| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 48 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 8 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 7 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 7 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 6 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 6 |
| Registration plate issues | 6 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 5 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 4 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 2 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 2 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 2 |
| Electronic braking system warning device indicates a fault (1.7 (b)) | 1 |
| Nearside Reversing lamp inoperative (4.6.1 (a)) | 1 |
| Fluid leak harmful to the environment or a risk to other road users Fuel pump leaking (8.4.1 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Fuel system component leaking (6.1.3 (b) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 1 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn rear arm (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 1 |
| Nearside Front Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Windscreen washer jets misaligned and not providing sufficient fluid to the windscreen (3.5 (a)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn marked yellow (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 1 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 1 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 1 |
| Offside Rear Hydraulic brake calliper leaking (1.1.16 (b) (i)) | 1 |
| Front Fuel hose leaking top of engine area (6.1.3 (b) (i)) | 1 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Fuel pipe leaking @ pipe near n/s of gearbox bell housing. (6.1.3 (b) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Road wheel fixings not compatible wheel bolt missing (5.2.2 (d)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Road wheel fractured cracked (5.2.2 (a)) | 1 |
| Nearside Headlamp light intensity severely reduced (4.1.4 (a)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle (6.2.3 (a)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front passenger door cannot be opened from inside the vehicle (6.2.3 (a)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel has a welding defect (5.2.2 (a)) | 1 |
| Fuel pipe leaking (6.1.3 (b) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 1 |
| Electronic stability control switch not functioning correctly (7.12 (d)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Upper Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 1 |
| Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Fluid leaking continuously posing a serious risk to road safety fuel leak at high pressure pump (8.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt Drop link dust cover split (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt Drop link dust cover split (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fractured (5.2.2 (a)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp lens seriously defective (4.1.1 (b) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Headlamp lens seriously defective (4.1.1 (b) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Wheel bearing has excessive play (5.1.3 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 1 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn rear (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Exhaust system insecure braket welding (6.1.2 (a)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side very low reading (1.4.1 (a)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt caster (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn rear arm (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush likely to become detached (5.3.4 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush likely to become detached (5.3.4 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Front Fuel pipe leaking (6.1.3 (b) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 1 |
| Front Inner Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Wheel bearing has excessive play (5.1.3 (a) (i)) | 1 |