| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 35 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 29 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 9 |
| Offside Rear brake caliper has restricted free movement |3.5.1k| | 7 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 7 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 6 |
| Nearside Rear brake caliper has restricted free movement |3.5.1k| | 6 |
| Registration plate issues | 6 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 5 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 4 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 3 |
| Rear brake application uneven | 3 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 3 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 3 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 3 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 3 |
| Nearside Headlamp light intensity severely reduced (4.1.4 (a)) | 3 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 3 |
| Front brake application uneven | 2 |
| Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 2 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h|| | 2 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 2 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c)) | 2 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 2 |
| Brake hose excessively deteriorated | 2 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a| |ii|| | 1 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a| |ii|| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam flashes on and off every now and then |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 1 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam flashes on and off now and then |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim not tested |4.1.2 |b|| | 1 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim not tested |4.1.2 |b|| | 1 |
| Emissions not tested not safe to carry on with testing |8.2.1.2 |d|| | 1 |
| Exhaust emits excessive dense blue smoke during acceleration |8.2.1.2 |g|| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating |1.2.1 |e|| | 1 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn |1.1.14 |a| |i|| | 1 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 1 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 1 |
| Nearside Headlamp excessively deteriorated so that the light output is severely reduced |1.7.5a| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 1 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 1 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault |7.1.6 |a|| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 1 |
| Offside Front Side repeater not working |4.4.1 |a| |ii|| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side |1.4.1 |a|| | 1 |
| Front brake excessively fluctuating | 1 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 1 |
| Windscreen wiper blade insecure | 1 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported box missing |7.1.1| | 1 |
| Offside Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 1 |
| Headlamps matched pair incorrect colour |4.1.4 |a|| | 1 |
| Service brake excessively fluctuating both rears |1.2.1 |e|| | 1 |
| Rear rear brake excessively fluctuating |3.7.B.3| | 1 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam turns off after a period of time |1.7.5a| | 1 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |5.3.4 |b| |ii|| | 1 |
| Offside Front Wheel nut|s| missing |4.2.A.1e| | 1 |
| Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 1 |
| Rear Mechanical brake component has restricted free movement | 1 |
| Battery insecure |1.9.1| | 1 |
| Horn not working |7.7 |a| |ii|| | 1 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 1 |
| Centre Rear Statutory seat belt missing stalk |5.1.1| | 1 |
| Offside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 1 |
| Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.1.3 |b| |i|| | 1 |
| Offside Front Lower Seat belt locking mechanism does not secure or release Drivers seat belt buckle inoperative |5.2.5a| | 1 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault |7.12 |e|| | 1 |
| Nearside front brake recording little or no effort |3.7.B.5a| | 1 |
| Service brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Suspension component ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt bottom arm hub bush badly split |5.3.4 |b| |ii|| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Rear wheel bearing rough when rotated |2.6.1| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Rear wheel bearing rough when rotated |2.6.1| | 1 |
| Brake pedal has insufficient reserve travel parking brake |1.1.2 |a|| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 1 |
| Nearside Lower Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 1 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a)) | 1 |
| Nearside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 1 |
| Front Headlamp levelling device inoperative (4.1.5 (a)) | 1 |
| Headlamp aim not tested (4.1.2 (b)) | 1 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 1 |
| Front Brake disc fractured (1.1.14 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Bonnet seriously at risk of opening inadvertently (3.1 (b) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Headlamp light intensity severely reduced (4.1.4 (a)) | 1 |
| Emissions not tested (8.2.1.2 (d)) | 1 |
| Exhaust emissions likely to be affected by an exhaust leak (8.2.1.1 (b)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Battery insecure and likely to cause a short circuit (4.13 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Brake hose excessively twisted (1.1.12 (b) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has negligible damping effect (5.3.2 (d)) | 1 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 1 |
| Bonnet primary retaining device ineffective catch not returning to lock position (3.1 (c)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator adversely affected by the operation of another lamp (4.4.3 (b)) | 1 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength (5.3.6 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength (5.3.6 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Integral body structure or chassis has excessive corrosion to the extent that overall security or stability of the body is impaired floor to sill corroded (6.2.2 (d) (ii)) | 1 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a)) | 1 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 1 |
| Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases Front and mid sections (6.1.2 (a)) | 1 |