| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 46 |
| Registration plate issues | 40 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 15 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 11 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 7 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 5 |
| Horn not working |1.6.2a| | 5 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 4 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 3 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 3 |
| Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits |7.3.D.3| | 3 |
| Offside Headlamp cleaning device inoperative |1.7.2| | 3 |
| Windscreen has damage | 3 |
| Nearside Rear Valve stem seriously damaged (5.2.3 (j)) | 2 |
| Nearside Front Wheel bolt|s| missing |4.2.A.1e| | 2 |
| Nearside Rear Wheel bolt|s| missing |4.2.A.1e| | 2 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h|| | 2 |
| Nearside Headlamp cleaning device inoperative |1.7.2| | 2 |
| Horn not working |7.7 |a| |ii|| | 2 |
| Nearside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 2 |
| Offside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 2 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Electronic parking brake control defective so that it cannot be satisfactorily operated (1.1.6 (d)) | 2 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside |1.8| | 2 |
| Offside Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside |1.8| | 2 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 2 |
| Electronic parking brake warning indicates a malfunction |3.1.7| | 2 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 2 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively binding |1.2.1 |f|| | 1 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Emissions not tested (8.2.1.2 (d)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Windscreen washer jets misaligned and not providing sufficient fluid to the windscreen (3.5 (a)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Lower Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 1 |
| Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect both (4.1.2 (c)) | 1 |
| Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour both (4.4.3 (a)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Rear fog lamp missing (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Front Oil leaking excessively from engine under tray heavily soaked (8.4.1 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Direction indicator not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Seat belt buckle not functioning as intended not locking into buckle (7.1.2 (d)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Road wheel fixing missing wheel nut |5.2.1 |a| |i|| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour flashing red |4.4.3 |a|| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour flashing red |4.4.3 |a|| | 1 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault |7.12 |e|| | 1 |
| Offside Front Obligatory mirror missing (3.3 (a)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Lower Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 1 |
| Headlamp levelling device inoperative Rod detached from Rear Sensor (4.1.5 (a)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Inner Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |6.1.7 |g| |ii|| | 1 |
| Front 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 Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 1 |
| Front Headlamp aim not tested Offside & Nearside (4.1.2 (b)) | 1 |
| Electronic stability system switch faulty |3.4.5| | 1 |
| Electronic parking brake warning indicates a malfunction (1.1.6 (e)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Other passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle (6.2.3 (a)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Other passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle (6.2.3 (a)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect Kick up wrong (4.1.2 (c)) | 1 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect Kick up wrong (4.1.2 (c)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Inner Prop shaft joint constant velocity boot no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 1 |
| Headlamp cleaning device for LED or HID headlamp inoperative both fronts (4.1.6 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2| | 1 |
| Offside Front Direction indicator flashing less than 60 times a minute staying on |1.4.A.2g| | 1 |
| Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content at idle excessive |7.3.D.4| | 1 |
| Offside Front Hydraulic fluid leaking continuously posing a serious risk to road safety whole OSF underside area and suspension covered in oil and dripping continuously (8.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint dust cover insecure so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.2.C.1c| | 1 |
| Horn not a continuous or uniform sound |1.6.2e| | 1 |
| Rear fog lamp switch not operating in accordance with the requirements switch was broken (4.5.3 (a)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp cleaning device inoperative |1.7.2| | 1 |
| Horn not working Button sticking in on position |1.6.2a| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Seat belt buckle not functioning as intended Inop (7.1.2 (d)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Steering rack gaiter split |2.2.D.2d| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Valve stem seriously damaged (5.2.3 (j)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 1 |
| Coil spring fractured or broken rear offside and nearside (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Brake disc fractured |1.1.14 |a| |ii|| | 1 |
| Offside Front Brake disc fractured |1.1.14 |a| |ii|| | 1 |
| Horn not loud enough to be heard by another road user horn sticking on |1.6.2b| | 1 |
| Central Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn |1.1.14 |a| |i|| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Inner Brake disc significantly and obviously worn |1.1.14 |a| |i|| | 1 |
| Offside Front Wheel bolt|s| missing |4.2.A.1e| | 1 |
| Front Headlamp cleaning device obviously defective |1.7.2| | 1 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 1 |
| Offside Front Windscreen damaged and affecting the driver`s view of the road cracked |3.2 |a| |ii|| | 1 |
| Service brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.C.1a| | 1 |
| Offside Front Brake back plate|s| securing device loose |3.5.1j| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 1 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working LED unit in bumper |1.1.A.3b| | 1 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a)) | 1 |
| Headlamp levelling device inoperative |1.7.2| | 1 |
| Headlamp levelling device obviously defective |1.7.2| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Suspension component leaking leak at active suspension unit (5.3.5 (c)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn subframe bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 1 |