| | 1 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment |1.1.6 |c|| | 1 |
| Brake servo defective or ineffective |1.1.10 |a| |i|| | 1 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value |1.4.2 |a| |ii|| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 1 |
| Exhaust emits clearly visible black smoke during acceleration (7.3.A.2c) | 1 |
| All position lamps not working (1.1.A.3b) | 1 |
| Dipswitch operation does not extinguish all main beam headlamps leaving at least one pair of dipped beam headlamps (1.7.4b) | 1 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.C.1b) | 1 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c)) | 1 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle (6.2.3 (a)) | 1 |
| Fuel system component leaking under bonnet (6.1.3 (b) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension component ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Upper Front suspension ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Offside Front Upper Suspension component ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring mounting fractured front spring (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn trailing arm (front bush) (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Hazard warning switch faulty |1.4.B.1d| | 1 |
| Parking (secondary brake) on a single line braking system imbalanced across an axle Axle 1 (1.3.1 (b) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 1 |
| Nearside Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases manifold downpipe area (7.1.2) | 1 |
| Offside Front Upper Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement front bush (2.4.G.2) | 1 |
| Offside Front Outer Suspension component ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear position lamp(s) adversely affected by the operation of another lamp (1.1.A.3f) | 1 |
| Offside Front Upper Front suspension ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.4.G.2) | 1 |
| Offside Drag link end ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.2.C.1c) | 1 |
| Dipswitch operation does not deflect all main beam headlamps to make them dipped beams |1.7.4b| | 1 |
| Steering column movement between the shaft and steering wheel (2.1.2b) | 1 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam |1.7.5a| | 1 |
| Fuel system component leaking (7.2.3) | 1 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint (2.4.G.2) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Direction indicator not working (1.4.A.2c) | 1 |
| Lower Steering column universal joint has excessive play (2.1.5) | 1 |
| Nearside Steering locking device missing (2.2.C.1g) | 1 |
| Offside Steering locking device missing (2.2.C.1g) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear brake disc excessively pitted (3.5.1h) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 1 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 1 |
| Nearside Front Front passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle (6.2.3 (a)) | 1 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside (1.8) | 1 |
| Offside Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside (1.8) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorber has an excessively worn bush (2.7.4) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Drive shaft which forms part of the suspension support bearing excessively worn (2.4.G.4d) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Drive shaft which forms part of the suspension support bearing excessively worn (2.4.G.4d) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Direction indicators adversely affected by the operation of another lamp (1.4.A.2h) | 1 |
| Nearside Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (7.1.2) | 1 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm corroded and seriously weakened spring cup (5.3.3 (b) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Upper Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 1 |
| Rear brake binding | 1 |
| Brake pedal creeps down when held under pressure (3.3.B.1a) | 1 |
| Upper Steering wheel retaining device insecure (2.1.6) | 1 |