| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 91 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 37 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 15 |
| Registration plate issues | 14 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 13 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 9 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 7 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 6 |
| Windscreen damaged and affecting the drivers view of the road (3.2 (a) (ii)) | 4 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 4 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 3 |
| Offside Rear Seat belt buckle not functioning as intended (7.1.2 (d)) | 3 |
| Nearside Rear Road wheel fractured (5.2.2 (a)) | 2 |
| Rear Prop shaft flexible coupling excessively deteriorated (6.1.7 (d) (i)) | 2 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Offside Rear Road wheel fractured (5.2.2 (a)) | 2 |
| Rear Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 2 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 2 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 2 |
| Suspension system inoperative (5.3.5 (a)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension component ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Body component damaged and likely to cause injury (6.2.1 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Exhaust emits excessive dense blue smoke during acceleration (8.2.1.2 (g)) | 1 |
| Exhaust emits dense blue smoke at idle (8.2.1.2 (f)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Inner Road wheel fractured (5.2.2 (a)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn Play in spring control arm (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn Play in spring control arm (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Inner Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fractured (5.2.2 (a)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Bumper damaged and likely to cause injury when grazed or contacted (6.1.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Bumper damaged and likely to cause injury when grazed or contacted trim missing at charging point and cover protruding outwards (6.1.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp with a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Outer Seat belt buckle not functioning as intended (7.1.2 (d)) | 1 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 1 |
| Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn both front (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Drivers seat fore and aft adjustment mechanism not functioning as intended. (6.2.5 (b) (i)) | 1 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 1 |
| Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 1 |
| Offside Steering rack has excessive free play detected at the steering wheel (steering rack fitted) (2.3 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 1 |
| Nearside Front Steering rack gaiter missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn Torque strut (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn Spring Link (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Drivers view of the road through the swept area of the windscreen significantly affected by an obstruction (3.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Windscreen washer jets misaligned and not providing sufficient fluid to the windscreen (3.5 (a)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn spring link (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Central Rear Seat belt not functioning as intended unable to be used by centre passenger (7.1.2 (c)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) all not working osr light unit found unplugged- plugged back in and all lights working (4.3.1 (a) (iii)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn camber arm (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Brake hose excessively twisted (1.1.12 (b) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Fluid leak harmful to the environment or a risk to other road users (8.4.1 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Steering arm deformed to the extent that steering is affected (2.1.3 (c) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Undertray likely to become detached (6.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 1 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn springlink (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Rear Exhaust silencer insecure (8.1.1 (b) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Drivers view of the road through the swept area of the windscreen materially affected by an obstruction permits (3.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Brake pipe leaking on an air braking system (1.1.11 (b) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Seat belt retracting mechanism defective (7.1.2 (e)) | 1 |
| Electronic braking system warning device inoperative (1.7 (a)) | 1 |
| Central Rear Seat belt not functioning as intended buckle key passed webbing stop now the Key will not reach the buckle (7.1.2 (c)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 1 |
| Offside Rear Bumper damaged and likely to cause injury when grazed or contacted (6.1.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Body component damaged and likely to cause injury lens cluster (6.2.1 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn lower camber arm. (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn camber arm (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Suspension unit leaking (5.3.5 (c)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Bumper damaged and likely to cause injury when grazed or contacted (6.1.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Front Bumper insecure (6.1.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn Spring arm ball joint (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn Spring control arm ball joint has excess play / movement. (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension component ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Suspension system inoperative (5.3.5 (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 Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Rear Prop shaft flexible coupling excessively deteriorated splitting (6.1.7 (d) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn cross arm outer ball joint (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Road wheel fixing loose (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 1 |