| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 31 |
| Registration plate issues | 9 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 8 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 7 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 5 |
| Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 5 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 4 |
| Offside Front Direction indicator not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 4 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on main beam |1.7.5a| | 3 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 3 |
| Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 3 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 3 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 3 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 3 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 3 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 3 |
| Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 3 |
| Centre Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 2 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 2 |
| Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2| | 2 |
| Brake hose excessively deteriorated | 2 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 2 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 2 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 2 |
| Offside Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 2 |
| Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits |7.3.D.3| | 2 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 2 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 2 |
| Nearside 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)) | 2 |
| Offside Front Upper Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 2 |
| Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 2 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Offside Rear Lower Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |5.3.4 |b| |ii|| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 1 |
| Horn not working |1.6.2a| | 1 |
| Front Front position lamp|s| not working Side lamps |1.1.A.3b| | 1 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 1 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam |1.7.5a| | 1 |
| Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Upper Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Body insecure and dangerous to other road users |6.1.B.1b| | 1 |
| Front Brake pipe fouled by moving parts |3.6.B.2a| | 1 |
| Offside Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits |7.3.D.3| | 1 |
| Offside Front Driver`s seat fore and aft adjustment mechanism not functioning as intended. |6.2.A.3| | 1 |
| Front position lamp|s| incorrect colour |1.1.A.3e| | 1 |
| Rear Upper Stop lamp has less than 50% of the light sources illuminating |1.2.1b| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Inner Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |4.4.3 |a|| | 1 |
| Offside Position lamp showing white light to the rear |4.2.3 |a| |ii|| | 1 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 1 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| adversely affected by the operation of another lamp |1.1.A.3f| | 1 |
| Offside Front Direction indicator not working |1.4.A.2c| | 1 |
| Offside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 1 |
| Nearside Inner Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 1 |
| Offside Front Lower Shock absorber has an excessively worn bush bush/rose joint |2.7.4| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Lower Shock absorber has an excessively worn bush bush/rose joint |2.7.4| | 1 |
| Headlamp cleaning device inoperative |1.7.2| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp insecure |1.7.3| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Lower Shock absorber has an excessively worn bush |2.7.4| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel cracked |4.2.A.1a| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Tie bar/rod has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Offside Front Road wheel cracked |4.2.A.1a| | 1 |
| Headlamp switch faulty |1.7.1| | 1 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect |4.1.2 |c|| | 1 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect |4.1.2 |c|| | 1 |
| Brake hose has insufficient room to move | 1 |
| Offside Rear Suspension rod ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt upper & lower ball joint covers |5.3.4 |b| |ii|| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |5.3.4 |b| |ii|| | 1 |
| Nearside 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 Front Upper Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Suspension arm ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Suspension arm ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Offside Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 1 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively binding unable to check wheel bearing |1.2.1 |f|| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |5.3.4 |b| |ii|| | 1 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault air bag light |7.1.6 |a|| | 1 |
| Offside Front Headlamp insecure |4.1.1 |c|| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Seat belt not functioning as intended |7.1.2 |c|| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 1 |
| Steering system excessively rough (2.1.1 (a)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Inner Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn lower (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Inner 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 |
| Offside Rear Road wheel fractured (5.2.2 (a)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt drop link (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 1 |
| Electronic parking brake warning indicates a malfunction (1.1.6 (e)) | 1 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp has a product on the lens so that the light output is severely reduced (4.1.4 (b)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Upper Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt inner (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Upper Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt outer (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Upper Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt inner (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt inner (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt outer (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt inner (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt outer (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Hydraulic fluid leaking excessively pipes on chassis leg both tightened test ok (8.4.1 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Outline marker lamp does not illuminate simultaneously with the position lamps (4.2.2 (a)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator adversely affected by the operation of another lamp (4.4.3 (b)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Position lamp adversely affected by the operation of another lamp (4.2.3 (c)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Outline marker lamp adversely affected by the operation of another lamp (4.2.3 (c)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Lower Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 1 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Upper Suspension rod ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt inner cover (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 1 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault air bag (7.1.6 (a)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Inner Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn lower arm (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Inner Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn lower arm (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 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 Suspension rod ball joint excessively worn track control arm (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Suspension rod ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt track control arm (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Hydraulic brake cylinder leaking and braking performance affected (1.1.16 (b) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Headlamp insecure broken fixings (4.1.1 (c)) | 1 |
| Nearside Headlamp insecure broken fixings (4.1.1 (c)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Hydraulic brake calliper leaking (1.1.16 (b) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Suspension component ball joint excessively worn toe adjust arm (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Suspension component ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt toe adjust arm (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn inner bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Brake performance not tested major fluid leak (1.2.1 (g)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Upper Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Rear Sub-frame corroded and seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Front 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 |
| Offside Rear Lower Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Inner Suspension rod ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt Toe control arm (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Inner Suspension rod ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt Toe control arm (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim not tested (4.1.2 (b)) | 1 |
| Offside Headlamp aim not tested (4.1.2 (b)) | 1 |
| Nearside Headlamp light intensity severely reduced (4.1.4 (a)) | 1 |
| Offside Headlamp light intensity severely reduced (4.1.4 (a)) | 1 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Rear Prop shaft flexible coupling excessively deteriorated (6.1.7 (d) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Suspension rod ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt Pillowball bush boots split (5.3.4 (b) (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 |
| Nearside Rear Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt track control arm (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt track control arm (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Headlamp lens seriously defective (4.1.1 (b) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage fractured (5.3.3 (b) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Inner Steering linkage ball joint ball joint dust cover excessively damaged or deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Inner Steering linkage ball joint ball joint dust cover excessively damaged or deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Position lamp adversely affected by the operation of another lamp flashes when indicator operated (4.2.3 (c)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect beam pattern unclear (4.1.2 (c)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Upper Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Upper Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Outer Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt track arm dust cover split (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Outer Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt track arm dust cover split (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Lower Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush bush in arm (5.3.2 (c)) | 1 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) adversely affected by the operation of another lamp (4.3.3 (b)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Lower Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 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 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect headlamp lenses fogged , white light showing in dazzle zone (4.1.2 (c)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush lower bush (5.3.2 (c)) | 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 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp insecure (4.1.1 (c)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Outline marker lamp not working end outline marker lamp (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside 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 Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush (5.3.2 (c)) | 1 |