| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 22 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 16 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 8 |
| Registration plate issues | 8 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 6 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 5 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 4 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 4 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 3 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 3 |
| Offside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 2 |
| Nearside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 2 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 2 |
| Front brake application uneven | 2 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 2 |
| Nearside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 2 |
| Main beam `tell-tale` not working |1.7.4c| | 1 |
| Rear fog lamp tell tale not working |1.3.1b| | 1 |
| Indicator tell tale inoperative |1.4.A.2a| | 1 |
| Speedometer cannot be illuminated. |6.7.3| | 1 |
| Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 1 |
| Front brake excessively fluctuating | 1 |
| Offside Front Upper Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement inner bushes |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Offside Headlamp insecure |1.7.3| | 1 |
| Offside Front coil spring fractured |2.4.C.1a| | 1 |
| Nearside Headlamp insecure |1.7.3| | 1 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h|| | 1 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault |7.12 |e|| | 1 |
| Electronic parking brake control defective so that it cannot be satisfactorily operated |1.1.6 |d|| | 1 |
| Electronic parking brake warning indicates a malfunction |1.1.6 |e|| | 1 |
| Offside Front Upper Sub-frame corroded and seriously weakened |5.3.3 |b| |i|| | 1 |
| Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases Centre joint loose and blowing |6.1.2 |a|| | 1 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value |1.4.2 |a| |ii|| | 1 |
| Nearside Parking brake inoperative on one side |1.4.1 |a|| | 1 |
| Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side |1.4.1 |a|| | 1 |
| Electronic parking brake warning indicates a malfunction |3.1.7| | 1 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.C.1b| | 1 |
| Windscreen has damage | 1 |
| Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Offside Front Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 1 |
| Offside Front Headlamp cleaning device obviously defective |1.7.2| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear rear brake recording little or no effort |3.7.B.5a| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Wheel bolt|s| missing |4.2.A.1e| | 1 |
| Offside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 1 |
| Nearside Front coil spring fractured |2.4.C.1a| | 1 |
| Windscreen wiper blade insecure | 1 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 1 |
| Nearside Front Body panel damaged and likely to cause injury wing split (6.2.1 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint likely to become detached (5.3.4 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Front Sub-frame corroded and seriously weakened subframe holed and corroded (5.3.3 (b) (i)) | 1 |
| Exhaust system insecure all 4 ex clamps (6.1.2 (a)) | 1 |
| Nearside Headlamp cleaning device obviously defective |1.7.2| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring corroded so that its cross sectional area is reduced and seriously weakened (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Headlamp cleaning device obviously defective |1.7.2| | 1 |
| Offside Front Road wheel fractured (5.2.2 (a)) | 1 |
| Stop lamp remains on when the brakes are released | 1 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim aimed so that it dazzles other road users |1.8.A.1a| | 1 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 1 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Inner Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Suspension component mounting prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength top wishbone mounting area (5.3.6 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Suspension arm insecurely attached Track control arm adjuster loose (5.3.3 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Sub-frame corroded and seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Sub-frame corroded and seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Lower Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush (5.3.2 (c)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Lower Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush (5.3.2 (c)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 1 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn Upper suspension arm forward bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn Upper suspension arm forward bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |