| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Registration plate issues | 33 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 30 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 13 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 11 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 10 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 8 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 6 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 5 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 5 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 5 |
| Nearside Rear Road wheel fractured (5.2.2 (a)) | 4 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 3 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 3 |
| Nearside Rear Seat belt retracting mechanism defective (7.1.2 (e)) | 3 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 3 |
| Battery insecure (1.9.1) | 2 |
| Front position lamp(s) incorrect colour (1.1.A.3e) | 2 |
| Nearside Front Lower Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush (5.3.2 (c)) | 2 |
| Offside Rear Inner Road wheel fractured (5.2.2 (a)) | 2 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 2 |
| Nearside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 2 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 2 |
| Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 2 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside (1.8) | 2 |
| Offside Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside (1.8) | 2 |
| Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn |1.1.14 |a| |i|| | 2 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 2 |
| Nearside Rear Inner Road wheel fractured (5.2.2 (a)) | 2 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 2 |
| Offside Rear Road wheel fractured (5.2.2 (a)) | 2 |
| Offside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Direction indicators not working (1.4.A.2c) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Statutory seat belt missing (5.1.1) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Statutory seat belt missing (5.1.1) | 1 |
| Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect (1.8.A.1b) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Front wheel bearing has excessive play (2.5.A.3c) | 1 |
| Nearside Inner Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.2.B.1f) | 1 |
| Offside Inner Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.2.B.1f) | 1 |
| Offside Front Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint (2.4.G.2) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint (2.4.G.2) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Road wheel fractured inner bead rim (5.2.2 (a)) | 1 |
| Emissions unable to be completed poor engine performance (8.2.1.2 (d)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn track control arm (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Direction indicator not working (1.4.A.2c) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn lower strut ball joint (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn lower strut ball joint (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn rear arm (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Seat belt not functioning as intended (7.1.2 (c)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |5.3.4 |b| |ii|| | 1 |
| Brake fluid warning lamp illuminated |3.6.G.2| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Rear fog lamp missing (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn Sring control arm ball joint has excessive play / movement. (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 |
| Offside Front Lower Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush (5.3.2 (c)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn front arm (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn rear arm (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Inner Road wheel fractured (5.2.2 (a)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Suspension component ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Lower Macpherson strut ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Lower Macpherson strut ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Drivers seat fore and aft adjustment mechanism not functioning as intended. (6.2.5 (b) (i)) | 1 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn front arm (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn front arm (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Road wheel fractured from previous welded repair (5.2.2 (a)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn Caster arm (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Steering linkage ball joint has excessive play spring link (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel cracked |4.2.A.1a| | 1 |
| Nearside Obligatory mirror missing |3.3 |a|| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 1 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn rear arm - both ball joints worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working |4.5.1 |a| |ii|| | 1 |
| Offside Front Headlamp are incorrectly positioned (4.1.4 (a)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Road wheel fractured (5.2.2 (a)) | 1 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 1 |
| Central Rear Rear fog lamp with a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn Camber (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn Shock absorber (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn Camber (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn Suspension arm ball joint to shock absorber. (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working IN MIRROR (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Suspension component leaking (5.3.5 (c)) | 1 |
| Front passenger door cannot be opened from inside the vehicle (6.2.3 (a)) | 1 |
| Suspension system inoperative (5.3.5 (a)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 1 |
| Offside Obligatory mirror insecure (3.3 (b) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 1 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension component ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Upper Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Fuel system component leaking fuel pipe area. (6.1.3 (b) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fractured (5.2.2 (a)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Road wheel fixing missing one (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Road wheel fixing missing two (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn Cross strut (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Seat belt retracting mechanism defective |7.1.2 |e|| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Lower Macpherson strut ball joint excessively worn spring arm (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Electronic braking system warning device indicates a fault (1.7 (b)) | 1 |
| Offside Headlamp has a product on the light source so that the light output is severely reduced (1.7.5a) | 1 |
| Offside Front Lower 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 ball joint excessively worn Spring link (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn offside front spring control arm ball joints (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 1 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn Torque Strut Arm (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn Torque Strut 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 |
| Offside Rear Seat belt not functioning as intended (7.1.2 (c)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Inner Road wheel fractured Beading (5.2.2 (a)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn Spring arm. (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn centre ball joint to lower shock absorber mounting excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn Support joint for strut on right front suspension arm worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 1 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn Strut mounting ball joint has excessive play. (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn Strut mounting ball joint has excessive play. (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn lower rear ball joint (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Lower Shock absorber has an excessively worn bush bottom shock balljoint |2.7.4| | 1 |
| Rear fog lamp with a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Rear fog lamp not working |4.5.1 |a| |ii|| | 1 |
| Rear Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Suspension bellows leaking abc strut leaking (5.3.5 (c)) | 1 |
| Exhaust hydrocarbon content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Inner Road wheel fractured |5.2.2 |a|| | 1 |
| Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn offside front spring control arm (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn nearside front spring control arm (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fractured |5.2.2 |a|| | 1 |
| Offside Front Road wheel fractured |5.2.2 |a|| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Road wheel fractured |5.2.2 |a|| | 1 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction fail 1st test Pass 2 BET test |8.2.1.2 |h|| | 1 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Road wheel more than one fixing missing x 2 (5.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear position lamp(s) not working (1.1.A.3b) | 1 |
| Brake lining|s| wear indicator illuminated |1.1.13 |a| |i|| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Lower Shock absorbers insecurely attached ball joint / suspension arm (5.3.2 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn spring link arm (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front position lamp(s) not working (1.1.A.3b) | 1 |
| Rear Fuel hose excessively damaged (7.2.2) | 1 |
| Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content excessive (7.3.B.1a) | 1 |
| Offside Front Outer Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn rear arm (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Road wheel fractured *2 (5.2.2 (a)) | 1 |