| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 8 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 4 |
| Registration plate issues | 3 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 3 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 3 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 3 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 2 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 2 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 2 |
| Nearside Rear Road wheel fractured (5.2.2 (a)) | 2 |
| Offside Rear Seat belt retracting mechanism defective (7.1.2 (e)) | 2 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 2 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension component ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn spring arm |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 1 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect Kick-up to offside (4.1.2 (c)) | 1 |
| Rear fog lamp light intensity significantly reduced (4.5.4 (a)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Brake hose connection leaking on an air braking system (1.1.12 (c) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Outer Seat belt buckle not functioning as intended (7.1.2 (d)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn camber arm (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn camber arm (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Body has a sharp edge caused by damage Mercedes Benz star on bonnet |6.1.C.1| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp with a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 1 |
| Offside Rear Seat belt retracting mechanism defective |5.2.5b| | 1 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Service brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.2.2 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Road wheel fractured (5.2.2 (a)) | 1 |
| Road wheel fractured offside rear wheel inner rim (5.2.2 (a)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 1 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 1 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Rear fog lamp lens defective such that emitted light is adversely affected (4.5.1 (b) (ii)) | 1 |
| Rear fog lamp has less than 50% of the light sources illuminating |1.3.2b| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating |1.2.1 |e|| | 1 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating |1.2.1 |e|| | 1 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault |7.1.6 |a|| | 1 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Headlamp adversely affected by the operation of another lamp |1.7.5c| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Seat belt not functioning as intended (7.1.2 (c)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Road wheel fractured 2 cracks in wheel (5.2.2 (a)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Road wheel fractured marked (5.2.2 (a)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam lower dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 1 |
| Rear fog lamp with a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Wheel nut|s| missing |4.2.A.1e| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 1 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 1 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn rear most, downward facing (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |5.3.4 |b| |ii|| | 1 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 1 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 1 |
| Windscreen damaged and affecting the drivers view of the road (3.2 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn camber (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Stop lamp|s| all not working |4.3.1 |a| |iii|| | 1 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 1 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 1 |
| Rear Rear fog lamp with a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn front axle (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn front axle (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |