| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 48 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 23 |
| Registration plate issues | 17 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 11 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 8 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 7 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 5 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 4 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 3 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 3 |
| Windscreen damaged and affecting the driver`s view of the road |3.2 |a| |ii|| | 3 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 3 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn Camber (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 3 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 3 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 3 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 2 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn spring arm (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 2 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 2 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 2 |
| Driver`s view of the road through the swept area of the windscreen materially affected by an obstruction dash cam |3.1 |a| |ii|| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a| |ii|| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Obligatory mirror insecure Door |3.3 |b| |ii|| | 1 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h|| | 1 |
| Nearside Windscreen wiper not working |3.4 |a|| | 1 |
| Brake lining|s| wear indicator illuminated |1.1.13 |a| |i|| | 1 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn Track control arm ball joint has excess play / movement. |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 1 |
| Front Service brake excessively fluctuating |1.2.1 |e|| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn camber arm |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 1 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn camber arm |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn Camber arm |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 1 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |5.3.4 |b| |ii|| | 1 |
| Offside Windscreen damaged and affecting the driver`s view of the road cracked |3.2 |a| |ii|| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn Camber |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 1 |
| Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn |1.1.14 |a| |i|| | 1 |
| Offside Front Headlamp insecure |4.1.1 |c|| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing |5.2.1 |a| |i|| | 1 |
| Offside Front Road wheel fixing missing |5.2.1 |a| |i|| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Road wheel fixing missing |5.2.1 |a| |i|| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Road wheel fixing missing |5.2.1 |a| |i|| | 1 |
| Offside Windscreen damaged and affecting the driver`s view of the road |3.2 |a| |ii|| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Brake slack adjuster obviously defective Spring missing (1.1.18 (b)) | 1 |
| Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 1 |
| Prop shaft bearing likely to break up (6.1.7 (b) (ii)) | 1 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn lower camber arm. (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn lower camber arm. (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn spring link (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn camber arm (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn spring control arm ball joint has excessive play / movement (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn spring control arm ball joint has excessive play / movement (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Drivers view of the road through the swept area of the windscreen materially affected by an obstruction (3.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Direction indicator not working mirror (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn both camber arms (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Bonnet primary retaining device excessively deteriorated Catch seized (3.1 (c)) | 1 |
| Front Service brake excessively fluctuating Both front (1.2.1 (e)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn control arm (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn spring link. (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn spring link. (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Steering linkage ball joint has excessive play rack end (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn spring arm (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing bolt missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn badly corroded (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn badly corroded (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn badly corroded (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn badly corroded (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn lower ball joint (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn spring link (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn spring link (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn Camber (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Wheel bearing has excessive play (5.1.3 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 1 |
| Offside Rear Outer Stop lamp(s) with a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn Spring link excessive play (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn lower camber arm ball joint. (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn Spring link (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn Spring link (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension component ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Road wheel fractured (5.2.2 (a)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing wheel bolt (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 1 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 1 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content at idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Outer Steering linkage ball joint ball joint dust cover insecure so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Outer Steering linkage ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn rear (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fractured inner rim (5.2.2 (a)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Road wheel fractured inner rim (5.2.2 (a)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Windscreen in an unacceptable condition crack in screen bigger than 40mm in swept area (zone b) (3.2 (c) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Road wheel fractured (5.2.2 (a)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fractured (5.2.2 (a)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 1 |
| Bonnet primary retaining device ineffective (3.1 (c)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn rear arm (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn rear arm (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Body component damaged and likely to cause injury offside rear lens (6.2.1 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Side repeater obviously incorrectly positioned (4.4.3 (a)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn Springlink control arm on OSF has excessive play (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Upper Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp lens seriously defective CRACKED & WATER CONTAMINATION & WATER INGRESS (4.2.1 (b)) | 1 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn LOWER SUSPENSION ARM BALL JOINT (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn Suspension arm which shockers mounts on to (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Suspension unit leaking rear suspension has a fault both sides (5.3.5 (c)) | 1 |
| Rear Drive shaft flexible coupling so deteriorated it is likely to fail (6.1.7 (d) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm damaged and seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i)) | 1 |
| Rear Seat belt missing middle bit on the seat belt isnt there (7.1.2 (a)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Bumper damaged and likely to cause injury when grazed or contacted (6.1.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn spring control arm (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Hydraulic brake calliper insecurely mounted and braking performance affected retainer clip missing (1.1.16 (c) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint likely to become detached NSF lower rear arm ball joint has excessive play! (5.3.4 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn OSF lower rear arm ball joint has excessive play! (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Brake performance not tested (1.2.1 (g)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 1 |
| Front Inner Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Drivers seat fore and aft adjustment mechanism not functioning as intended. (6.2.5 (b) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn rear (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Outer Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |