| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 19 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 10 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 7 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 3 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 2 |
| Power steering pipe/hose leaking (2.1.5 (a)) | 2 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 2 |
| Brake hose excessively deteriorated | 2 |
| Fuel cap/sealing device sealing washer deteriorated (7.2.4c) | 1 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Inner Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn bush split (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Stop lamp not working (1.2.1b) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn Rear void bush. (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn Rear void bush. (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Oil leaking excessively from engine Sump gasket / seal. (8.4.1 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Rear brake application uneven | 1 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 1 |
| Nearside Outer Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.2.B.1f) | 1 |
| Centre Stop lamp not working (1.2.1b) | 1 |
| Nearside Windscreen wiper blade deteriorated (8.2.2) | 1 |
| Offside Windscreen wiper blade deteriorated (8.2.2) | 1 |
| Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.2.B.1f) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear brake disc excessively scored (3.5.1h) | 1 |
| Offside Rear brake disc excessively scored (3.5.1h) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear brake disc excessively pitted (3.5.1h) | 1 |
| Offside Rear brake disc excessively pitted (3.5.1h) | 1 |
| Fuel cap/sealing device ineffective (6.1.3 (b) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Front position lamp(s) not working (1.1.A.3b) | 1 |
| Passengers seat insecure (6.2.A.1) | 1 |
| Offside Front Power steering component(s) leaking leaking through rack boot (2.3.3b) | 1 |
| Offside Front Steering rack gaiter insecure (2.2.D.2d) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Front position lamp(s) not working (1.1.A.3b) | 1 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a)) | 1 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content at idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Seat belt anchorage prescribed area strength or continuity significantly reduced floorpan severely corroded (7.1.1 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Seat belt anchorage prescribed area strength or continuity significantly reduced floorpan severely corroded (7.1.1 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect (1.8.A.1b) | 1 |
| Offside Steering rack gaiter missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint (2.4.G.2) | 1 |
| Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (7.1.2) | 1 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.2.B.1f) | 1 |
| Offside Front Inner Front constant velocity joint gaiter insecure to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc (2.5.C.1a) | 1 |
| Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour (1.4.A.2f) | 1 |
| Nearside Front position lamp(s) not working (1.1.A.3b) | 1 |
| Offside Front position lamp(s) not working (1.1.A.3b) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 1 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush (2.4.G.2) | 1 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush (2.4.G.2) | 1 |