| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 51 |
| Registration plate issues | 39 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 13 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 8 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 8 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 8 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 6 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 6 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 5 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 4 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 4 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 4 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 3 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 3 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 3 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 2 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 2 |
| Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 2 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 2 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 2 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault |7.12 |e|| | 2 |
| Front brake application uneven | 2 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 2 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 2 |
| Offside Rear Suspension unit leaking |5.3.5 |c|| | 2 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 2 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 2 |
| Electronic stability system warning lamp indicates a fault |3.4.1c| | 2 |
| Offside Front Shock absorber has an excessively worn shock absorber pivot |2.7.4| | 2 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 2 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 2 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Brake pedal has insufficient reserve travel (1.1.2 (a)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn front inner bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Lower Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush ball joint mounting (5.3.2 (c)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Suspension unit leaking (5.3.5 (c)) | 1 |
| Offside Obligatory mirror seriously damaged, affecting the rear view (3.3 (b) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 1 |
| Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect nearside and offside kick up to right (4.1.2 (c)) | 1 |
| Rear fog lamp obviously incorrectly positioned (4.5.4 (a)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Direction indicator not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Road wheel cracked |4.2.A.1a| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Wheel bolt|s| missing |4.2.A.1e| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Wheel bolt|s| missing |4.2.A.1e| | 1 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 1 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 1 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h|| | 1 |
| Electronic braking system warning device indicates a fault (1.7 (b)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn BOTH FRONT ARMS (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Side repeater not working Door |4.4.1 |a| |ii|| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 1 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.2.2 |g|| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Suspension unit leaking |5.3.5 |c|| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Lower Shock absorber has an excessively worn linkage |2.7.4| | 1 |
| Offside Front front brake binding |3.7.B.1| | 1 |
| Offside Side repeater excessively damaged so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance |1.4.A.2e| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorber has an excessively worn bush |2.7.4| | 1 |
| Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault (5.4.2) | 1 |
| Nearside Front coil spring broken (2.4.C.1a) | 1 |
| Coil spring fractured or broken both rear (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn shock absorber to lower arm |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 1 |
| front brakes release unevenly |3.7.B.4| | 1 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Lower Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush ball joint (5.3.2 (c)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension component ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Suspension component ball joint excessively worn ball joint at the bottom of the shock absorber (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Torque/reaction arm has a deteriorated synthetic bush resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Offside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 1 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |4.4.3 |a|| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |4.4.3 |a|| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn front arm (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Lower Shock absorber has an excessively worn bush |2.7.4| | 1 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush (5.3.2 (c)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn front most (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Brake has no servo assistance |3.3.B.2| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 1 |
| Offside Front Lower Undertray insecure |8.1.1 |b| |i|| | 1 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement front |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Front Body insecure and dangerous to other road users bumper sharp edges |6.1.B.1b| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Body has a sharp edge caused by damage lower seal |6.1.C.1| | 1 |
| rear parking |secondary| brakes imbalanced | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Road wheel badly distorted (5.2.2 (c) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Rear position lamp(s) not working (1.1.A.3b) | 1 |
| Headlamp cleaning device for LED or HID headlamp inoperative (4.1.6 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt front (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Sub-frame pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 1 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Lower Macpherson strut 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 Outer Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Road wheel cracked |4.2.A.1a| | 1 |
| Fuel cap/sealing device missing |6.1.3 |b| |i|| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush (5.3.2 (c)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on main beam |1.7.5a| | 1 |
| Offside Rear position lamp|s| has less than 50% of the light sources illuminating |1.1.A.3b| | 1 |
| Offside Stop lamp has less than 50% of the light sources illuminating |1.2.1b| | 1 |
| Offside Front Lower Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush (5.3.2 (c)) | 1 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Suspension unit leaking (5.3.5 (c)) | 1 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Lower Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush (5.3.2 (c)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Lower Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush |5.3.2 |c|| | 1 |
| Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a| | 1 |
| Emissions not tested (8.2.1.2 (d)) | 1 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 1 |
| Centre Stop lamp insecure |1.2.1a| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle excessive |7.3.D.3| | 1 |
| Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits |7.3.D.3| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 1 |