| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 10 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 4 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 4 |
| Registration plate issues | 3 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 3 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a)) | 3 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.2.2 |g|| | 2 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 2 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 2 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 2 |
| Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 2 |
| Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 2 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 2 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt castor |2.4.G.2| | 2 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt castor |2.4.G.2| | 2 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint likely to become detached already detached (5.3.4 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on main beam |1.7.5a| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Windscreen in an unacceptable condition In area b zone crack exceeds 40 mm (3.2 (c) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover missing (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover missing (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Windscreen wiper missing wiper arm (3.4 (a)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Seat belt not functioning as intended (7.1.2 (c)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Steering rack gaiter missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii)) | 1 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 1 |
| Undertray likely to become detached (6.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Suspension component likely to fail |5.3.3 |b| |ii|| | 1 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover missing both (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 1 |
| Front Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 1 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 1 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 1 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Outer Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn rear arm (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Wheel bolt|s| missing |4.2.A.1e| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 1 |
| Offside Front Headlamp insecure (4.1.1 (c)) | 1 |
| Headlamps matched pair are not the same colour (4.1.4 (d)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension rod ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt Drop link (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 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 |
| Offside Front Windscreen damaged and affecting the driver`s view of the road |3.2 |a| |ii|| | 1 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturer`s specified limit see emission report |8.2.2.2 |a|| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn Rear |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt Front |5.3.4 |b| |ii|| | 1 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Rear fog lamp tell tale missing |1.3.1b| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 1 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 1 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value |1.4.2 |a| |ii|| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Lower Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 1 |
| Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn both (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Headlamp light intensity severely reduced (4.1.4 (a)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt front |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 1 |
| Rear Exhaust silencer insecure |8.1.1 |b| |i|| | 1 |
| Offside Obligatory mirror seriously obscured affecting the rear view |8.1.2a| | 1 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp emits a light other than red |1.3.2e| | 1 |
| Offside Side repeater excessively damaged so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance |1.4.A.2e| | 1 |
| Offside Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn rear of front |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 1 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 1 |
| Offside Front wheel bearing has excessive play |2.5.A.3c| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Front passenger door cannot be opened from inside the vehicle (6.2.3 (a)) | 1 |
| Nearside Side repeater has a product on the light source so it is not visible from a reasonable distance |1.4.A.2e| | 1 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working |4.4.1 |a| |ii|| | 1 |