| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 24 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 19 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 7 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 5 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 5 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 5 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 4 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 4 |
| Registration plate issues | 3 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a)) | 3 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 3 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 3 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 2 |
| Offside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 2 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 2 |
| Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 2 |
| Nearside Front Outer 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 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 2 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 2 |
| Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 2 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Headlamp cleaning device for LED or HID headlamp inoperative (4.1.6 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Exhaust noise is clearly in excess of that emitted by a similar vehicle fitted with a standard silencer in average condition (8.1.1 (a)) | 1 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Road wheel fixing missing |5.2.1 |a| |i|| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding |1.2.1 |f|| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 1 |
| Offside Steering rack gaiter missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt insecure (2.1.3 (g) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Outer Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h|| | 1 |
| Bonnet cannot be secured in the closed position (3.1 (b) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Front position lamp|s| adversely affected by the operation of another lamp |1.1.A.3f| | 1 |
| Offside Front Front position lamp|s| has less than 50% of the light sources illuminating |1.1.A.3b| | 1 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Rear fog lamp switch inoperative (4.5.3 (a)) | 1 |
| Oil leaking excessively from engine (8.4.1 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 1 |
| Rear Rear fog lamp switch inoperative (4.5.3 (a)) | 1 |
| Nearside Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 1 |
| Offside Front Position lamp adversely affected by the operation of another lamp (4.2.3 (c)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 1 |
| Offside Front Steering rack gaiter missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii)) | 1 |
| Front Brake lining|s| less than 1.5 mm thick |3.5.1g| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 1 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 1 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements |1.2.2 |a| |i|| | 1 |
| Offside Front Position lamp light intensity significantly reduced possible unit required led light |4.2.3 |a| |ii|| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 1 |
| Offside Front Outer Front constant velocity joint gaiter damaged to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc |2.5.C.1a| | 1 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Seat belt not functioning as intended (7.1.2 (c)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Service brake lagging in operation (1.2.1 (d)) | 1 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working Intermittent fault |1.1.A.3b| | 1 |
| Offside front brake binding |3.7.B.1| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Hydraulic brake calliper leaking banjo bolt to caliper leaking brake fluid (1.1.16 (b) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Inner Steering linkage ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| adversely affected by the operation of another lamp |1.1.A.3f| | 1 |
| Offside Front Seat belt not functioning as intended (7.1.2 (c)) | 1 |
| Nearside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 1 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 1 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content at idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Seat belt locking mechanism does not secure or release |5.2.5a| | 1 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Rear Inner Brake disc significantly and obviously worn reduced braking ? (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working |4.4.1 |a| |ii|| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp cleaning device for LED or HID headlamp inoperative (4.1.6 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Headlamp cleaning device for LED or HID headlamp inoperative (4.1.6 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Central Driver`s view of the road through the swept area of the windscreen materially affected by an obstruction |3.1 |a| |ii|| | 1 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 1 |
| Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Brake disc fractured |1.1.14 |a| |ii|| | 1 |
| Nearside Parking brake inoperative on one side |1.4.1 |a|| | 1 |
| Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Parking (secondary brake) on a single line braking system has inadequate effort at a wheel (1.3.1 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Direction indicator not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |