| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 45 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 22 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 21 |
| Registration plate issues | 20 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 18 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 9 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 8 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 8 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 7 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value |1.4.2 |a| |ii|| | 7 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 6 |
| Electronic parking brake warning indicates a malfunction |3.1.7| | 6 |
| Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a| | 5 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 5 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 4 |
| Windscreen has damage | 4 |
| Offside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 4 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp cleaning device inoperative |1.7.2| | 4 |
| Offside Front Headlamp cleaning device inoperative |1.7.2| | 4 |
| Electronic parking brake warning indicates a malfunction (1.1.6 (e)) | 4 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working |4.4.1 |a| |ii|| | 4 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 4 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 4 |
| Electronic parking brake control defective so that it cannot be satisfactorily operated (1.1.6 (d)) | 3 |
| Electronic stability system warning lamp indicates a fault |3.4.1c| | 3 |
| Offside Rear Other passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle (6.2.3 (a)) | 3 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.2.2 |g|| | 3 |
| Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a| | 3 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 3 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 3 |
| Nearside Front Wheel bolt|s| missing |4.2.A.1e| | 3 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 3 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 3 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 3 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 3 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 3 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 3 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 3 |
| Offside Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside |1.8| | 2 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b| | 2 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 2 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 2 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 2 |
| Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Front brake application uneven | 2 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault |7.12 |e|| | 2 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 2 |
| Nearside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 2 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fractured (5.2.2 (a)) | 2 |
| Nearside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 2 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |5.3.4 |b| |ii|| | 2 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 2 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 2 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 2 |
| Offside Front Torque/reaction arm has a deteriorated rubber bush resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 2 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2| | 2 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 2 |
| Nearside Rear Other passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle (6.2.3 (a)) | 2 |
| Emissions not tested (8.2.1.2 (d)) | 2 |
| Electronic parking brake control defective so that it cannot be satisfactorily operated |1.1.6 |d|| | 2 |
| Offside Front Wheel bearing has excessive play (5.1.3 (a) (i)) | 2 |
| Nearside Rear Wheel bolt|s| missing |4.2.A.1e| | 2 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h|| | 1 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn front arm |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Headlamp levelling device inoperative |1.7.2| | 1 |
| Offside Headlamp levelling device inoperative |1.7.2| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fractured |4.2.B.1a| | 1 |
| Offside Front Headlamp insecure |1.7.3| | 1 |
| Nearside Outer Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint rear arm |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Offside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Rear Stop lamp|s| all missing |4.3.1 |a| |iii|| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp insecure |4.1.1 |c|| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator not working |1.4.A.2c| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Rear fog lamp obviously incorrectly positioned |1.3.2a| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 1 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint rear most arm |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint very lower |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Rear Service brake excessively fluctuating |1.2.1 |e|| | 1 |
| Headlamp cleaning device for LED or HID headlamp inoperative n/s/f and o/s/f |4.1.6 |a| |ii|| | 1 |
| Rear Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 1 |
| Offside Front Front suspension ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint rear arm |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint rear arm |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working mirror repeater. (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 1 |
| Nearside Side repeater light intensity significantly reduced |4.4.3 |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 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn Centre Suspension Arm Marked With Chalk (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn Centre Suspension Arm Marked With Chalk (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Track rod end ball joint has excessive play both sides front inner and outer track rods have excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint likely to become detached rear arm (5.3.4 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint o/s/f and n/s/f lower rear arms |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault |7.1.6 |a|| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating |1.2.1 |e|| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim not tested (4.1.2 (b)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 1 |
| Offside Side repeater light intensity significantly reduced |4.4.3 |a|| | 1 |
| Rear fog lamp obviously incorrectly positioned |1.3.2a| | 1 |
| Offside Front Road wheel fractured (5.2.2 (a)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Road wheel fractured (5.2.2 (a)) | 1 |
| Parking (secondary brake) on a single line braking system has no recorded effort at a wheel (1.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Inner Road wheel cracked |4.2.A.1a| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint rear of 2 |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside |1.8| | 1 |
| Undertray insecure |8.1.1 |b| |i|| | 1 |
| Driver`s airbag obviously inoperative |7.1.5 |c|| | 1 |
| Electronic parking brake control inoperative and indicates a malfunction |1.1.6 |d|| | 1 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 1 |
| Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Road wheel cracked |4.2.A.1a| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fractured |5.2.2 |a|| | 1 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn inner bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Front wheel bearing has excessive play |2.5.A.3c| | 1 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Parking |secondary brake| on a single line braking system has inadequate effort at a wheel both sides |1.3.1 |a| |i|| | 1 |
| Offside Side repeater not working |4.4.1 |a| |ii|| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) adversely affected by the operation of another lamp (4.3.3 (b)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Lower Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 1 |
| Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content excessive (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 1 |
| Drive belt excessively worn (6.1.7 (c) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 1 |
| Brake pedal anti-slip provision missing (1.1.2 (c)) | 1 |
| Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Seat belt retracting mechanism defective |5.2.5b| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn centre ball joint chalked yellow (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively binding |1.2.1 |f|| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Suspension component ball joint excessively worn Upper arm (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside rear brake recording little or no effort |3.7.B.5a| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Torque/reaction arm ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Offside Front Torque/reaction arm ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 1 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 1 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm rubber bush bonding deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm rubber bush bonding deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Offside Side repeater not working Door mirror |1.4.A.2c| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint lower ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Suspension component ball joint excessively worn airmatic strut ball joint (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Suspension component ball joint excessively worn airmatic strut ball joint (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn front tie bar joint play under load (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn T C Arm excess movement in ball joint (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Anti-lock braking system wheel speed sensor excessively damaged (1.6 (c)) | 1 |
| Service brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value |1.2.2 |a| |ii|| | 1 |
| Electronic parking brake control inoperative (1.1.6 (d)) | 1 |
| Brake performance not tested (1.2.1 (g)) | 1 |
| Electronic parking brake warning indicates a malfunction |1.1.6 |e|| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Seat belt retracting mechanism defective (7.1.2 (e)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Seat belt retracting mechanism defective (7.1.2 (e)) | 1 |
| Oil leaking continuously from engine posing a serious risk to road safety (8.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Inner Road wheel fractured (5.2.2 (a)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Inner Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Inner Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn front arm (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Headlamp cleaning device inoperative nearside & offside |1.7.2| | 1 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working disconnect |1.4.A.2c| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn centre ball joint (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Bonded suspension unit bonding failed and part of unit is likely to become displaced |2.4.F.2| | 1 |
| Nearside Steering rack gaiter insecure |2.2.D.2d| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Front wheel bearing has excessive play |2.5.A.3c| | 1 |
| Offside Front Front wheel bearing has excessive play |2.5.A.3c| | 1 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear arm (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 1 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Brake pedal anti-slip provision worn smooth (1.1.2 (c)) | 1 |
| front brakes release unevenly |3.7.B.4| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 1 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator adversely affected by the operation of another lamp |1.4.A.2h| | 1 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement Control inner bush... |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint Rear arm. |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint Rear arm.
|2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel cracked |4.2.A.1a| | 1 |
| Brake pedal anti-slip provision worn smooth |1.1.2 |c|| | 1 |
| Front Windscreen damaged and affecting the driver`s view of the road |3.2 |a| |ii|| | 1 |
| Offside Front Outer Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Wheel bearing has excessive play (5.1.3 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Hydraulic brake calliper leaking (1.1.16 (b) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Lower Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a| | 1 |
| Rear fog lamp tell tale not working |1.3.1b| | 1 |
| Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b| | 1 |
| Offside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 1 |
| Brake pedal anti-slip provision incomplete |3.3.A.1b| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Front suspension ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Electronic parking brake control defective so that it cannot be satisfactorily operated warning light on and does not work (1.1.6 (d)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush Front arm |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Offside Front Upper Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 1 |