| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 61 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 43 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 43 |
| Registration plate issues | 33 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 11 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 10 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 6 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 5 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 4 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 4 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 4 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 3 |
| Nearside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 3 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 3 |
| Nearside Windscreen washer jets misaligned and not providing sufficient fluid to the windscreen (3.5 (a)) | 2 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 2 |
| Offside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 2 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 2 |
| Windscreen damaged and affecting the drivers view of the road (3.2 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Driver`s view of an obligatory external mirror materially affected by an obstruction |3.1 |a| |ii|| | 1 |
| Offside Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases Where tailpipe is bent and cracked into backbox (6.1.2 (a)) | 1 |
| Offside Body component insecure Lower bumper trim where bumper is damaged (6.2.1 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Obligatory mirror seriously damaged, affecting the rear view (3.3 (b) (ii)) | 1 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 1 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 1 |
| Front Windscreen wiper not working Both. (3.4 (a)) | 1 |
| Bonnet primary retaining device ineffective Bonnet not opening. (3.1 (c)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Road wheel fractured (5.2.2 (a)) | 1 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 1 |
| Brake performance not tested |1.2.1 |g|| | 1 |
| Headlamp levelling device inoperative OSF,OSR,NSR levelling arms rusted and seized in place. (4.1.5 (a)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 1 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 1 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements |1.2.2 |a| |i|| | 1 |
| Offside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fractured (5.2.2 (a)) | 1 |
| Central Rear Seat belt not functioning as intended Not locking (7.1.2 (c)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Hydraulic brake calliper leaking (1.1.16 (b) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Headlamp levelling device inoperative |4.1.5 |a|| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Headlamp levelling device inoperative |4.1.5 |a|| | 1 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 1 |
| Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn BOTH SIDES (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 1 |
| Electronic parking brake warning indicates a malfunction (1.1.6 (e)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Obligatory mirror seriously damaged, affecting the rear view (3.3 (b) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 1 |
| Front Drivers view of an obligatory external mirror significantly affected by an obstruction (3.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Brake pipe connection leaking on a hydraulic braking system (1.1.11 (b) (ii)) | 1 |
| Brake performance not tested (1.2.1 (g)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim unable to be tested (4.1.2 (b)) | 1 |
| Front Position lamp not working both |4.2.1 |a|| | 1 |
| Emissions not tested engine will not run (8.2.1.2 (d)) | 1 |
| Offside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases Bank 2 cat fixings to down pipe missing (6.1.2 (a)) | 1 |
| Fuel system component defective in the case of LPG/CNG/ LNG or hydrogen systems (6.1.3 (f)) | 1 |
| Rear Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Rear reflector defective or damaged by more than 50% of the reflecting surface (4.8.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Brake performance unable to be tested due to condition of front pads (1.2.1 (g)) | 1 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 1 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 1 |
| Nearside Headlamp light intensity severely reduced (4.1.4 (a)) | 1 |