| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 5 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 4 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 3 |
| Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 3 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage insecure |2.4.G.1| | 3 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 2 |
| Offside Rear Anti-roll bar rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 2 |
| Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b| | 2 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 2 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 2 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 2 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn broke (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Drivers view of the road through the swept area of the windscreen materially affected by an obstruction sun strip (3.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Emissions not tested |7.3.A.1| | 1 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect |4.1.2 |c|| | 1 |
| Front brake application uneven | 1 |
| Registration plate issues | 1 |
| Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2| | 1 |
| Rear fog lamp obviously incorrectly positioned |1.3.2a| | 1 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 1 |
| Front Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside |1.8| | 1 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage damaged and seriously weakened |2.4.G.1| | 1 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 1 |
| Speedometer cannot be illuminated. |6.7.3| | 1 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 1 |
| Battery insecure and likely to fall from carrier |4.13 |a| |ii|| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage insecure and impairing directional stability |5.3.3 |a| |ii|| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn banana arm |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn banana arm |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 1 |
| Exhaust system not adequately supported |7.1.1| | 1 |
| Nearside rear brake recording little or no effort |3.7.B.5a| | 1 |
| Front Exhaust system insecure bracket corroded (6.1.2 (a)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn lower arm (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn lower arm (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Front Exhaust system not adequately supported |7.1.1| | 1 |
| Exhaust system not adequately supported centre section |7.1.1| | 1 |
| Rear brake binding | 1 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 1 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 1 |
| Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage insecurely attached Drop link snapped (5.3.3 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage pin or bush excessively worn D bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage pin or bush excessively worn D bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Suspension component mounting prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength Outrigger (5.3.6 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Upper Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn Outer bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 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 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn Rearmost bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Front constant velocity joint gaiter damaged to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc |2.5.C.1a| | 1 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage fractured |2.4.G.1| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar fractured |2.4.G.1| | 1 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3| | 1 |
| Fuel system component leaking |7.2.3| | 1 |
| Front Position lamp not working both sides (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 1 |
| Rear Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength outer sill (5.3.6 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.C.1b| | 1 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 1 |
| Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Inner Anti-roll bar rubber bush bonding deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Inner Anti-roll bar rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Upper Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Upper Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h|| | 1 |
| Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |6.1.2 |a|| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.1.3 |b| |i|| | 1 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Centre Exhaust system not adequately supported |7.1.1| | 1 |