| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Registration plate lamp issues | 13 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 5 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 4 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 4 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 3 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 3 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 3 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 3 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 3 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 3 |
| Brake hose excessively deteriorated | 2 |
| Nearside Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 2 |
| Offside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 2 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 2 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 2 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault |7.12 |e|| | 2 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 2 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 2 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 2 |
| Registration plate issues | 2 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Offside Front drive shaft coupling is excessively worn |2.5.C.1c| | 1 |
| Offside Obligatory mirror seriously damaged, affecting the rear view |8.1.2a| | 1 |
| Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 1 |
| Offside Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 1 |
| Offside Obligatory mirror seriously damaged, affecting the rear view view is distorted |3.3 |b| |ii|| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Service brake effort inadequate at a wheel |1.2.1 |a| |i|| | 1 |
| Exhaust emissions test not completed because smoke levels are significantly in excess of the specified limit values readings above 10 (8.2.2.2 (f)) | 1 |
| Rear Sub-frame likely to become detached (5.3.3 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Sub-frame corroded and seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Sub-frame corroded and seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i)) | 1 |
| Brake performance not tested due to condition of rear subframe (1.2.1 (g)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Upper Radius arm has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Upper Radius arm has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Suspension arm rubber mounting deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Suspension arm rubber mounting deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Exhaust emits an excessive level of metered smoke for a turbo charged engine |7.4.B.3b| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Upper Shock absorber has an excessively worn bush |2.7.4| | 1 |
| Offside Front Upper Shock absorber has an excessively worn bush |2.7.4| | 1 |
| Seat belt locking mechanism does not secure or release |5.2.5a| | 1 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Seat belt buckle not functioning as intended Rear most seat. (7.1.2 (d)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Obligatory mirror seriously damaged, affecting the rear view |8.1.2a| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Lower Tie bar/rod rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Rear Inner Suspension arm rubber bush bonding deteriorated resulting in excessive movement Both Upper link bar arms /Banana arms badly worn..... |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Rear Sub-frame corroded and seriously weakened Badly holed and corroded...... |2.4.G.1| | 1 |
| Electronic stability system warning lamp indicates a fault |3.4.1c| | 1 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 1 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 1 |
| Rear Valve stem seriously damaged |4.1.D.1e| | 1 |
| Offside Front Front suspension has excessive play in an outer ball joint |2.5.B.2a| | 1 |
| Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle |6.2.B.1c| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Direction indicator not working |4.4.1 |a| |ii|| | 1 |
| Rear Sub-frame corroded and seriously weakened in several places |5.3.3 |b| |i|| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 1 |
| Offside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 1 |
| Offside Front Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a| | 1 |
| Nearside Front drive shaft coupling is excessively worn |2.5.C.1c| | 1 |
| Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn trailing arm bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn trailing arm bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn outer |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn outer |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 1 |
| Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a pin/bush both rear |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Windscreen has damage | 1 |
| Offside Rear Outer Drive shaft which forms part of the suspension coupling gaiter insecure to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc |2.4.G.4e| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint Ball joint loose in arm |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on main beam |1.7.5a| | 1 |
| Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a| | 1 |
| Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.1.3 |b| |i|| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn lower front tie bar |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Front wheel bearing rough when rotated |2.5.A.2| | 1 |