| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 668 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 160 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 96 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 80 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 67 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 52 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 46 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 40 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 36 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 33 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 31 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 30 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 24 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 24 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 22 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 21 |
| Registration plate issues | 19 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 19 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 18 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 16 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 16 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 15 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 14 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 14 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 13 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 13 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 13 |
| Brake pedal anti-slip provision missing (1.1.2 (c)) | 12 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c)) | 12 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 12 |
| Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 12 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 12 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 11 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 10 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 10 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 10 |
| Front passenger door cannot be opened from inside the vehicle (6.2.3 (a)) | 9 |
| Nearside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 9 |
| Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 9 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 8 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 7 |
| Nearside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 7 |
| Brake lever has insufficient reserve travel (1.1.2 (a)) | 7 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim unable to be tested (4.1.2 (b)) | 7 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 7 |
| Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 6 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 6 |
| Central Rear Seat belt not functioning as intended (7.1.2 (c)) | 6 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 6 |
| Offside Front Inner Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 6 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 5 |
| Nearside Front Inner Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 5 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 5 |
| Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 5 |
| Nearside Front Front passenger door cannot be opened from inside the vehicle (6.2.3 (a)) | 4 |
| Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 4 |
| Oil leaking excessively from engine (8.4.1 (a) (i)) | 4 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a)) | 4 |
| Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 4 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim unable to be tested (4.1.2 (b)) | 4 |
| Front Windscreen washer jets misaligned and not providing sufficient fluid to the windscreen (3.5 (a)) | 3 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 3 |
| Nearside Front Direction indicator not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 3 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 3 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 3 |
| Nearside Headlamp insecure (4.1.1 (c)) | 3 |
| Front Inner Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 3 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 3 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 3 |
| Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 3 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 3 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 3 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp does not illuminate (1.6 (a)) | 2 |
| Exhaust emissions likely to be affected by an exhaust leak (8.2.1.1 (b)) | 2 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 2 |
| Rear fog lamp tell-tale not working (4.9.1 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Nearside Rear Other passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle (6.2.3 (a)) | 2 |
| Offside Rear Service brake lagging in operation (1.2.1 (d)) | 2 |
| Nearside Rear Lower Coil spring fractured or broken broken coil spring,. (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 2 |
| Rear Brake lever has insufficient reserve travel (1.1.2 (a)) | 2 |
| Reversing lamp inoperative (4.6.1 (a)) | 2 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) all not working (4.3.1 (a) (iii)) | 2 |
| Nearside Front Daytime running lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Central Rear Seat belt buckle not functioning as intended (7.1.2 (d)) | 2 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp insecure (4.1.1 (c)) | 2 |
| Offside Headlamp aim unable to be tested (4.1.2 (b)) | 2 |
| Nearside Rear Seat belt buckle not functioning as intended (7.1.2 (d)) | 2 |
| Offside Front Direction indicator not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Nearside Front Wheel bearing has excessive play (5.1.3 (a) (i)) | 2 |
| Nearside Front Body component insecure front section of the side skirt (6.2.1 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Bumper insecure (6.1.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Upper Headlamp insecure bracket broken (4.1.1 (c)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Drivers view of an obligatory external mirror significantly affected by an obstruction (3.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Headlamp levelling device inoperative (4.1.5 (a)) | 1 |
| Front Lower Bumper insecure damaged, hanging down (6.1.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction Eml light on. (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Body component damaged and likely to cause injury Accident damage to NSF bumper corner and wing (6.2.1 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Oil leaking excessively from engine filter (8.4.1 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Seat belt installation anchorage insecure (10.1 (d)) | 1 |
| Central Rear Seat belt not functioning as intended wont lock (7.1.2 (c)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Lower Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Body component damaged and likely to cause injury lamps (6.2.1 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim unable to be tested bulb not working (4.1.2 (b)) | 1 |
| Front Inner Brake disc significantly and obviously worn face (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt Boot split (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 1 |
| Brake lever has abnormal movement of levers indicating excessive wear or maladjustment (1.1.15 (f)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn INSIDE (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Outer Brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side bearing not checked (1.4.1 (a)) | 1 |
| Drivers view of the road through the swept area of the windscreen significantly affected by an obstruction items hanging from mirror (3.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Windscreen damaged and affecting the drivers view of the road (3.2 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Rear Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Fuel cap/sealing device missing (6.1.3 (b) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp insecure upper brackets broken (4.1.1 (c)) | 1 |
| Central Rear Seat belt not functioning as intended doesnt lock (7.1.2 (c)) | 1 |
| Nearside Upper Drivers view of the road through the swept area of the windscreen significantly affected by an obstruction Zone B. (3.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Fuel cap/sealing device ineffective Unable to open fuel flap to be able to check fuel cap sealing. (6.1.3 (b) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Drivers door cannot be opened from inside the vehicle (6.2.3 (a)) | 1 |
| Nearside Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c)) | 1 |
| Offside Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c)) | 1 |
| Front Service brake excessively fluctuating both front (1.2.1 (e)) | 1 |
| Rear Brake lever has insufficient reserve travel park brake (1.1.2 (a)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp insecure brackets broken (4.1.1 (c)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Passengers seat backrest cannot be secured in the upright position. (6.2.6 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Passengers seat backrest cannot be secured in the upright position. (6.2.6 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Bumper damaged and likely to cause injury when grazed or contacted (6.1.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Brake hose excessively twisted (1.1.12 (b) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Daytime running lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Central Front Oil leaking excessively from engine (8.4.1 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Bumper insecure (6.1.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Seat belt installation has cut and/or reworked original webbing (10.1 (a)) | 1 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment no reserve travel (1.1.6 (c)) | 1 |
| Rear Parking brake efficiency below requirements both sides (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Rear Service brake excessively binding both (1.2.1 (f)) | 1 |
| Hazard warning switch inoperative (4.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front passenger door cannot be opened from inside the vehicle (6.2.3 (a)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Bonnet primary retaining device excessively deteriorated (3.1 (c)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Macpherson strut top bush or bearing has excessive wear or free play (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Headlamp aim not tested (4.1.2 (b)) | 1 |
| Oil leaking excessively from engine oil filter loose (8.4.1 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Body panel corroded and likely to cause injury wing damaged and jagged edge (6.2.1 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Brake performance not tested due to condition of front brakes (1.2.1 (g)) | 1 |
| Front Body panel damaged and likely to cause injury grille (6.2.1 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn excessive corrosion between discs (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Central Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c)) | 1 |
| Horn sound not in accordance with requirements (7.7 (c)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Headlamps matched pair are not the same colour (4.1.4 (d)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Parking (secondary brake) on a single line braking system has inadequate effort at a wheel (1.3.1 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 1 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn nearside and offside (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Battery insecure and likely to fall from carrier (4.13 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i)) | 1 |
| Dipswitch does not operate immediately when selected on main beam (4.1.3 (b)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim unable to be tested bulb out (4.1.2 (b)) | 1 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn both (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working brake light not working,. (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Drivers seat moving inadvertently (6.2.5 (b) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working Now replaced. (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Rear Boot lid cannot be secured in the closed position (6.2.1 (e)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Seat belt webbing significantly weakened webbing damaged/ cut. (7.1.2 (b) (ii)) | 1 |
| Reversing lamp inoperative nsr and osr (4.6.1 (a)) | 1 |
| Oil leaking excessively from engine at oil filter area (8.4.1 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim unable to be tested lamp not working (4.1.2 (b)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Seat belt buckle not functioning as intended (7.1.2 (d)) | 1 |
| Front Sub-frame corroded and seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i)) | 1 |
| Central Rear Seat belt not functioning as intended not locking under pulling check (7.1.2 (c)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 1 |
| Oil leaking excessively from engine oil filter (8.4.1 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) light intensity significantly reduced (4.3.3 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Headlamp insecure (4.1.1 (c)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Brake hose excessively stretched (1.1.12 (b) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Bumper damaged and likely to cause injury when grazed or contacted (6.1.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim not tested (4.1.2 (b)) | 1 |
| Nearside Windscreen washer jets misaligned and not providing sufficient fluid to the windscreen (3.5 (a)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Road wheel badly distorted buckled (5.2.2 (c) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Headlamp light intensity severely reduced dirty (4.1.4 (a)) | 1 |
| Offside Headlamp light intensity severely reduced dirty (4.1.4 (a)) | 1 |
| Central Drivers view of the road through the swept area of the windscreen significantly affected by an obstruction (3.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Body component damaged and likely to cause injury rear panel damaged likely to cause injury (6.2.1 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Windscreen wiper not working (3.4 (a)) | 1 |
| Front Body component insecure bumper (6.2.1 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Battery insecure and likely to cause a short circuit (4.13 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Central Rear Seat belt retracting mechanism defective does not lock correctly (7.1.2 (e)) | 1 |
| Brake performance not tested (1.2.1 (g)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Hydraulic brake cylinder leaking hydraulic fluid (1.1.16 (b) (i)) | 1 |
| Brake performance unable to be tested pads and discs metal to metal (1.2.1 (g)) | 1 |
| Emissions unable to be completed equipment failure (8.2.1.2 (d)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint likely to become detached bolt broken (5.3.4 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Drivers view of the road through the swept area of the windscreen significantly affected by an obstruction (3.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp adversely affected by the operation of another lamp (4.2.3 (c)) | 1 |
| Road wheel fixing missing x1 nut missing from each wheel (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) all not working (4.3.1 (a) (iii)) | 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 |
| Drivers view of the road through the swept area of the windscreen significantly affected by an obstruction Dash camera and air fresheners in drivers view (3.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Emissions unable to be completed (8.2.2.2 (e)) | 1 |
| Oil leaking excessively from engine Oil filter leaking (8.4.1 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Rear reflector reflecting white to the rear (4.8.2 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Rear Service brake excessively binding both sides (1.2.1 (f)) | 1 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working Replace defective bulb (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp does not emit a steady red light (4.5.4 (a)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp does not emit a steady red light lense damaged showing white light (4.5.4 (a)) | 1 |
| Drivers door cannot be opened from inside the vehicle (6.2.3 (a)) | 1 |
| Oil leaking excessively from engine Oil filter (8.4.1 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel badly distorted Inner rim (5.2.2 (c) (i)) | 1 |
| Front Wheel bearing rough when rotated both (5.1.3 (b) (i)) | 1 |
| Front Inner Brake disc significantly and obviously worn disc (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn inside of disc (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Bumper likely to become detached (6.1.4 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Front Oil leaking excessively from engine (8.4.1 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Upper Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 1 |
| Front Service brake excessively fluctuating Both (1.2.1 (e)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Inner Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 1 |
| Rear Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Hydraulic brake calliper inadequately mounted (1.1.16 (c) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Hydraulic brake calliper inadequately mounted (1.1.16 (c) (i)) | 1 |
| Windscreen damaged and affecting the drivers view of the road (3.2 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 1 |
| Front Inner Brake disc significantly and obviously worn Both sides (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Boot lid component insecure (6.2.1 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases @ mid silencer (6.1.2 (a)) | 1 |
| Emissions unable to be completed Due to major leak (8.2.1.2 (d)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn Inner face (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Other passenger door catch insecure (6.2.3 (c) (ii)) | 1 |
| Central Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases Middle box leaking (6.1.2 (a)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Drivers seat insecure (6.2.5 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Headlamp insecure (4.1.1 (c)) | 1 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a)) | 1 |
| Front Bumper insecure (6.1.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Brake pedal has insufficient reserve travel (1.1.2 (a)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Hydraulic brake cylinder leaking and braking performance affected (1.1.16 (b) (ii)) | 1 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 1 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Brake disc significantly and obviously worn FRONT (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Headlamp light source and lamp not compatible (4.1.4 (c)) | 1 |
| Offside Headlamp light source and lamp not compatible (4.1.4 (c)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Brake lever has insufficient reserve travel (1.1.2 (a)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam new bulb fitted (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing one bolt missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 1 |