| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Registration plate lamp issues | 12 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 10 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 7 |
| Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle excessive |7.3.D.3| | 6 |
| Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits |7.3.D.3| | 6 |
| Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2| | 4 |
| Offside Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside |1.8| | 3 |
| Exhaust emissions hydrocarbon content after 2nd fast idle excessive |7.3.D.3| | 3 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside |1.8| | 3 |
| Battery insecure |1.9.1| | 2 |
| Windscreen has damage | 2 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 1 |
| Service brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 1 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 1 |
| Nearside Inner Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 1 |
| Nearside Front constant velocity joint is insecure |2.5.C.1b| | 1 |
| Offside rear brake recording little or no effort |3.7.B.5a| | 1 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 1 |
| Windscreen wiper blade insecure | 1 |
| Offside Rear Lower Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3| | 1 |
| Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 1 |
| Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear passenger seat cannot be secured in the upright position. |6.2.3| | 1 |
| Front front brake juddering severely |3.7.A.2b| | 1 |
| Exhaust system not adequately supported |7.1.1| | 1 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement rear bush |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement rear bush |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Offside Front Front wheel bearing rough when rotated |2.5.A.2| | 1 |
| Offside Headlamp aim aimed so that it dazzles other road users |1.8.A.1a| | 1 |
| Offside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 1 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 1 |
| Offside Inner Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 1 |
| Centre Exhaust has part of the system excessively deteriorated |7.1.1a| | 1 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam |1.7.5a| | 1 |
| Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content at idle excessive |7.3.D.4| | 1 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 1 |
| Front Steering arm has relative movement at its fixings |2.2.B.1h| | 1 |
| Centre Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` |8.3.1e| | 1 |
| Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 1 |
| Nearside Inner Front constant velocity joint gaiter split |2.5.C.1a| | 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 |
| Nearside Front Drag link end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 1 |
| Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 1 |
| Nearside Front front brake juddering severely |3.7.A.2b| | 1 |
| Offside Front Steering arm has relative movement at its fixings |2.2.B.1h| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Windscreen wiper blade deteriorated |8.2.2| | 1 |
| Offside Front Windscreen wiper blade deteriorated |8.2.2| | 1 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 1 |
| Offside Steering rack gaiter split |2.2.D.2d| | 1 |
| Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Direction indicator missing |1.4.A.2b| | 1 |
| Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 1 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 1 |
| Nearside Front constant velocity joint gaiter insecurely mounted to its housing |2.5.C.1a| | 1 |
| Offside Front constant velocity joint gaiter insecurely mounted to its housing |2.5.C.1a| | 1 |
| Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported |7.1.1| | 1 |
| Power steering pipe|s| or hose|s| leaking |2.3.3b| | 1 |
| Offside Outer Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 1 |