| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 19 |
| Registration plate issues | 15 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 12 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 7 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 5 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 5 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 5 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 4 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 4 |
| Front brake application uneven | 3 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 3 |
| Electronic stability system warning lamp indicates a fault |3.4.1c| | 3 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 3 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 3 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 3 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 2 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 2 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 2 |
| Windscreen has damage | 2 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 2 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 2 |
| Offside Front Inner Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 2 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 2 |
| Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 2 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side both sides (1.4.1 (a)) | 2 |
| Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a track control arm inner bush rear arm |2.5.B.2b| | 1 |
| Nearside Electronic parking brake control defective so that it cannot be satisfactorily operated |3.1.3c| | 1 |
| Nearside Suspension weakened allowing body or other component to foul a road wheel or would do so if laden |2.4.A.1b| | 1 |
| Offside front brake juddering severely |3.7.A.2b| | 1 |
| Rear brake application uneven | 1 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement inner |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Lower Ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.2.C.1c| | 1 |
| Offside Front Lower Ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.2.C.1c| | 1 |
| Offside Front wheel bearing has excessive play |2.5.A.3c| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush track control arm inner |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush track control arm inner |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 1 |
| Offside Front Steering linkage ball joint has excessive play |2.1.3 |b| |i|| | 1 |
| Offside Front Steering linkage ball joint ball joint dust cover excessively damaged or deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.1.3 |g| |ii|| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Offside Front Upper Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Brake hose twisted |3.6.B.4c| | 1 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault |7.12 |e|| | 1 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h|| | 1 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a| |ii|| | 1 |
| Driver`s airbag obviously defective |5.4.1| | 1 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 1 |
| Rear Brake lining|s| less than 1.5 mm thick |3.5.1g| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 1 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 1 |
| Offside Front Service brake lagging in operation |1.2.1 |d|| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating |1.2.1 |e|| | 1 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating |1.2.1 |e|| | 1 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement lower rear arm inner bush |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Service brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 1 |
| Brake pedal has no servo assistance |3.3.B.2| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn Rear straight arm inner bush worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 1 |
| Exhaust emissions likely to be affected by an exhaust leak (8.2.1.1 (b)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Inner Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn lower arm back bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn lower arm back bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 1 |
| Central Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Suspension component mounting prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength sill holed (5.3.6 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Suspension component mounting prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength sill holed (5.3.6 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm likely to fail (5.3.3 (b) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm likely to fail (5.3.3 (b) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Upper Suspension arm likely to fail (5.3.3 (b) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm likely to fail (5.3.3 (b) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength inner sill holed (5.3.6 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength inner sill holed (5.3.6 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp has a product on the lens so that the light output is severely reduced (4.1.4 (b)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Headlamp has a product on the lens so that the light output is severely reduced (4.1.4 (b)) | 1 |
| Nearside Headlamp lens seriously defective (4.1.1 (b) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Headlamp lens seriously defective (4.1.1 (b) (ii)) | 1 |
| Bonnet cannot be secured in the closed position (3.1 (b) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn forward arm inner bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Upper Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn forward arm inner bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt rear front arm (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 1 |
| Headlamp has a product on the lens so that the light output is severely reduced both front (4.1.4 (b)) | 1 |
| Nearside Obligatory mirror seriously damaged, affecting the rear view (3.3 (b) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Suspension levelling valve damaged or deteriorated and function affected link broken (5.3.5 (b) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn inner bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn inner bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Front Brake servo inoperative (1.1.10 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Front Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 1 |
| Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Central Drivers view of the road through the swept area of the windscreen significantly affected by an obstruction NAV HOLDER (3.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Suspension unit damaged or deteriorated and function affected (5.3.5 (b) (i)) | 1 |
| Electronic power steering warning lamp indicates a system malfunction (VGRS)Also, steering noisy when operated (2.6 (a)) | 1 |
| Steering rack gaiter missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt both sides (2.1.3 (g) (ii)) | 1 |
| Front Suspension arm pin or bush likely to become detached BOTH (5.3.4 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn track control arm inner bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn track control arm inner bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 1 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn front (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Brake hose excessively deteriorated | 1 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Emissions unable to be completed very bad exhaust leaks (8.2.1.2 (d)) | 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 corroded to the extent that the rigidity of the assembly is significantly reduced sill/floor (6.1.1 (c) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Integral body structure corroded to the extent that the rigidity of the assembly is significantly reduced foor/sill (6.1.1 (c) (i)) | 1 |
| Rear Sub-frame corroded and seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i)) | 1 |