| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 13 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 9 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 8 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 7 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 5 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 5 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 4 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 4 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 4 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 4 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 4 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 3 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 3 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 3 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 3 |
| Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 3 |
| Oil leaking excessively from engine (8.4.1 (a) (i)) | 2 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 2 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 2 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 2 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 2 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 2 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 2 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 2 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect both (4.1.2 (c)) | 2 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect and low out put (4.1.2 (c)) | 1 |
| Emissions not tested (8.2.2.2 (e)) | 1 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn Bbj (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Front passenger door cannot be opened from inside the vehicle |6.2.3 |a|| | 1 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint likely to become detached (5.3.4 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed default limit of 1.5m-1 (8.2.2.2 (b)) | 1 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c)) | 1 |
| Nearside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 1 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim not tested (4.1.2 (b)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp with a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning L E D illumination incomplete (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Registration plate issues | 1 |
| Emissions not tested Due to slightly abnormal and erratic noise from the fuel pump/timing chain area (8.2.2.2 (e)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension component ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i)) | 1 |
| Parking (secondary brake) on a single line braking system has no recorded effort at a wheel (1.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Emissions not tested |8.2.2.2 |e|| | 1 |
| Fluid leaking continuously posing a serious risk to road safety (8.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim not tested |4.1.2 |b|| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Direction indicator not working repeater in mirror (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Headlamp light intensity severely reduced (4.1.4 (a)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect |4.1.2 |c|| | 1 |
| Offside Headlamp aim so that beam "kick up" is not visible on the screen |4.1.2 |a|| | 1 |
| Rear fog lamp not working wire broken by bulb holder |1.3.2b| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Wheel stud|s| loose |4.2.A.1e| | 1 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect bulb fitted incorrectly/dim |1.8.A.1b| | 1 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working |4.4.1 |a| |ii|| | 1 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements handbrake poor effort recorded (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Headlamp light intensity severely reduced (4.1.4 (a)) | 1 |
| Emissions not tested due to too much oil in engine (8.2.1.2 (d)) | 1 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 1 |
| Windscreen washer jets misaligned and not providing sufficient fluid to the windscreen both sides (3.5 (a)) | 1 |
| Nearside Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 1 |
| Central Rear Stop lamp has less than 50% of the light sources illuminating |1.2.1b| | 1 |
| Centre Rear Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b| | 1 |
| Stop lamp has less than 50% of the light sources illuminating high level brake light |1.2.1b| | 1 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect water ingress (4.1.2 (c)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Headlamp has a product on the lens so that the light output is severely reduced |4.1.4 |b|| | 1 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively damaged or deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 1 |
| Nearside Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn WISHBONE |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 1 |
| Offside Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn WISHBONE |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 1 |
| Offside Obligatory mirror missing (3.3 (a)) | 1 |
| Headlamp not working on dipped beam both |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Seat belt not functioning as intended (7.1.2 (c)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on main beam |1.7.5a| | 1 |
| Drivers door cannot be opened from inside the vehicle (6.2.3 (a)) | 1 |
| Drivers door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle (6.2.3 (a)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 1 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content at idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 1 |
| Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Position lamp with a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b| | 1 |
| Offside Front Seat belt locking mechanism does not secure or release |5.2.5a| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn Rear wishbone bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn Rear wishbone bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 1 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Passenger`s seat cannot be secured in the upright position. |6.2.A.2| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar pin or bush excessively worn d bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Anti-roll bar pin or bush excessively worn d bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Rear reflector excessively damaged so that its function is impaired |1.5.1c| | 1 |