| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 33 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 13 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 12 |
| Registration plate issues | 11 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 9 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h|| | 6 |
| Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits |7.3.D.3| | 4 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 3 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 3 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 3 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 2 |
| Nearside Front Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 2 |
| Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b| | 2 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 2 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Rear Sub-frame corroded and seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i)) | 2 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 2 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 2 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 2 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 2 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 1 |
| Offside Reversing lamp inoperative |4.6.1 |a|| | 1 |
| Offside front brake binding |3.7.B.1| | 1 |
| Headlamp cleaning device for LED or HID headlamp inoperative |4.1.6 |a| |ii|| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 1 |
| Offside Front Brake hose excessively twisted |1.1.12 |b| |ii|| | 1 |
| Brake pedal spongy |3.3.B.1b| | 1 |
| Brake pedal creeps down when held under pressure |3.3.B.1a| | 1 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Wheel bolt|s| missing 1 |4.2.A.1e| | 1 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements |1.2.2 |a| |i|| | 1 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 1 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 1 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits |8.2.1.2 |c|| | 1 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Headlamp levelling device obviously defective level sensor link broken |1.7.2| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Headlamp levelling device obviously defective level sensor link broken |1.7.2| | 1 |
| Offside Front Front wheel bearing rough when rotated |2.5.A.2| | 1 |
| Headlamp cleaning device inoperative |1.7.2| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Air suspension has no suspension movement |2.4.D.5| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Air suspension has no suspension movement |2.4.D.5| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Upper Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt and lower (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Lower Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Headlamp cleaning device obviously defective (1.7.2) | 1 |
| Central Rear fog lamp has less than 50% of the light sources illuminating |1.3.2b| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Front wheel bearing has excessive play |2.5.A.3c| | 1 |
| Offside Side repeater not working in wing mirror (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Other passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle (6.2.3 (a)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (front) (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (rear) (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (front) (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (rear) (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Exhaust catalytic converter obviously modified (8.2.1.1 (a)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Exhaust catalytic converter obviously modified (8.2.1.1 (a)) | 1 |
| Emissions not tested (8.2.1.2 (d)) | 1 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a)) | 1 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 1 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 1 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working |4.4.1 |a| |ii|| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Suspension arm attachment bracket/mounting corroded and seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Brake prescribed area is excessively corroded (1.1.21 (e) (i)) | 1 |
| Oil leaking excessively from engine |8.4.1 |a| |i|| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Hydraulic brake calliper insecurely mounted BOLTS MISSING/NOT TIGHTEN |1.1.16 |c| |i|| | 1 |
| Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle excessive |7.3.D.3| | 1 |
| Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Headlamp aim not tested (4.1.2 (b)) | 1 |
| Exhaust catalytic converter missing where one was fitted as standard |7.1.3| | 1 |
| Windscreen damaged and affecting the drivers view of the road (3.2 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 1 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn |1.1.14 |a| |i|| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp cleaning device for LED or HID headlamp inoperative (4.1.6 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Exhaust emissions likely to be affected by an exhaust leak (8.2.2.1 (b)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn front arm inner bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn front arm inner bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Suspension bellows leaking (5.3.5 (c)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn front arm (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn front arm (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Side repeater excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance |1.4.A.2e| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Sub-frame corroded and seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i)) | 1 |
| Headlamp cleaning device for LED or HID headlamp inoperative (4.1.6 (a) (ii)) | 1 |