| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Registration plate lamp issues | 49 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 43 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 36 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 28 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 24 |
| Offside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 18 |
| Nearside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 16 |
| Nearside Rear Upper Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush (5.3.2 (c)) | 11 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush (5.3.2 (c)) | 11 |
| Offside Rear Upper Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush (5.3.2 (c)) | 10 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush (5.3.2 (c)) | 9 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 7 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 6 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 6 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 6 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 5 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 5 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 5 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator adversely affected by the operation of another lamp (4.4.3 (b)) | 5 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 5 |
| Offside Front Macpherson strut top bush or bearing has excessive wear or free play (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 5 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorber has an excessively worn bush |2.7.4| | 4 |
| Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 4 |
| Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits |7.3.D.3| | 4 |
| Windscreen has damage | 4 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 4 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 4 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorber has an excessively worn bush |2.7.4| | 4 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 4 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 4 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 4 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 4 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 3 |
| Emissions not tested (8.2.1.2 (d)) | 3 |
| Oil leaking excessively from engine (8.4.1 (a) (i)) | 3 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush top bush (5.3.2 (c)) | 3 |
| Nearside Rear Upper Shock absorber has an excessively worn bush |2.7.4| | 3 |
| Offside Rear Upper Shock absorber has an excessively worn bush |2.7.4| | 3 |
| Brake pedal anti-slip provision missing (1.1.2 (c)) | 3 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator adversely affected by the operation of another lamp (4.4.3 (b)) | 3 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 3 |
| Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2| | 3 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |4.4.3 |a|| | 3 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |4.4.3 |a|| | 3 |
| Nearside Front Macpherson strut top bush or bearing has excessive wear or free play (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 3 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 3 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp adversely affected by the operation of another lamp (4.2.3 (c)) | 3 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 3 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 3 |
| Offside Rear Upper Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush |5.3.2 |c|| | 3 |
| Nearside 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| | 2 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 2 |
| Horn not working |1.6.2a| | 2 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 2 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 2 |
| Power steering fluid level below minimum |2.3.1| | 2 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 2 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 2 |
| Registration plate issues | 2 |
| Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 2 |
| Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b| | 2 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Offside Rear Seat belt buckle damaged (7.1.2 (d)) | 2 |
| Offside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 2 |
| Nearside Windscreen wiper not working (3.4 (a)) | 2 |
| Brake pedal anti-slip provision missing |1.1.2 |c|| | 2 |
| Driver`s view of the road through the swept area of the windscreen materially affected by an obstruction |3.1 |a| |ii|| | 2 |
| Brake lever has insufficient reserve travel |1.1.2 |a|| | 2 |
| Rear Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b| | 2 |
| Fuel cap/sealing device does not fasten securely maintaining the sealing arrangement |7.2.4b| | 2 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 2 |
| Centre Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2| | 2 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2| | 2 |
| Nearside Front Outer 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 (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Offside Obligatory mirror insecure |8.1.1| | 2 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Offside Front Upper Macpherson strut pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 2 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 2 |
| Brake pedal anti-slip provision missing |3.3.A.1b| | 2 |
| Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.1.3 |b| |i|| | 2 |
| Offside 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| | 2 |
| Offside 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| | 2 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 2 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 2 |
| Nearside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 2 |
| Nearside Obligatory mirror missing (3.3 (a)) | 2 |
| Battery insecure and likely to fall from carrier |4.13 |a| |ii|| | 2 |