| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 65 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 58 |
| Registration plate issues | 36 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 8 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 4 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 3 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 3 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 2 |
| Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 2 |
| Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Nearside Front Body component damaged and likely to cause injury (6.2.1 (a) (i)) | 2 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 2 |
| Offside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 2 |
| Nearside Rear Other passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle (6.2.3 (a)) | 2 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 2 |
| Nearside Rear Rear reflector defective or damaged by more than 50% of the reflecting surface (4.8.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Front Windscreen damaged and affecting the drivers view of the road (3.2 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Obligatory mirror seriously damaged, affecting the rear view (3.3 (b) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 1 |
| Offside Rear Rear reflector defective or damaged by more than 50% of the reflecting surface (4.8.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Central Rear Seat belt webbing significantly weakened (7.1.2 (b) (ii)) | 1 |
| Headlamp not working on main beam BOTH FRONT POSSIBLE SWITCH (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing wheel stud snapped (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play nut loose (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside 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 Obligatory mirror seriously damaged, affecting the rear view (3.3 (b) (ii)) | 1 |
| Drivers view of the road through the swept area of the windscreen significantly affected by an obstruction hung from mirror (3.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Road wheel fixing missing 1 x wheel nut missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Inner Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Inner Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Central Front Bumper damaged and likely to cause injury when grazed or contacted (6.1.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Undertray likely to become detached (6.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Front fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Brake hose connection leaking on an air braking system brake pipe to brake hose connection (1.1.12 (c) (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 |
| Headlamp cleaning device for LED or HID headlamp inoperative Offside washer part missing (4.1.6 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 1 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Windscreen in an unacceptable condition (3.2 (c) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Headlamp cleaning device for LED or HID headlamp inoperative (4.1.6 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp cleaning device for LED or HID headlamp inoperative (4.1.6 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Trailer electrical socket (13 pin) not operating the trailer lamps as intended Fog Lamp (4.10 (c) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake lagging in operation (1.2.1 (d)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Body component damaged and likely to cause injury PRS damaged mirror body has sharp edges, applied tape to mask sharp edges (6.2.1 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Headlamp cleaning device for LED or HID headlamp inoperative due to damage (4.1.6 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Windscreen wiper not working (3.4 (a)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Reversing lamp inoperative (4.6.1 (a)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Windscreen damaged and affecting the drivers view of the road heavily scratched in zone "a" (3.2 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 1 |
| Offside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Front Drivers view of the road through the swept area of the windscreen significantly affected by an obstruction (3.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 1 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn lower arm, rear bush separated. (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn lower arm, rear bush separated. (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Windscreen washer jets misaligned and not providing sufficient fluid to the windscreen (3.5 (a)) | 1 |
| Rear Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 1 |
| Nearside Reversing lamp inoperative (4.6.1 (a)) | 1 |
| Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt both front (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 1 |
| Bonnet cannot be secured in the closed position bonnet latch jammed (3.1 (b) (i)) | 1 |
| Central Front Drivers view of the road through the swept area of the windscreen significantly affected by an obstruction Items in drivers view through windscreen. (3.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 1 |
| Front Direction indicator not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 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 Front fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Direction indicator not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Brake hose excessively twisted (1.1.12 (b) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |