| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 19 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 11 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 8 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 5 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 5 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 5 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 4 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 3 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 3 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 3 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 3 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 3 |
| Offside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 3 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 2 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 2 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 2 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 2 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 2 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 2 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 2 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 1 |
| Front Sub-frame pin or bush excessively worn both rear bushes (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint (2.4.G.2) | 1 |
| Offside Front Sub-frame has excessive play in a pin/bush (2.4.G.2) | 1 |
| Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Drivers view of the road through the swept area of the windscreen significantly affected by an obstruction (3.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 1 |
| Rear Mechanical brake component has restricted free movement | 1 |
| Drivers view of an obligatory external mirror significantly affected by an obstruction (3.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 1 |
| Windscreen wiper blade insecure | 1 |
| Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases Rear flange |7.1.2| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint bottom ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Central Rear Upper Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn Rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases silencer joint (6.1.2 (a)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 1 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint Bottom ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Service brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Hydraulic brake calliper leaking (1.1.16 (b) (i)) | 1 |
| Brake pedal has insufficient reserve travel (1.1.2 (a)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake has no recorded effort at a wheel (1.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Service brake has no recorded effort at a wheel (1.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Service brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.2.2 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 1 |
| Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |6.1.2 |a|| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect |4.1.2 |c|| | 1 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |5.3.4 |b| |ii|| | 1 |
| Exhaust system not adequately supported |7.1.1| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint likely to become detached Insecure in wishbone arm (5.3.4 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a)) | 1 |
| Brake hose damaged | 1 |
| Offside Front Sub-frame pin or bush excessively worn subframe rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear of front (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Rear Exhaust emissions likely to be affected by an exhaust leak join |8.2.1.1 |b|| | 1 |
| Exhaust noise is clearly in excess of that emitted by a similar vehicle fitted with a standard silencer in average condition rear box missing |7.1.4| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Brake hose excessively twisted (1.1.12 (b) (ii)) | 1 |
| Front brake application uneven | 1 |
| Offside Front Sub-frame has excessive play in a pin/bush rear bush |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Sub-frame has excessive play in a pin/bush rear bush |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 1 |
| Offside Front brake caliper locking device missing caliper nut snapped off |3.5.1l| | 1 |
| Nearside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 1 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 1 |
| Offside Rear Other passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle (6.2.3 (a)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 1 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 1 |
| Parking |secondary brake| on a single line braking system grabbing severely |1.3.1 |c|| | 1 |
| Brake fluid contaminated |1.8 |a|| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear brake caliper leaking |3.6.A.1| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush seperated (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 1 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn o/s and n/s (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 1 |