| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 33 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 24 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 20 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 10 |
| Registration plate issues | 9 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 9 |
| Brake hose excessively deteriorated | 6 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 5 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 3 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 3 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 3 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 3 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 2 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 2 |
| Rear Mechanical brake component has restricted free movement | 2 |
| Service brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.C.1a| | 2 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.C.1b| | 2 |
| Windscreen damaged and affecting the driver`s view of the road |3.2 |a| |ii|| | 2 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 2 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 2 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 2 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fractured (5.2.2 (a)) | 2 |
| Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 2 |
| Electronic parking brake control inoperative (1.1.6 (d)) | 2 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 2 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn lower arm rear bush |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn lower arm rear bush |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Seat belt damaged sufficient to significantly weakened the webbing |5.2.2a| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Seat belt damaged sufficient to significantly weakened the webbing |5.2.2a| | 1 |
| Offside Front Body has a sharp edge caused by damage Headlamp |6.1.C.1| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage pin or bush excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 1 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage pin or bush excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Wheel bearing rough when rotated |5.1.3 |b| |i|| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 1 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 1 |
| Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits |7.3.D.3| | 1 |
| Rear Fluid suspension leaking arcbar leaking fluid |2.4.D.2| | 1 |
| Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases flexi pipe |6.1.2 |a|| | 1 |
| Rear Fluid suspension unit leaking |2.4.D.2| | 1 |
| Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside both |1.8| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear reflector missing |1.5.1a| | 1 |
| Offside Front Braking system leaking |3.6.A.1| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Front suspension has excessive play in a pin or bush of a lower wishbone inner bearing |2.5.B.1a| | 1 |
| Offside Front Front suspension has excessive play in a pin or bush of a lower wishbone inner bearing |2.5.B.1a| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush rear bush |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Brake pedal anti-slip provision missing |3.3.A.1b| | 1 |
| Rear brake binding | 1 |
| Offside Front Wheel nut|s| missing |4.2.A.1e| | 1 |
| Offside Front Brake hose leaking |3.6.A.1| | 1 |
| Brake performance not tested |3.7.A.1| | 1 |
| Brake performance not tested engine cut out. |1.2.1 |g|| | 1 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 1 |
| Front Driver`s view of the road through the swept area of the windscreen materially affected by an obstruction |3.1 |a| |ii|| | 1 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 1 |
| Rear Suspension unit leaking |5.3.5 |c|| | 1 |
| Offside Front Upper Suspension arm attachment bracket/mounting nut missing |2.4.G.1| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel cracked wheel cracked on old welded repair on inner face |4.2.A.1a| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn Arm rear bush excessive movement/wear. |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 1 |
| Offside Front Seat belt damaged |7.1.2 |b| |i|| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush outer rose bush |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush outer rose |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Front wheel bearing rough when rotated |2.5.A.2| | 1 |
| Headlamp cleaning device inoperative |1.7.2| | 1 |
| Rear Fluid suspension leaking arc anti roll bar |2.4.D.2| | 1 |
| Headlamp cleaning device for LED or HID headlamp inoperative |4.1.6 |a| |ii|| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt loose |5.3.4 |b| |ii|| | 1 |
| Front Window excessively tinted and visibility of an obligatory external mirror seriously affected both |3.2 |b| |ii|| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Other passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle (6.2.3 (a)) | 1 |
| Offside Headlamp aim not tested Dip beam not working (4.1.2 (b)) | 1 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Headlamp cleaning device for LED or HID headlamp inoperative (4.1.6 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Headlamp cleaning device for LED or HID headlamp inoperative (4.1.6 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn lower rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn lower rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Lower Rear reflector missing (4.8.2 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Lower Rear reflector missing (4.8.2 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Inner Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Inner Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Power steering pipe/hose leaking Near pump (2.1.5 (a)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage pin or bush likely to become detached (5.3.4 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Windscreen washer jets misaligned and not providing sufficient fluid to the windscreen missing (3.5 (a)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Lower Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn forward bush under load (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn forward under load (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Upper Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Front Anti-roll bar pin or bush excessively worn sideways movement (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Cab steps in such a condition that it is likely to cause injury (6.2.8 (b)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake grabbing severely (1.2.1 (c)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn Rearwards bush. (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn Rearwards bush. (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Front Brake pedal anti-slip provision missing pedal (1.1.2 (c)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Wheel bearing has excessive play (5.1.3 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rearward bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Rear Suspension accumulator leaking suspension fluid low (5.3.5 (c)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Brake hose excessively twisted (1.1.12 (b) (ii)) | 1 |
| Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect nearside and offside kick up to right (4.1.2 (c)) | 1 |
| Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt nearside and offside (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 1 |
| Road wheel fixing missing all 1x per wheel (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Electronic parking brake warning indicates a malfunction (1.1.6 (e)) | 1 |
| Brake performance not tested (1.2.1 (g)) | 1 |
| Oil leaking continuously from engine posing a serious risk to road safety (8.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Central Rear Suspension component leaking (5.3.5 (c)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Rear reflector missing (4.8.2 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Other passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle (6.2.3 (a)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Brake pipe at imminent risk of failure or fracture (1.1.11 (a)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Brake pipe at imminent risk of failure or fracture (1.1.11 (a)) | 1 |
| Brake performance unable to be tested (1.2.1 (g)) | 1 |
| Electronic parking brake control defective so that it cannot be satisfactorily operated (1.1.6 (d)) | 1 |
| Nearside Obligatory mirror seriously damaged, affecting the rear view (3.3 (b) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp with a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Suspension system inoperative stuck in off road / high setting (5.3.5 (a)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Suspension pipe leaking under arch . split pipe (5.3.5 (c)) | 1 |
| Emissions unable to be completed (8.2.1.2 (d)) | 1 |
| Front Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Road wheel fractured (5.2.2 (a)) | 1 |
| Drivers door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle (6.2.3 (a)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Suspension unit leaking (5.3.5 (c)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Wheel bearing has excessive play Driveshaft nut loose (5.1.3 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Brake pipe leaking on a hydraulic braking system CORRODED (1.1.11 (b) (ii)) | 1 |
| Brake performance unable to be tested DUE TO BRAKE SYSTEM LEAK (1.2.1 (g)) | 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 |
| Offside Front Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i)) | 1 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content at idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 1 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a)) | 1 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 1 |
| Fuel system component leaking under vehicle/fuel tank (6.1.3 (b) (i)) | 1 |
| Main beam tell-tale not working (4.9.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a)) | 1 |
| Nearside Side repeater incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 1 |
| Offside Side repeater incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 1 |
| Bonnet primary retaining device excessively deteriorated (3.1 (c)) | 1 |
| Suspension component leaking (5.3.5 (c)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Body component damaged and likely to cause injury (6.2.1 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Outer Body component corroded and likely to cause injury (6.2.1 (a) (i)) | 1 |