| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 43 |
| Registration plate issues | 32 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 26 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 9 |
| Horn not working |1.6.2a| | 5 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 4 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 4 |
| Nearside Front Direction indicator not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 3 |
| Brake performance not tested (1.2.1 (g)) | 3 |
| Nearside 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 carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a)) | 2 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp levelling device obviously defective |1.7.2| | 2 |
| Nearside Front Wheel bolt|s| missing |4.2.A.1e| | 2 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 2 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 2 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp adversely affected by the operation of another lamp (4.2.3 (c)) | 2 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 2 |
| Offside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 2 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 2 |
| Headlamp cleaning device for LED or HID headlamp inoperative (4.1.6 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Headlamp cleaning device for LED or HID headlamp inoperative BOTH (4.1.6 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) adversely affected by the operation of another lamp (4.3.3 (b)) | 1 |
| Rear fog lamp adversely affected by the operation of another lamp (4.5.4 (b)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 1 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 1 |
| Tailgate cannot be secured in the closed position (6.2.1 (e)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour both (4.4.3 (a)) | 1 |
| Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect both need beam benders (4.1.2 (c)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content at idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 1 |
| Air suspension has no suspension movement |2.4.D.5| | 1 |
| Offside Front Headlamp levelling device obviously defective |1.7.2| | 1 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content at idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 1 |
| Nearside Front Inner Power steering pipe/hose excessively damaged pipe mounting broken, pipe rubbing on drive shaft (2.1.5 (g) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Direction indicator not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Front Headlamp cleaning device inoperative |1.7.2| | 1 |
| Offside Front Road wheel fractured (5.2.2 (a)) | 1 |
| Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp incorrect colour |4.1.4 |a|| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Electrical wiring for braking components extremely deteriorated |4.11 |b| |iii|| | 1 |
| Offside Front Steering rack gaiter missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fractured |5.2.2 |a|| | 1 |
| Nearside Outer Front Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.2.C.1c| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel cracked 2x |4.2.A.1a| | 1 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 1 |
| Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour nearside and offside (4.4.3 (a)) | 1 |
| Rear fog lamp obviously incorrectly positioned (4.5.4 (a)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Inner Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle |6.2.B.1c| | 1 |
| Offside Steering rack gaiter missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Seat belt buckle not functioning as intended (7.1.2 (d)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Road wheel cracked 2x |4.2.A.1a| | 1 |
| Headlamp aim so that beam "kick up" is not visible on the screen |4.1.2 |a|| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Body component damaged and likely to cause injury light lense sharp edge |6.2.1 |a| |i|| | 1 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Front position lamp|s| has less than 50% of the light sources illuminating |1.1.A.3b| | 1 |
| Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits |7.3.D.3| | 1 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Exhaust emissions likely to be affected by an exhaust leak (8.2.1.1 (b)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Wheel bolt|s| missing |4.2.A.1e| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn lower arm front bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn lower arm front bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Seat belt buckle not functioning as intended (7.1.2 (d)) | 1 |
| Power steering pipe|s| or hose|s| leaking from a joint On the back of the PAS pump. |2.3.3b| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Valve stem seriously damaged leaking (5.2.3 (j)) | 1 |
| Offside Steering rack has excessive free play detected at the steering wheel (steering rack fitted) Rack end (2.3 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Upper Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn Top arm (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Brake fluid warning lamp illuminated |3.6.G.2| | 1 |
| Front Windscreen damaged and affecting the drivers view of the road (3.2 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn Inner disc excessively corroded. (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn Inner disc excessively corroded. (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Electronic parking brake warning indicates a malfunction (1.1.6 (e)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Headlamp levelling device inoperative |4.1.5 |a|| | 1 |
| Rear Headlamp levelling device inoperative both |4.1.5 |a|| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working |4.5.1 |a| |ii|| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 1 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a)) | 1 |
| Rear Rear reflector defective or damaged by more than 50% of the reflecting surface lamps painted over (4.8.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 1 |
| Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 1 |
| Steering rack insecure to the extent there is excessive movement at the mountings (2.1.3 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Horn not working |7.7 |a| |ii|| | 1 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Brake hose twisted |3.6.B.4c| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel bead rim badly distorted |4.2.A.1a| | 1 |