| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 6 |
| Rear brake binding | 6 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working (1.3.2b) | 5 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 4 |
| Brake hose excessively deteriorated | 4 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 4 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 3 |
| Horn not working |1.6.2a| | 3 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 2 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b| | 2 |
| Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2| | 2 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 2 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 2 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 2 |
| Horn not working (1.6.2a) | 2 |
| Offside Front wheel bearing has excessive play |2.5.A.3c| | 2 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp missing |1.3.2a| | 2 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 2 |
| Offside Inner Body or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings |6.1.B.2| | 1 |
| Service brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7) | 1 |
| Offside Headlamp aim aimed so that it dazzles other road users (1.8.A.1a) | 1 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (1.4.A.2c) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp excessively damaged so that the light output is severely reduced (1.7.5a) | 1 |
| Offside Front Headlamp excessively damaged so that the light output is severely reduced (1.7.5a) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Integral body structure corroded to the extent that the rigidity of the assembly is significantly reduced undersill/floor (6.1.1 (c) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 1 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Drive shaft which forms part of the suspension coupling gaiter damaged to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc |2.4.G.4e| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Braking system leaking |3.6.A.1| | 1 |
| Rear fog lamp tell tale not working |1.3.1b| | 1 |
| Rear fog lamp switch missing |1.3.1a| | 1 |
| Service brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 1 |
| Rear rear brake recording little or no effort |3.7.B.5a| | 1 |
| Offside Front wheel bearing rough when rotated |2.5.A.2| | 1 |
| Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Body or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings |6.1.B.2| | 1 |
| Centre Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2| | 1 |
| Centre Rear Exhaust has part of the system excessively deteriorated |7.1.1a| | 1 |
| Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on main beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 1 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on main beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Brake cable damaged |1.1.15 |a|| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Brake cable damaged |1.1.15 |a|| | 1 |
| Offside Outer Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 1 |
| Registration plate issues | 1 |
| Offside Front Direction indicator not working |1.4.A.2c| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 1 |
| Nearside Front wheel bearing has excessive play |2.5.A.3c| | 1 |
| Driver`s door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle |6.2.B.1b| | 1 |
| Inner Front Body or chassis has an unsatisfactory modification, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings |6.1.B.2| | 1 |
| Offside Front Driver`s door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle |6.2.B.1b| | 1 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Rear wheel bearing has excessive play |2.6.2| | 1 |
| Nearside Seat belt anchorage prescribed area strength or continuity significantly reduced (7.1.1 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Anti-roll bar locating pin incorrectly positioned |2.4.G.3a| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b| | 1 |
| Centre Front Lower Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings |6.1.B.2| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 1 |
| Horn control not readily accessible to the driver |1.6.1| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar locating pin incorrectly positioned |2.4.G.3a| | 1 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 1 |
| Nearside Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded |5.2.6| | 1 |
| Offside Front Steering rack gaiter split |2.2.D.2d| | 1 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm attachment bracket/mounting cracked |2.4.G.1| | 1 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Direction indicator missing |1.4.A.2b| | 1 |
| Nearside front brake binding |3.7.B.1| | 1 |