| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 76 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 54 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 17 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 14 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 14 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 11 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 10 |
| Registration plate issues | 10 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 10 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 9 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 9 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 8 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 8 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 8 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 8 |
| Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b| | 8 |
| Rear brake binding | 6 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 6 |
| Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 6 |
| Brake hose excessively deteriorated | 6 |
| Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2| | 5 |
| Brake lever has insufficient reserve travel (1.1.2 (a)) | 5 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 5 |
| Offside Rear Suspension arm corroded and seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i)) | 5 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 5 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 5 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 5 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 5 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 4 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 4 |
| Nearside Headlamp light intensity severely reduced (4.1.4 (a)) | 4 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 4 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 4 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect |4.1.2 |c|| | 4 |
| Front brake excessively fluctuating | 4 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 4 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 3 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 3 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 3 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 3 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 3 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c)) | 3 |
| Drivers seat fore and aft adjustment mechanism not functioning as intended. (6.2.5 (b) (i)) | 3 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 3 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 3 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 3 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 3 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 3 |
| Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 3 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 3 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 3 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 3 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 3 |
| Front brake application uneven | 3 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 3 |
| Nearside Front Outer Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 3 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively fluctuating |1.2.1 |e|| | 3 |
| Power steering pipe/hose leaking (2.1.5 (a)) | 3 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2| | 3 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 3 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 3 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 3 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a)) | 2 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim not tested (4.1.2 (b)) | 2 |
| Offside Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 2 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt drop link |2.4.G.2| | 2 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 2 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault |7.1.6 |a|| | 2 |
| Driver`s airbag obviously defective |5.4.1| | 2 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2| | 2 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 2 |
| Offside Headlamp aim so that beam "kick up" is not visible on the screen |4.1.2 |a|| | 2 |
| Offside Headlamp light intensity severely reduced (4.1.4 (a)) | 2 |
| Nearside Rear Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 2 |
| Offside Front Headlamp excessively deteriorated so that the light output is severely reduced |1.7.5a| | 2 |
| Nearside Rear Suspension arm corroded and seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i)) | 2 |
| Offside Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 2 |
| Nearside Headlamp excessively deteriorated so that the light output is severely reduced |1.7.5a| | 2 |
| Offside Headlamp excessively deteriorated so that the light output is severely reduced |1.7.5a| | 2 |
| Rear brake application uneven | 2 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 2 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 2 |
| Rear Sub-frame corroded and seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i)) | 2 |
| Offside Front Lower Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 2 |
| Offside Rear Outer Suspension component mounting prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength sill (5.3.6 (a) (i)) | 2 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 2 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 2 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 2 |
| Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 2 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 2 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 2 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively fluctuating |1.2.1 |e|| | 2 |
| Power steering fluid level below minimum |2.3.1| | 2 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm rubber bush bonding deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 2 |
| Offside Rear Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 2 |
| Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 2 |
| Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b| | 2 |
| Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching by more than 10mm within zone `A` |8.3.1b| | 2 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 2 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 2 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 2 |
| Headlamp light intensity severely reduced (4.1.4 (a)) | 2 |
| Windscreen wiper blade insecure | 2 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 2 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 2 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 2 |
| Nearside Rear Seat belt retracting mechanism defective (7.1.2 (e)) | 2 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm corroded and seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i)) | 2 |
| Service brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 2 |