| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 13 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 13 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 9 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 6 |
| Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle excessive |7.3.D.3| | 6 |
| Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content at idle excessive |7.3.D.4| | 5 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 5 |
| Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b| | 4 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 4 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 3 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits |8.2.1.2 |b|| | 3 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 3 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content at idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 3 |
| Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 2 |
| Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 2 |
| Exhaust emissions hydrocarbon content after 2nd fast idle excessive |7.3.D.3| | 2 |
| Offside Front Inner Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 2 |
| Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b| | 2 |
| Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2| | 2 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 2 |
| Rear fog lamp tell tale not working |1.3.1b| | 2 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 2 |
| Horn not working |1.6.2a| | 2 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b| | 2 |
| Rear fog lamp missing |1.3.2a| | 2 |
| Rear fog lamp tell-tale not working (4.9.1 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 2 |
| Nearside Rear wheel bearing has excessive play |2.6.2| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear wheel bearing rough when rotated |2.6.1| | 1 |
| Prop shaft flexible coupling so deteriorated it is likely to fail |6.1.7 |d| |ii|| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 1 |
| Nearside Headlamp lens seriously defective |4.1.1 |b| |ii|| | 1 |
| Offside Headlamp lens seriously defective |4.1.1 |b| |ii|| | 1 |
| Central Prop shaft flexible coupling excessively deteriorated |6.1.7 |d| |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 |
| Central Rear Rear fog lamp not working |4.5.1 |a| |ii|| | 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 Other passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle side door |6.2.3 |a|| | 1 |
| Statutory seat belt missing all rear seat belt receivers missing |5.1.1| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Outer Passenger`s seat insecure |6.2.A.1| | 1 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 1 |
| Stop lamp(s) all not working (4.3.1 (a) (iii)) | 1 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault |7.1.6 |a|| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Rear fog lamp does not emit a steady red light |4.5.4 |a|| | 1 |
| Offside Front Seat belt stitching badly frayed |5.2.2b| | 1 |
| Service brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 1 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 1 |
| Centre Stop lamp has less than 50% of the light sources illuminating |1.2.1b| | 1 |
| Centre Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 1 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Emissions not tested (8.2.1.2 (d)) | 1 |
| Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 1 |
| Nearside Headlamp has a product on the lens so that the light output is severely reduced (4.1.4 (b)) | 1 |
| Offside Headlamp has a product on the lens so that the light output is severely reduced (4.1.4 (b)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 1 |
| Exhaust emits excessive smoke or vapour of any colour |7.4.B.4| | 1 |
| Nearside Front constant velocity joint gaiter deteriorated to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc |2.5.C.1a| | 1 |
| Offside Inner Front constant velocity joint gaiter deteriorated to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc |2.5.C.1a| | 1 |
| Hazard warning lamps inoperative |1.4.B.1b| | 1 |
| Hazard warning tell tale not working correctly |1.4.B.1e| | 1 |
| Direction indicators not working |1.4.A.2c| | 1 |
| Nearside Inner Front constant velocity joint gaiter deteriorated to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc |2.5.C.1a| | 1 |
| Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Rear fog lamp switch inoperative (4.5.3 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 1 |
| Nearside Front Wheel bearing play so excessive that directional control is impaired (5.1.3 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Wheel bearing play so excessive that directional control is impaired (5.1.3 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Rear fog lamp adversely affected by the operation of another lamp |1.3.2f| | 1 |
| Rear Exhaust has a part missing |7.1.1a| | 1 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Steering rack gaiter split |2.2.D.2d| | 1 |
| Rear fog lamp emits a light other than red |1.3.2e| | 1 |
| Offside Front Inner Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded wing holed |2.4.A.3| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 1 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 1 |
| Rear Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b| | 1 |
| Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits |7.3.D.3| | 1 |
| Rear fog lamp emits a light other than red white light showing |1.3.2e| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp excessively damaged so that the light output is severely reduced |1.7.5a| | 1 |
| Offside Front Headlamp excessively damaged so that the light output is severely reduced |1.7.5a| | 1 |
| Rear Body has a sharp edge caused by damage extra parking mirror |6.1.C.1| | 1 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement lower arm rear bush |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 1 |
| Brake performance not tested |3.7.A.1| | 1 |
| Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 1 |
| Stop lamp(s) all not working FAULTY NOT WORKING ALL THE TIME (4.3.1 (a) (iii)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Inner Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt INSECURE (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Rear fog lamp obviously incorrectly positioned |4.5.4 |a|| | 1 |
| Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |6.1.2 |a|| | 1 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits |8.2.1.2 |c|| | 1 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content at idle exceeds default limits |8.2.1.2 |b|| | 1 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp missing |1.3.2a| | 1 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Headlamp has a product on the lens so that the light output is severely reduced offside and nearside headlamp lenses polished during test (4.1.4 (b)) | 1 |
| Offside Headlamp insecure upper fixing bolt missing (4.1.1 (c)) | 1 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 1 |
| Emissions not tested car over heated |7.3.A.1| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Direction indicator insecure |1.4.A.2b| | 1 |
| Registration plate issues | 1 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 1 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam |1.7.5a| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on main beam |1.7.5a| | 1 |
| Windscreen wiper blade insecure | 1 |
| Front Exhaust system insecure front exhaust bracket needs welding (6.1.2 (a)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 1 |
| Nearside 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 |
| Nearside Headlamp has a product on the lens so that the light output is severely reduced |1.7.5a| | 1 |
| Offside Headlamp has a product on the lens so that the light output is severely reduced |1.7.5a| | 1 |
| Rear Rear fog lamp missing |4.5.1 |a| |ii|| | 1 |
| Offside Front Seat belt damaged (7.1.2 (b) (i)) | 1 |
| Windscreen has damage | 1 |
| Offside Front Inner Suspension component mounting prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength wheel arch (5.3.6 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Rear fog lamp emits a light other than red |1.3.2e| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Inner Suspension component mounting prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength arch |5.3.6 |a| |i|| | 1 |
| Rear fog lamp does not emit a steady red light (4.5.4 (a)) | 1 |
| Rear fog lamp missing (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Rear fog lamp switch missing (4.5.3 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 1 |
| Rear fog lamp switch inoperative (4.5.3 (a)) | 1 |