| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 33 |
| Registration plate issues | 30 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 26 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 21 |
| Offside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 9 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 9 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 8 |
| Electronic parking brake warning indicates a malfunction (1.1.6 (e)) | 5 |
| Nearside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 4 |
| Horn not working |1.6.2a| | 4 |
| Electronic parking brake warning indicates a malfunction |3.1.7| | 4 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 4 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing |5.2.1 |a| |i|| | 3 |
| Nearside Rear Road wheel fixing missing |5.2.1 |a| |i|| | 3 |
| Offside Rear Road wheel fixing missing |5.2.1 |a| |i|| | 3 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 3 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 2 |
| Nearside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 2 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 2 |
| Offside Front Road wheel fixing missing |5.2.1 |a| |i|| | 2 |
| Steering lock fails to engage |2.1.4b| | 2 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 2 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 2 |
| Offside Rear Inner Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 2 |
| Offside Rear Seat belt locking mechanism does not secure or release |5.2.5a| | 2 |
| Electronic parking brake warning indicates a malfunction |1.1.6 |e|| | 2 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 2 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Centre Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` |8.3.1e| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Wheel bolt|s| missing |4.2.A.1e| | 1 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Wheel bolt|s| missing |4.2.A.1e| | 1 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 1 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 1 |
| Electronic stability system warning lamp indicates a fault |3.4.1c| | 1 |
| Coil spring fractured or broken both rear coil springs broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 1 |
| Fuel system component leaking excessively or a risk of fire Leaking excessively from an injector |6.1.3 |b| |ii|| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Seat belt buckle not functioning as intended (7.1.2 (d)) | 1 |
| Electronic parking brake control defective so that it cannot be satisfactorily operated (1.1.6 (d)) | 1 |
| Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Brake hose excessively twisted fouling on suspension arm (1.1.12 (b) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear coil spring broken (2.4.C.1a) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn lower arm bushes (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn lower arm bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Electronic parking brake control inoperative (1.1.6 (d)) | 1 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Service brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 1 |
| Nearside Headlamp cleaning device obviously defective |1.7.2| | 1 |
| Offside Headlamp cleaning device obviously defective |1.7.2| | 1 |
| Front Shock absorbers has negligible damping effect both (5.3.2 (d)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Wheel bearing has excessive play (5.1.3 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect |4.1.2 |c|| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Suspension rod insecurely attached (5.3.3 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Suspension rod insecurely attached (5.3.3 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Headlamp aim not tested (4.1.2 (b)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp lens seriously defective (4.2.1 (b)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Bumper damaged and likely to cause injury when grazed or contacted (6.1.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Lower Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Inner Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Road wheel fixing missing wheel bolt (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively damaged or deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii)) | 1 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 1 |
| Headlamp levelling device inoperative unit at nearside rear suspension conecting rod missing |1.7.2| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel more than one fixing loose (5.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 1 |
| Offside Rear Brake pipe leaking |3.6.A.1| | 1 |
| Electronic parking brake warning indicates a malfunction PRS fault codes cleared (1.1.6 (e)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Obligatory mirror missing |8.1.1| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Inner Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Electronic braking system warning device inoperative (1.7 (a)) | 1 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Road wheel fixing missing wheel nut missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Road wheel fractured (5.2.2 (a)) | 1 |
| Nearside Headlamp cleaning device inoperative |1.7.2| | 1 |
| Offside Front Upper Front suspension ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Direction indicator not working |4.4.1 |a| |ii|| | 1 |
| Offside Front Direction indicator not working |4.4.1 |a| |ii|| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side |1.4.1 |a|| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side |1.4.1 |a|| | 1 |
| Offside Front Steering arm deformed to the extent that steering is affected |2.1.3 |c| |ii|| | 1 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value |1.4.2 |a| |ii|| | 1 |
| Power steering fluid level below minimum |2.3.1| | 1 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn outer bush /pin |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Headlamp levelling device inoperative detached |4.1.5 |a|| | 1 |
| Offside Road wheel fixing missing |5.2.1 |a| |i|| | 1 |
| Front Windscreen wiper not working |3.4 |a|| | 1 |
| Nearside rear brake excessively fluctuating |3.7.B.3| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp adversely affected by the operation of another lamp rear light unit malfunctioning when different lights being operated at same time (4.2.3 (c)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp adversely affected by the operation of another lamp Light unit cracked causing water ingress malfunctioning lights operation (4.2.3 (c)) | 1 |
| Steering rack has excessive free play detected at the steering wheel (steering rack fitted) Both steering rack bushes excessively worn (2.3 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Front Windscreen wiper not operating over a large enough area to give an adequate view |8.2.1c| | 1 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 1 |
| Brake fluid warning lamp illuminated |3.6.G.2| | 1 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 1 |
| Headlamp cleaning device for LED or HID headlamp inoperative (4.1.6 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Exhaust emits excessive smoke or vapour likely to obscure the vision of other road users (8.2.2.2 (c)) | 1 |
| Offside Obligatory mirror seriously damaged, affecting the rear view |8.1.2a| | 1 |
| Windscreen has damage | 1 |