| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 20 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 18 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 16 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 10 |
| Registration plate issues | 9 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 5 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h|| | 4 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 4 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 4 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 3 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 3 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 2 |
| Battery insecure |1.9.1| | 2 |
| Offside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 2 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 2 |
| Nearside Front Wheel nut|s| missing |4.2.A.1e| | 2 |
| Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b| | 2 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 2 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 2 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 2 |
| Central Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 2 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 2 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 2 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.C.1b| | 2 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 2 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 2 |
| Offside Front Brake hose excessively twisted |1.1.12 |b| |ii|| | 1 |
| Rear Fluid leak harmful to the environment or a risk to other road users coolant |8.4.1 |a| |i|| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 1 |
| Offside Steering rack gaiter missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.1.3 |g| |ii|| | 1 |
| Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b| | 1 |
| Offside Obligatory mirror seriously damaged, affecting the rear view |8.1.2a| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint (2.4.G.2) | 1 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint (2.4.G.2) | 1 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm locating pin retaining device missing (2.4.G.3b) | 1 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush (2.4.G.2) | 1 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm locating pin insecure (2.4.G.3a) | 1 |
| Brake performance not tested (3.7.A.1) | 1 |
| Service brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.C.1a) | 1 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.C.1b) | 1 |
| Trailer electrical socket |13 pin| not operating the trailer lamps as intended |1.9.4| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar pin or bush excessively worn D-bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Anti-roll bar pin or bush excessively worn D-bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 1 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 1 |
| Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |6.1.7 |g| |ii|| | 1 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively binding |1.2.1 |f|| | 1 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 1 |
| Rear fog lamp not working |4.5.1 |a| |ii|| | 1 |
| Brake fluid contaminated |1.8 |a|| | 1 |
| Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported |7.1.1| | 1 |
| Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a| | 1 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 1 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 1 |
| Offside Front Wheel nut|s| missing |4.2.A.1e| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Wheel nut|s| missing |4.2.A.1e| | 1 |
| Offside Front Body has a sharp edge caused by damage |6.1.C.1| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Lower Ball joint has excessive play lift |2.2.B.1f| | 1 |
| Offside Front Lower Ball joint has excessive play lift |2.2.B.1f| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Road wheel fixing missing nut missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage pin or bush likely to become detached (5.3.4 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 1 |
| Position lamp not working OSF/ NSF inoperative (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Offside Front Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam |1.7.5a| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 1 |
| Offside Front All position lamps not working |1.1.A.3b| | 1 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 1 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 1 |
| Nearside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 1 |
| Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 1 |
| Electronic stability system warning lamp indicates a fault |3.4.1c| | 1 |
| Service brake is causing the steering wheel to severely pull one way |3.7.C.2| | 1 |
| Parking brake operation grabbing severely |3.7.C.3b| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Wheel nut|s| missing |4.2.A.1e| | 1 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Valve stem seriously damaged (5.2.3 (j)) | 1 |
| Offside Front constant velocity joint gaiter split |2.5.C.1a| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Lower Ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint dust cover insecure so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.2.C.1c| | 1 |
| Offside Front Headlamp insecure |1.7.3| | 1 |
| Offside Front Direction indicator obviously incorrectly positioned |1.4.A.2b| | 1 |
| Offside Front Direction indicator insecure |1.4.A.2b| | 1 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 1 |
| Offside Rear Anti-roll bar pin or bush excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn inner |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 1 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn inner |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Brake lining(s) contaminated handbrake (1.1.13 (b)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Brake lining(s) contaminated handbrake (1.1.13 (b)) | 1 |
| Power steering component leaking steering rack leaking (2.1.5 (a)) | 1 |
| Battery insecure and likely to cause a short circuit (4.13 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Hazard warning switch missing |1.4.B.1d| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Inner Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Brake hose stretched |found during steering lock to lock check| |2.2.D.2b| | 1 |
| Power steering pipe|s| or hose|s| leaking |2.3.3b| | 1 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault |7.1.6 |a|| | 1 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn front bush |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Battery insecure |1.9.1| | 1 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on main beam |1.7.5a| | 1 |