| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 46 |
| Registration plate issues | 12 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 10 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 8 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 7 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 4 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 4 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 3 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 2 |
| Nearside Headlamp insecure (4.1.1 (c)) | 2 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 2 |
| Nearside Rear Road wheel fractured (5.2.2 (a)) | 2 |
| Nearside Rear Inner Road wheel fractured (5.2.2 (a)) | 2 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 2 |
| Nearside Front Steering arm deformed (2.1.3 (c) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 1 |
| Offside Rear Seat belt buckle not functioning as intended (7.1.2 (d)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Upper Windscreen damaged and affecting the drivers view of the road (3.2 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Drivers view of the road through the swept area of the windscreen significantly affected by an obstruction Items hanging on interior mirror (3.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Drivers view of the road through the swept area of the windscreen significantly affected by an obstruction Sticker (3.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 1 |
| Nearside Front Side repeater with a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Steering rack gaiter missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Central Rear Prop shaft flexible coupling excessively deteriorated (6.1.7 (d) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn **SPRING LINK** (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Direction indicator not working side mirror repeater (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Rear Prop shaft flexible coupling so deteriorated it is likely to fail (6.1.7 (d) (ii)) | 1 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn Spring link arm (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Suspension system inoperative (5.3.5 (a)) | 1 |
| Brake performance unable to be tested (1.2.1 (g)) | 1 |
| Suspension system inoperative system warning light on (5.3.5 (a)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn rear 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 |
| Nearside Front Inner Road wheel fractured (5.2.2 (a)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Inner Road wheel fractured marked in yellow (5.2.2 (a)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Seat belt webbing significantly weakened (7.1.2 (b) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Windscreen wiper not working (3.4 (a)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Windscreen wiper not working (3.4 (a)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Front Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn spring link control arm (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Road wheel fractured (5.2.2 (a)) | 1 |
| Offside Headlamp insecure (4.1.1 (c)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Direction indicator not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn both sides (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Steering wheel rim fractured (2.2.1 (c) (i)) | 1 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction E.M.L. is ON. (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 1 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 1 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fractured inner bead rim (5.2.2 (a)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn rear (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn rear (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm damaged and seriously weakened SPRING LINK HAS EXCESSIVE PLAY (5.3.3 (b) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm damaged and seriously weakened SPRING LINK HAS EXCESSIVE PLAY (5.3.3 (b) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn camber arm (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn spring link (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |