| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Registration plate lamp issues | 11 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 7 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 6 |
| Nearside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 5 |
| Registration plate issues | 4 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 3 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 3 |
| Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside |1.8| | 3 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 3 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 3 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 3 |
| Rear brake binding | 3 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 3 |
| Offside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 3 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 2 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 2 |
| Brake pedal anti-slip provision missing |3.3.A.1b| | 2 |
| Rear fog lamp obviously incorrectly positioned |1.3.2a| | 2 |
| Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits |7.3.D.3| | 2 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect |4.1.2 |c|| | 2 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect |4.1.2 |c|| | 2 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 2 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 2 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 2 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b| | 2 |
| Offside Rear Rear wheel bearing has excessive play |2.6.2| | 2 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 2 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 2 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 2 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 2 |
| Brake hose excessively deteriorated | 2 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Upper Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 1 |
| Rear fog lamp emits a light other than red |1.3.2e| | 1 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement rear |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Exhaust catalytic converter missing where one was fitted as standard |8.2.1.1 |a|| | 1 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits |8.2.1.2 |b|| | 1 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content at idle exceeds default limits |8.2.1.2 |b|| | 1 |
| Offside Front Upper Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush |5.3.2 |c|| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Macpherson strut has excessive movement at the upper attachment |2.5.A.1c| | 1 |
| Emissions not tested (8.2.1.2 (d)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |5.3.4 |b| |ii|| | 1 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |5.3.4 |b| |ii|| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside |1.8| | 1 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside |1.8| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt Insecure. (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear wheel bearing has excessive play |2.6.2| | 1 |
| Offside Rear wheel bearing rough when rotated |2.6.1| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear wheel bearing rough when rotated |2.6.1| | 1 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 1 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp missing |1.3.2a| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Upper Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Offside Front Upper Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Offside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front 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 ball joint dust cover insecure so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt droplink (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 1 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Macpherson strut pin or bush excessively worn top mount (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 1 |
| Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching by more than 10mm within zone `A` |8.3.1b| | 1 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 1 |
| Nearside Headlamps matched pair are not the same shape |1.7.6| | 1 |
| Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported |7.1.1| | 1 |
| Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 1 |
| Drivers door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle (6.2.3 (a)) | 1 |
| Front Sub-frame corroded and seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i)) | 1 |
| Exhaust hydrocarbon content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 1 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a)) | 1 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 1 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content at idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 1 |
| Offside Driver`s door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle |6.2.3 |a|| | 1 |
| Driver`s view of the road through the swept area of the windscreen materially affected by an obstruction |3.1 |a| |ii|| | 1 |
| Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases mid section - backbox |7.1.2| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Rear wheel bearing rough when rotated |2.6.1| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Rear wheel bearing rough when rotated |2.6.1| | 1 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 1 |
| Offside Front coil spring fractured |2.4.C.1a| | 1 |
| Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 1 |
| rear parking |secondary| brakes imbalanced | 1 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Hydraulic brake calliper insecurely mounted and braking performance affected (1.1.16 (c) (ii)) | 1 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 1 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h|| | 1 |
| Offside Front Obligatory mirror seriously damaged, affecting the rear view |3.3 |b| |ii|| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Wheel bearing rough when rotated |5.1.3 |b| |i|| | 1 |
| Headlamp not working on dipped beam both |1.7.5a| | 1 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement Lower suspension arm inner bush |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement Lower suspension arm inner bush |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 1 |
| Offside Front Sub-frame corroded and seriously weakened Inner part of sub frame, inside wishbone mount area x2 (5.3.3 (b) (i)) | 1 |
| Front Battery insecure and likely to fall from carrier (4.13 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Braking system leaking |3.6.A.1| | 1 |
| Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Passenger`s seat cannot be secured in the upright position. |6.2.A.2| | 1 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 1 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim so that beam "kick up" is not visible on the screen |4.1.2 |a|| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 1 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour showing a white light |4.4.3 |a|| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 1 |
| Nearside Front Steering system excessively rough top strut bearing rough in operation |2.1.1 |a|| | 1 |