| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 17 |
| Registration plate issues | 17 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 7 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 4 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 3 |
| Offside Front Upper Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 3 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 2 |
| Nearside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 2 |
| Rear brake binding | 2 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 2 |
| Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 2 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 2 |
| Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement both |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Lower Shock absorber has an excessively worn bush |2.7.4| | 1 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 1 |
| Offside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 1 |
| Offside Headlamp excessively deteriorated so that the light output is severely reduced |1.7.5a| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 1 |
| Offside Front Suspension component mounting prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength chassis - upper arm mounting |5.3.6 |a| |i|| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Valve stem seriously damaged |5.2.3 |j|| | 1 |
| Offside Front Upper Suspension arm ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt outer |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 1 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 1 |
| Nearside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 1 |
| Hazard warning switch inoperative |4.4.2 |a| |ii|| | 1 |
| Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorber has an excessively worn bush |2.7.4| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Steering rack gaiter split |2.2.D.2d| | 1 |
| Offside Front Upper Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 1 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value |1.4.2 |a| |ii|| | 1 |
| Offside Front Steering rack gaiter missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt split |2.1.3 |g| |ii|| | 1 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 1 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 1 |
| Front Steering rack gaiter split both |2.2.D.2d| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 1 |
| Rear Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b| | 1 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Shock absorber has an excessively worn bush |2.7.4| | 1 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint worn to the extent there is a serious risk of detachment |2.1.3 |b| |ii|| | 1 |
| Front Headlamp insecure both (4.1.1 (c)) | 1 |
| Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 1 |
| Electronic parking brake control defective so that it cannot be satisfactorily operated (1.1.6 (d)) | 1 |
| Headlamp insecure both (4.1.1 (c)) | 1 |
| Nearside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Track rod end 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 Steering rack gaiter missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Steering rack gaiter missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii)) | 1 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 1 |
| Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 1 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 1 |
| Fuel cap/sealing device mounting flange/sealing method defective Unable to open fuel filler flap to check fuel cap |7.2.4c| | 1 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Suspension component mounting prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength (5.3.6 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Lower Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush (5.3.2 (c)) | 1 |