| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 55 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 34 |
| Nearside Rear Seat belt retracting mechanism defective (7.1.2 (e)) | 33 |
| Offside Rear Seat belt retracting mechanism defective (7.1.2 (e)) | 24 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 11 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 11 |
| Nearside Rear Seat belt not functioning as intended (7.1.2 (c)) | 11 |
| Offside Rear Seat belt not functioning as intended (7.1.2 (c)) | 10 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 9 |
| Nearside Rear Seat belt retracting mechanism defective |7.1.2 |e|| | 8 |
| Offside Rear Seat belt retracting mechanism defective |7.1.2 |e|| | 6 |
| Nearside Rear Seat belt not functioning as intended |7.1.2 |c|| | 4 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 4 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 4 |
| Exhaust on a vehicle fitted with a diesel particulate filter emits visible smoke of any colour (8.2.2.2 (d)) | 3 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 3 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 3 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 3 |
| Nearside Rear Outer Seat belt not functioning as intended (7.1.2 (c)) | 2 |
| Offside Rear Outer Seat belt not functioning as intended (7.1.2 (c)) | 2 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 2 |
| Offside Rear Seat belt not functioning as intended |7.1.2 |c|| | 2 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 2 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 2 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 2 |
| Registration plate issues | 2 |
| Exhaust emits excessive smoke or vapour likely to obscure the vision of other road users (8.2.2.2 (c)) | 1 |
| Exhaust emissions test not completed because smoke levels are significantly in excess of the specified limit values Emission reading 9.87m-1 >9.99m-1 (8.2.2.2 (f)) | 1 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed default limit of 0.7m-1 (8.2.2.2 (b)) | 1 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end seriously misaligned (2.1.3 (e)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Track rod end seriously misaligned (2.1.3 (e)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Seat belt buckle not functioning as intended (7.1.2 (d)) | 1 |
| Emissions not tested (8.2.2.2 (e)) | 1 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 1 |
| Windscreen damaged and affecting the drivers view of the road (3.2 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 1 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Seat belt buckle not functioning as intended seat belt does not retract (7.1.2 (d)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Seat belt retracting mechanism defective not allowing belt out (7.1.2 (e)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Valve stem seriously damaged Perished / cracked |4.1.D.1e| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Valve stem seriously damaged Perished / cracked |4.1.D.1e| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Seat belt not functioning as intended not retracting |7.1.2 |c|| | 1 |
| Nearside Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Seat belt retracting mechanism defective Won???t retract (7.1.2 (e)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt split (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i)) | 1 |
| Front Windscreen damaged and affecting the drivers view of the road (3.2 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Windscreen wiper blade insecure | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn |1.1.14 |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 |
| Central Rear Exhaust shield missing where fitted as original equipment creating a risk of fire heat shield to resecure (6.1.3 (e)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Outer Seat belt retracting mechanism defective |5.2.5b| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 1 |
| Rear Exhaust shield missing where fitted as original equipment creating a risk of fire (6.1.3 (e)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Outer Seat belt retracting mechanism defective (7.1.2 (e)) | 1 |
| Rear Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits 4.150.................... 0.950..1.030 (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Seat belt retracting mechanism defective not retracting (7.1.2 (e)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 1 |
| Offside Rear Seat belt installation allows in excess of 25mm movement at a looped belt anchorage (10.1 (r)) | 1 |
| Offside Windscreen damaged and affecting the drivers view of the road (3.2 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Seat belt buckle not functioning as intended (7.1.2 (d)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage insecure and impairing directional stability (5.3.3 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |5.3.4 |b| |ii|| | 1 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint likely to become detached (5.3.4 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Bumper insecure (6.1.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Oil leaking excessively from engine (8.4.1 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Front Windscreen damaged and affecting the drivers view of the road cracked through windsreen repair (3.2 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction engine management light on dash (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 1 |
| Offside Track rod end ball joint dust cover insecure so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 1 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |5.3.4 |b| |ii|| | 1 |
| Drivers view of the road through the swept area of the windscreen materially affected by an obstruction (3.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Body has an unsafe modification nsr panal damaged-exposing sharp edges (6.2.1 (d) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Wheel bearing has excessive play (5.1.3 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Seat belt retracting mechanism defective |5.2.5b| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Seat belt not functioning as intended Does not retract (7.1.2 (c)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Seat belt not functioning as intended Does not release (7.1.2 (c)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 1 |
| Fuel tank exhaust shield missing where fitted as original equipment creating a risk of fire (6.1.3 (e)) | 1 |
| Central Driver`s view of the road through the swept area of the windscreen materially affected by an obstruction |3.1 |a| |ii|| | 1 |
| Offside Front Body component damaged and likely to cause injury Mirror body (6.2.1 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Outer Seat belt retracting mechanism defective (7.1.2 (e)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Seat belt not functioning as intended Will not retract (7.1.2 (c)) | 1 |