| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 17 |
| Registration plate issues | 16 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 15 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 14 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 10 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 9 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 8 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 8 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 8 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 7 |
| Nearside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 6 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 5 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 5 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 5 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 4 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 3 |
| Offside Front Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a| | 3 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 3 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 3 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content at idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 3 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 3 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a)) | 3 |
| Windscreen has damage | 2 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel cracked |4.2.A.1a| | 2 |
| Nearside Front Wheel bolt|s| missing |4.2.A.1e| | 2 |
| Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a| | 2 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h|| | 2 |
| Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a| | 2 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 2 |
| Offside Front Front wheel bearing has excessive play |2.5.A.3c| | 2 |
| Front brake excessively fluctuating | 2 |
| Offside Front Wheel bearing has excessive play (5.1.3 (a) (i)) | 2 |
| Electronic parking brake warning indicates a malfunction (1.1.6 (e)) | 2 |
| Fuel cap/sealing device missing (6.1.3 (b) (i)) | 2 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 2 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Nearside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 2 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp cleaning device for LED or HID headlamp inoperative (4.1.6 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Offside Front Headlamp cleaning device for LED or HID headlamp inoperative (4.1.6 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Electronic parking brake control inoperative (1.1.6 (d)) | 2 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 2 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 2 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 2 |
| Exhaust hydrocarbon content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a)) | 2 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 2 |
| Exhaust hydrocarbon content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 2 |
| Nearside Front Fluid suspension unit leaking |2.4.D.2| | 1 |
| Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint Marked yellow |2.5.B.1a| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 1 |
| Exhaust catalytic converter missing where one was fitted as standard both |7.1.3| | 1 |
| Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content at idle excessive |7.3.D.4| | 1 |
| Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle excessive |7.3.D.3| | 1 |
| Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits |7.3.D.3| | 1 |
| Front Vehicle Identification Number not permanently displayed |6.3.5.a| | 1 |
| Rear Vehicle Identification Number not permanently displayed |6.3.5.a| | 1 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value |1.4.2 |a| |ii|| | 1 |
| Electronic parking brake warning indicates a malfunction |1.1.6 |e|| | 1 |
| Electronic parking brake control inoperative |1.1.6 |d|| | 1 |
| Driver`s door cannot be opened from inside the vehicle |6.2.B.1b| | 1 |
| Offside Front Lower Tie bar/rod has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Offside Front Inner Road wheel fractured |5.2.2 |a|| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 1 |
| Driver`s view of the road through the swept area of the windscreen materially affected by an obstruction |3.1 |a| |ii|| | 1 |
| Nearside Headlamp cleaning device for LED or HID headlamp inoperative |4.1.6 |a| |ii|| | 1 |
| Offside Headlamp cleaning device for LED or HID headlamp inoperative |4.1.6 |a| |ii|| | 1 |
| Offside Front Wheel bolt|s| missing |4.2.A.1e| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Wheel bolt|s| missing |4.2.A.1e| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Wheel bolt|s| missing |4.2.A.1e| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn rear arm |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel cracked inner rim. |4.2.A.1a| | 1 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt rear arm |5.3.4 |b| |ii|| | 1 |
| Offside Front Upper Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 1 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b| | 1 |
| Offside Front Road wheel cracked |4.2.A.1a| | 1 |
| Wheel bolt|s| missing 1 bolt missing from all 4 wheels |4.2.A.1e| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Offside Front Headlamp has a product on the light source which changes emitted colour to other than white or yellow |4.1.4 |b|| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 1 |
| Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint spring link |2.5.B.1a| | 1 |
| Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint spring link |2.5.B.1a| | 1 |
| Electronic stability system warning lamp indicates a fault |3.4.1c| | 1 |
| Centre Stop lamp emits other than a steady red light |1.2.1e| | 1 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Front wheel bearing has excessive play |2.5.A.3c| | 1 |
| Front brake application uneven | 1 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn castor |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 1 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively damaged or deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.1.3 |g| |ii|| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Wheel nut|s| missing |4.2.A.1e| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Wheel nut|s| missing |4.2.A.1e| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint camber |2.5.B.1a| | 1 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn inner bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn camber (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn camber (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn straight arm outer ball joint (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Electronic parking brake control defective so that it cannot be satisfactorily operated (1.1.6 (d)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fractured x2 on inner rim (5.2.2 (a)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Outer Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn suspension arm ball joint excess play[ arm with shocky connected] (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn the one with shocky connected (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn o/s/f rear bottom ball joint excessive play (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side 0 left 30 right (1.4.1 (a)) | 1 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction Lit up on Dash. (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Steering linkage ball joint worn to the extent there is a serious risk of detachment rear most (2.1.3 (b) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Exhaust catalytic converter missing where one was fitted as standard (8.2.1.1 (a)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Exhaust catalytic converter missing where one was fitted as standard (8.2.1.1 (a)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel badly distorted cracked (5.2.2 (c) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 1 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 1 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn suspension arm to shock absorber (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Oil leaking excessively from engine (8.4.1 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fractured on inner (5.2.2 (a)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fractured Inner edge (5.2.2 (a)) | 1 |
| Power steering malfunctioning (2.1.5 (a)) | 1 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 1 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt MARKED YELLOW (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt strut arm (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 1 |
| Suspension pipe leaking both rear (5.3.5 (c)) | 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 |
| Nearside Front Wheel bearing has excessive play (5.1.3 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fractured (5.2.2 (a)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Brake hose excessively twisted (1.1.12 (b) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn Rear lower arm (arm that connects to shocker) (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn movement is detected with vehicle jacked on lower arm and bar under wheel - marked yellow (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Side repeater with a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Suspension unit leaking (5.3.5 (c)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn track control arm (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn track 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 pin or bush likely to become detached Torque strut (5.3.4 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt Spring link (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension component ball joint excessively worn rear (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Front Brake performance unable to be tested pads worn out (1.2.1 (g)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 1 |
| Nearside Power steering component leaking STEERING RACK (2.1.5 (a)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 1 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp light intensity severely reduced Dipped Beam (4.1.4 (a)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp incorrect colour Dipped beam - showing blue (4.1.4 (a)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Inner Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Road wheel fractured (5.2.2 (a)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Road wheel fractured (5.2.2 (a)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Steering arm deformed Rod to track rod end. (2.1.3 (c) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Steering arm deformed Rod to track rod end. (2.1.3 (c) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt arm that the base of shocker attaches too (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 1 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 1 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn rear arm (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 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 Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 1 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content at idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 1 |
| Emissions unable to be completed (8.2.1.2 (d)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint likely to become detached (5.3.4 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Road wheel fractured crack on inner edge (5.2.2 (a)) | 1 |
| Emissions unable to be completed due to misfire (8.2.1.2 (d)) | 1 |