| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 77 |
| Registration plate issues | 62 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 20 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 15 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 12 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 6 |
| Headlamp cleaning device for LED or HID headlamp inoperative (4.1.6 (a) (ii)) | 5 |
| Offside Front Direction indicator not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 4 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 4 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a)) | 4 |
| Nearside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 3 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 3 |
| Electronic parking brake warning indicates a malfunction (1.1.6 (e)) | 3 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 3 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 3 |
| Nearside Front Direction indicator not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Position lamp switch does not illuminate the front and rear position lamps with a single operation (4.2.2 (a)) | 2 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 2 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 2 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 2 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 2 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Nearside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 2 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam switch faulty possibly (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on main beam switch faulty possibly (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Position lamp switch does not operate in accordance with the requirements (4.2.2 (a)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases sealing gasket (6.1.2 (a)) | 1 |
| Front Drivers view of the road through the swept area of the windscreen significantly affected by an obstruction air fresheners hanging from center mirror (3.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Brake pipe likely to become detached or damaged Brake pipe incorrectly seated/bent (1.1.11 (d) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Brake pipe likely to become detached or damaged Brake pipe incorrectly seated/bent (1.1.11 (d) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn bush in lower arm debonded (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn bush in arm debonded (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 1 |
| Exhaust hydrocarbon content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Headlamp levelling device inoperative broken (4.1.5 (a)) | 1 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 1 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) all not working (4.3.1 (a) (iii)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Headlamp cleaning device for LED or HID headlamp inoperative (4.1.6 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Suspension unit leaking (5.3.5 (c)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Lower Driver`s view of the road through the swept area of the windscreen materially affected by an obstruction |3.1 |a| |ii|| | 1 |
| Windscreen damaged and affecting the driver`s view of the road |3.2 |a| |ii|| | 1 |
| Windscreen damaged and affecting the drivers view of the road (3.2 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Outer Suspension rod ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Side repeater likely to become detached lens incomplete and insecure (4.4.1 (c) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Body component damaged and likely to cause injury side repeater lamp incomplete and insecure and exposing sharp edge (6.2.1 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Exhaust system insecure pipe clamp has rotted away (6.1.2 (a)) | 1 |
| Offside Track rod end ball joint dust cover insecure so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Rear reflector defective or damaged by more than 50% of the reflecting surface (4.8.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Road wheel badly distorted (5.2.2 (c) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Lower Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |5.3.4 |b| |ii|| | 1 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Rear fog lamp not working Nearside is working but this is not part of the legal requirement (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Rear fog lamp switch inoperative (4.5.3 (a)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working switch faulty (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp cleaning device for LED or HID headlamp inoperative |4.1.6 |a| |ii|| | 1 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits |8.2.1.2 |c|| | 1 |
| Offside Front Seat belt buckle not functioning as intended (7.1.2 (d)) | 1 |
| Front Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault light on dash (7.1.6 (a)) | 1 |
| Nearside Headlamp cleaning device for LED or HID headlamp inoperative (4.1.6 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Front Headlamp cleaning device for LED or HID headlamp inoperative supply pipe that feeds both headlights popped off when tested |4.1.6 |a| |ii|| | 1 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn center bush on lower arm (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Windscreen wiper blade missing (3.4 (b) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Windscreen wiper blade missing (3.4 (b) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Obligatory mirror missing (3.3 (a)) | 1 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a)) | 1 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content at idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam o/s/f headlight n/w (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Bonnet seriously at risk of opening inadvertently Frontal collision damage: Slam panel misaligned, latch incorrectly positioned. (3.1 (b) (ii)) | 1 |
| Windscreen wiper not working (3.4 (a)) | 1 |
| Offside Windscreen washer jets misaligned and not providing sufficient fluid to the windscreen (3.5 (a)) | 1 |
| Headlamp cleaning device for LED or HID headlamp inoperative |4.1.6 |a| |ii|| | 1 |
| Nearside Oil leaking excessively from engine Oil leaking onto exhaust manifold (8.4.1 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Emissions unable to be completed Harsh noise from engine (8.2.1.2 (d)) | 1 |
| Central Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content at idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 1 |
| Emissions not tested (8.2.1.2 (d)) | 1 |
| Offside Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases At flange gasket. (6.1.2 (a)) | 1 |
| Front Headlamp cleaning device for LED or HID headlamp inoperative |4.1.6 |a| |ii|| | 1 |
| Headlamp levelling device inoperative (4.1.5 (a)) | 1 |
| Nearside Headlamp light intensity severely reduced (4.1.4 (a)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Headlamp light intensity severely reduced (4.1.4 (a)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 1 |
| Offside Front Dipswitch does not operate immediately when selected on dipped beam (4.1.3 (b)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Rear fog lamp with a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Road wheel badly distorted (5.2.2 (c) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Electronic parking brake control inoperative (1.1.6 (d)) | 1 |
| Driver`s view of the road through the swept area of the windscreen materially affected by an obstruction |3.1 |a| |ii|| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Outer Hydraulic brake calliper leaking Bleed valve leaking. (1.1.16 (b) (i)) | 1 |
| Brake performance unable to be tested Due to brake fluid leak (1.2.1 (g)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Windscreen washer jets misaligned and not providing sufficient fluid to the windscreen both washers not hitting windscreen (3.5 (a)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim not tested (4.1.2 (b)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Windscreen damaged and affecting the drivers view of the road (3.2 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 1 |
| Headlamp levelling device inoperative rear sensor loose (4.1.5 (a)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Hydraulic brake calliper leaking tightened bleed nipple (1.1.16 (b) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Front Dipswitch does not operate immediately when selected on dipped beam (4.1.3 (b)) | 1 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |