| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 8 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 8 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 5 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 5 |
| Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle excessive |7.3.D.3| | 5 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a)) | 5 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 4 |
| Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content at idle excessive |7.3.D.4| | 4 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 4 |
| Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 3 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 3 |
| Nearside Rear Tie bar/rod has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2| | 2 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 2 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 2 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 2 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content at idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 2 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 2 |
| Rear fog lamp switch inoperative (4.5.3 (a)) | 2 |
| Electronic power steering warning lamp indicates a system malfunction (2.6 (a)) | 2 |
| Offside Front Headlamp light intensity severely reduced (4.1.4 (a)) | 2 |
| Rear Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 2 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 2 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a)) | 2 |
| Nearside Headlamp excessively deteriorated so that the light output is severely reduced |1.7.5a| | 1 |
| Offside Headlamp excessively deteriorated so that the light output is severely reduced |1.7.5a| | 1 |
| Nearside Inner Rear Tie bar/rod has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Fluid suspension unit leaking |2.4.D.2| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Steering arm has relative movement at its fixings |2.2.B.1h| | 1 |
| Rear brake binding | 1 |
| Rear brake disc excessively pitted |3.5.1h| | 1 |
| Offside Front Wheel bearing has excessive play (5.1.3 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Battery insecure and likely to cause a short circuit (4.13 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Brake pipe leaking on a hydraulic braking system (1.1.11 (b) (ii)) | 1 |
| Brake performance not tested (1.2.1 (g)) | 1 |
| Stop lamp(s) remains on when the brakes are released (4.3.2 (a) (iii)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Headlamp light source and lamp not compatible (4.1.4 (c)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp light source and lamp not compatible (4.1.4 (c)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength Outer sill (5.3.6 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Drivers seat insecure Rear bolt loose (6.2.5 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Exhaust fumes entering cabin (6.1.2 (b) (i)) | 1 |
| Emissions unable to be completed Engine overheating, misfiring and will not idle. (8.2.1.2 (d)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Side repeater incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 1 |
| Rear Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn Nearside and offside middle bushes. (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Outer Suspension component mounting prescribed area is inadequately repaired SILL (5.3.6 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Windscreen wiper blade deteriorated |8.2.2| | 1 |
| Offside Front Windscreen wiper blade deteriorated |8.2.2| | 1 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Service brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 1 |
| Exhaust hydrocarbon content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp light intensity severely reduced (4.1.4 (a)) | 1 |
| Nearside Headlamp has a product on the lens so that the light output is severely reduced |1.7.5a| | 1 |
| Rear Exhaust emissions likely to be affected by an exhaust leak Flex pipe (8.2.1.1 (b)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases silencer (6.1.2 (a)) | 1 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content at idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a upper suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a| | 1 |
| Front passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle (6.2.3 (a)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Vehicle structure inadequately repaired such that structural rigidity is significantly reduced cill (6.1.1 (d) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Vehicle structure inadequately repaired such that structural rigidity is significantly reduced cill (6.1.1 (d) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Vehicle structure corroded to the extent that the rigidity of the assembly is significantly reduced inner arch (6.1.1 (c) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Windscreen washer jets misaligned and not providing sufficient fluid to the windscreen (3.5 (a)) | 1 |
| Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a upper suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a| | 1 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Suspension arm corroded and seriously weakened |2.4.G.1| | 1 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 1 |
| Offside Rear Service brake lagging in operation (1.2.1 (d)) | 1 |
| Exhaust emissions hydrocarbon content after 2nd fast idle excessive |7.3.D.3| | 1 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c)) | 1 |
| Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits |7.3.D.3| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Direction indicator not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Upper Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn track control arm inner bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn track control arm inner bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp does not illuminate (1.6 (a)) | 1 |
| Suspension component mounting prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength Nearside outer rear of sill (5.3.6 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 1 |
| Offside Rear Integral body structure corroded to the extent that the rigidity of the assembly is significantly reduced Outer sill (6.1.1 (c) (i)) | 1 |
| Rear fog lamp not working switch ? (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Lower Anti-roll bar linkage pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 1 |
| Front Windscreen wiper not working (3.4 (a)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Subframe mounting prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength Outer sill (5.3.6 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Subframe mounting prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength Outer sill (5.3.6 (a) (i)) | 1 |