| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 10 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 7 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 7 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 5 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 4 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 4 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 4 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 4 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 4 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 3 |
| Offside Rear Seat belt buckle not functioning as intended (7.1.2 (d)) | 3 |
| Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 3 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 3 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 3 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 3 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed default limit of 1.5m-1 (8.2.2.2 (b)) | 3 |
| Central Rear Upper Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 2 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 2 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 2 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 2 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Drivers view of an obligatory external mirror significantly affected by an obstruction (3.1 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 2 |
| Offside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 2 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 2 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 2 |
| Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play Both (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Headlamp insecure (4.1.1 (c)) | 1 |
| Lower Oil leaking excessively from engine (8.4.1 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring mounting insecure (5.3.1 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken Broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Outer Front constant velocity joint gaiter damaged to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc |2.5.C.1a| | 1 |
| Central Rear Seat belt buckle not functioning as intended (7.1.2 (d)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp adversely affected by the operation of another lamp (4.2.3 (c)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator adversely affected by the operation of another lamp |4.4.3 |b|| | 1 |
| Rear Direction indicator adversely affected by the operation of another lamp Both sides |1.4.A.2h| | 1 |
| Windscreen washer jets misaligned and not providing sufficient fluid to the windscreen (3.5 (a)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect |4.1.2 |c|| | 1 |
| Offside Front Lower Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` |8.3.1e| | 1 |
| Nearside Obligatory mirror insecure (3.3 (b) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Direction indicator obviously incorrectly positioned wing mirror (4.4.3 (a)) | 1 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 1 |
| Centre Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 1 |
| Drivers door cannot be opened from inside the vehicle (6.2.3 (a)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour Showing white light to rear |1.4.A.2f| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour showing white light to rear |1.4.A.2f| | 1 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 1 |
| front brakes release unevenly |3.7.B.4| | 1 |
| Brake fluid contaminated |1.8 |a|| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 1 |
| Offside Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 1 |
| Offside Front Front position lamp|s| obviously incorrectly positioned |1.1.A.3a| | 1 |
| Rear Seat belt locking mechanism does not secure or release |5.2.5a| | 1 |
| Front brake application uneven | 1 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 1 |
| Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 1 |
| Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on main beam |1.7.5a| | 1 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on main beam |1.7.5a| | 1 |
| Headlamp aim not tested (4.1.2 (b)) | 1 |
| Rear Exhaust silencer likely to become detached mount snappped (8.1.1 (b) (ii)) | 1 |
| Brake lever has insufficient reserve travel (1.1.2 (a)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 1 |
| Exhaust system not adequately supported back box rubber snapped |7.1.1| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Brake pedal anti-slip provision incomplete |3.3.A.1b| | 1 |
| Seat belt locking mechanism does not secure or release all three on rear seat |5.2.5a| | 1 |
| Central Seat belt buckle not functioning as intended |7.1.2 |d|| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Seat belt buckle not functioning as intended |7.1.2 |d|| | 1 |
| Front Vehicle structure corroded to the extent that the rigidity of the assembly is significantly reduced cross member (6.1.1 (c) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Lower Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Seat belt buckle not functioning as intended |7.1.2 |d|| | 1 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |5.3.4 |b| |ii|| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Nearside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 1 |
| Offside Front Lower Ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 1 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 1 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Rear brake binding | 1 |
| Rear Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b| | 1 |
| Hazard warning switch faulty |1.4.B.1d| | 1 |
| Offside Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 1 |
| Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 1 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim so that beam "kick up" is not visible on the screen (4.1.2 (a)) | 1 |
| Offside Headlamp aim so that beam "kick up" is not visible on the screen (4.1.2 (a)) | 1 |
| Exhaust emits an excessive level of metered smoke (7.4.B.3a) | 1 |
| Stop lamp(s) not working high (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 1 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 1 |