| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Registration plate lamp issues | 56 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 56 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 36 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 36 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 35 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 29 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 26 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 21 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 21 |
| Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 16 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 16 |
| Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 14 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 13 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 13 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 13 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 12 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 11 |
| Offside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 11 |
| Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 10 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 9 |
| Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 9 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 9 |
| Emissions unable to be completed (8.2.1.2 (d)) | 8 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a)) | 8 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 7 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 7 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 6 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 6 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 5 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 5 |
| Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 5 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has negligible damping effect (5.3.2 (d)) | 5 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 5 |
| Emissions not tested (8.2.1.2 (d)) | 4 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 4 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 4 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 4 |
| Exhaust emits excessive dense blue smoke during acceleration (8.2.1.2 (g)) | 4 |
| Brake hose excessively deteriorated | 4 |
| Offside Front Macpherson strut top bush or bearing has excessive wear or free play (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 3 |
| Offside Front Brake hose excessively twisted (1.1.12 (b) (ii)) | 3 |
| Drivers view of the road through the swept area of the windscreen significantly affected by an obstruction (3.1 (a) (ii)) | 3 |
| Nearside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 3 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 3 |
| Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn |1.1.14 |a| |i|| | 3 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush (5.3.2 (c)) | 3 |
| Exhaust hydrocarbon content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 3 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content at idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 3 |
| Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt insecure (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 3 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has negligible damping effect (5.3.2 (d)) | 3 |
| Offside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 3 |
| Nearside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 2 |
| Rear Exhaust emissions likely to be affected by an exhaust leak (8.2.2.1 (b)) | 2 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim not tested (4.1.2 (b)) | 2 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 2 |
| Windscreen washer jets misaligned and not providing sufficient fluid to the windscreen (3.5 (a)) | 2 |
| Electronic parking brake warning indicates a malfunction (1.1.6 (e)) | 2 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn |1.1.14 |a| |i|| | 2 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 2 |
| Offside Rear Seat belt buckle not functioning as intended (7.1.2 (d)) | 2 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 2 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed default limit of 0.7m-1 (8.2.2.2 (b)) | 2 |
| Exhaust hydrocarbon content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a)) | 2 |
| Nearside Headlamp levelling device inoperative (4.1.5 (a)) | 2 |
| Offside Headlamp levelling device inoperative (4.1.5 (a)) | 2 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 2 |
| Nearside Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 2 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 2 |
| Nearside Rear Seat belt buckle not functioning as intended (7.1.2 (d)) | 2 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 2 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 2 |
| Central Rear Seat belt buckle not functioning as intended (7.1.2 (d)) | 2 |
| Windscreen damaged and affecting the drivers view of the road (3.2 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 2 |
| Nearside Front Lower Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 2 |
| Offside Front Lower Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 2 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 2 |
| Nearside Front Upper Macpherson strut pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 2 |