| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 10 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 7 |
| Registration plate issues | 6 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 6 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 4 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 4 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 3 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 3 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 3 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 3 |
| Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b| | 3 |
| Front brake excessively fluctuating | 2 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 2 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 2 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 2 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 2 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 2 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 2 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 2 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 2 |
| Battery insecure and likely to cause a short circuit (4.13 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Electrical wiring insecure and connectors likely to become disconnected possitive battery terminal came off while testing and insecure (4.11 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 1 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 1 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Steering rack gaiter missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt outer end of rack boot insecure (2.1.3 (g) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Steering locking device ineffective (2.1.3 (d)) | 1 |
| Nearside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 1 |
| Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.1.3 |b| |i|| | 1 |
| Steering column attachment defective (2.2.2 (d) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint worn to the extent there is a serious risk of detachment (2.1.3 (b) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |6.1.7 |g| |ii|| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Parking brake lever defective so that it cannot be satisfactorily operated (1.1.6 (d)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint worn to the extent there is a serious risk of detachment (2.1.3 (b) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Hydraulic fluid leaking continuously posing a serious risk to road safety brake fluid leak (8.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Road wheel fractured (5.2.2 (a)) | 1 |
| Central Rear Seat belt buckle not functioning as intended (7.1.2 (d)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.1.3 |b| |i|| | 1 |
| Offside Front Macpherson strut mounting damaged and seriously weakened |5.3.3 |b| |i|| | 1 |
| Steering column universal joint has excessive wear or play Column (2.2.2 (c)) | 1 |
| Steering rack has excessive free play detected at the steering wheel (steering rack fitted) (2.3 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Steering column attachment defective to the extent that there is a serious risk of detachment (2.2.2 (d) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.1.3 |b| |i|| | 1 |
| Offside Front Suspension component ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |5.3.4 |b| |ii|| | 1 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 1 |
| Offside Steering rack gaiter split |2.2.D.2d| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Bonnet cannot be secured in the closed position |3.1 |b| |i|| | 1 |