| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Registration plate issues | 71 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 65 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 56 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 28 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 12 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 11 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 10 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 9 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 6 |
| Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2| | 5 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 5 |
| Rear fog lamp switch missing |1.3.1a| | 4 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 4 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 4 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 3 |
| Rear fog lamp switch faulty |1.3.1a| | 3 |
| Nearside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 3 |
| Rear fog lamp switch inoperative |4.5.3 |a| |ii|| | 2 |
| Offside Front Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2| | 2 |
| Front Headlamp cleaning device inoperative |1.7.2| | 2 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 2 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value |1.4.2 |a| |ii|| | 2 |
| Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side |1.4.1 |a|| | 2 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 2 |
| Electronic parking brake control defective so that it cannot be satisfactorily operated |3.1.3c| | 2 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 2 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 2 |
| Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Electronic parking brake control defective so that it cannot be satisfactorily operated (1.1.6 (d)) | 2 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 2 |
| Offside Front Lower Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush (5.3.2 (c)) | 2 |
| Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 2 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 2 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 2 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush |5.3.2 |c|| | 1 |
| Nearside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 1 |
| Offside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 1 |
| Offside Front Headlamp cleaning device for LED or HID headlamp inoperative |4.1.6 |a| |ii|| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 1 |
| Offside Front Direction indicator has a product on the lens so it is not visible from a reasonable distance |1.4.A.2e| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Front passenger door cannot be opened from inside the vehicle |6.2.3 |a|| | 1 |
| Offside Headlamp cleaning device for LED or HID headlamp inoperative |4.1.6 |a| |ii|| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side |1.4.1 |a|| | 1 |
| Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits |7.3.D.3| | 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 |
| Nearside Front Front suspension has excessive play in a track control arm inner bush |2.5.B.2b| | 1 |
| Offside Front Front suspension has excessive play in a track control arm inner bush |2.5.B.2b| | 1 |
| Nearside Headlamp insecure |4.1.1 |c|| | 1 |
| Position lamp switch cannot be operated from the normal driving position |1.1.A.1| | 1 |
| Offside Front Braking system leaking When under pressure fluid leaking from bleed nipple |3.6.A.1| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Parking |secondary brake| on a single line braking system has inadequate effort at a wheel |1.3.1 |a| |i|| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Parking |secondary brake| on a single line braking system has inadequate effort at a wheel |1.3.1 |a| |i|| | 1 |
| Offside Front Obligatory mirror insecure |8.1.1| | 1 |
| Offside Headlamp insecure |1.7.3| | 1 |
| Brake hose has insufficient room to move | 1 |
| Nearside Parking brake inoperative on one side |1.4.1 |a|| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim aimed so that it dazzles other road users |1.8.A.1a| | 1 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim aimed so that it dazzles other road users |1.8.A.1a| | 1 |
| Driver`s door cannot be opened from inside the vehicle |6.2.B.1b| | 1 |
| Offside Front Seat belt retracting mechanism defective |5.2.5b| | 1 |
| Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 1 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h|| | 1 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.2.2 |g|| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside |1.8| | 1 |
| Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b| | 1 |
| Steering rack gaiter split leaking |2.2.D.2d| | 1 |
| Rear Braking system leaking |3.6.A.1| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Front Headlamp cleaning device inoperative both |1.7.2| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 1 |
| Brake pedal spongy |3.3.B.1b| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp cleaning device for LED or HID headlamp inoperative |4.1.6 |a| |ii|| | 1 |
| Nearside Headlamp cleaning device inoperative |1.7.2| | 1 |
| Offside Headlamp cleaning device inoperative |1.7.2| | 1 |
| Offside Rear brake caliper leaking |3.6.A.1| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn inner face |1.1.14 |a| |i|| | 1 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.1.3 |b| |i|| | 1 |
| Offside Front Track rod end loose |2.2.B.1d| | 1 |
| Fuel cap/sealing device does not fasten securely by positive means |7.2.4b| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Valve stem seriously damaged |4.1.D.1e| | 1 |
| Electronic parking brake warning indicates a malfunction |3.1.7| | 1 |
| Headlamp cleaning device for LED or HID headlamp inoperative (4.1.6 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Brake hose twisted (3.6.B.4c) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover insecure so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.4.G.2) | 1 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7) | 1 |
| Rear fog lamp switch inoperative switch not lighting up (4.5.3 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp cleaning device for LED or HID headlamp inoperative (4.1.6 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Headlamp cleaning device for LED or HID headlamp inoperative (4.1.6 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Stop lamp(s) remains on when the brakes are released (4.3.2 (a) (iii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Windscreen wiper not working (3.4 (a)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Windscreen wiper not working (3.4 (a)) | 1 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault bulb light indicator on (7.1.6 (a)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Sub-frame corroded and seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i)) | 1 |
| Boot lid cannot be secured in the closed position (6.2.1 (e)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 1 |
| Parking brake inoperative on one side Both parking brakes (1.4.1 (a)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage insecure and impairing directional stability (5.3.3 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Valve stem seriously damaged (5.2.3 (j)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 1 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp insecure (4.1.1 (c)) | 1 |
| Electronic parking brake control inoperative (1.1.6 (d)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working 501 fitted (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Rear fog lamp switch inoperative (4.5.3 (a)) | 1 |
| Nearside Reversing lamp inoperative (4.6.1 (a)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Rear reflector defective or damaged by more than 50% of the reflecting surface Rear lens have been tinted (4.8.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Direction indicator not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 1 |
| Hydraulic fluid leaking excessively (8.4.1 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Sub-frame corroded and seriously weakened between suspension arms is a hole (5.3.3 (b) (i)) | 1 |
| Drivers seat fore and aft adjustment mechanism not functioning as intended. (6.2.5 (b) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Brake disc contaminated (1.1.14 (b)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Brake disc contaminated (1.1.14 (b)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Exhaust shield missing where fitted as original equipment creating a risk of fire exhaust heat sheld adrift and touching driveshaft (6.1.3 (e)) | 1 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 1 |
| Offside Front Headlamp levelling device inoperative (4.1.5 (a)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Subframe mounting prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength (5.3.6 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Brake hose excessively deteriorated | 1 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn inner bushes (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |