| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 34 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 31 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 19 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 18 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 13 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 10 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 9 |
| Rear brake binding | 9 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 8 |
| Nearside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 6 |
| Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 6 |
| Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle excessive |7.3.D.3| | 6 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 6 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 5 |
| Windscreen has damage | 5 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 5 |
| Nearside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 5 |
| Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 5 |
| Offside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 5 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 5 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 5 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 4 |
| Offside Front constant velocity joint gaiter insecure to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc |2.5.C.1a| | 4 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 4 |
| Exhaust emissions hydrocarbon content after 2nd fast idle excessive |7.3.D.3| | 4 |
| Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content at idle excessive |7.3.D.4| | 4 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 4 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 4 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 4 |
| Offside Front constant velocity joint gaiter insecurely mounted to its housing |2.5.C.1a| | 4 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 4 |
| Nearside Front Ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 4 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 3 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 3 |
| Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits |7.3.D.3| | 3 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 3 |
| Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported |7.1.1| | 3 |
| Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 3 |
| Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 3 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 3 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b| | 3 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 3 |
| Nearside Rear Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 3 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value |1.4.2 |a| |ii|| | 3 |
| Nearside Front constant velocity joint gaiter insecurely mounted to its housing |2.5.C.1a| | 3 |
| Offside Front Ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 3 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 3 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 3 |
| Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2| | 3 |
| Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 3 |
| Nearside Front constant velocity joint gaiter insecure to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc |2.5.C.1a| | 2 |
| Offside Front coil spring fractured |2.4.C.1a| | 2 |
| Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` |8.3.1e| | 2 |
| Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a| | 2 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 2 |
| Nearside Rear coil spring fractured |2.4.C.1a| | 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 |
| Electronic parking brake warning indicates a malfunction |3.1.7| | 2 |
| Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 2 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 2 |
| Electronic parking brake warning indicates a malfunction |1.1.6 |e|| | 2 |
| Offside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 2 |
| Central Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 2 |
| Nearside Front Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a| | 2 |
| Nearside Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 2 |
| Offside Front Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a| | 2 |
| Nearside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side |1.4.1 |a|| | 2 |
| Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side |1.4.1 |a|| | 2 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 2 |
| Nearside Front coil spring fractured |2.4.C.1a| | 2 |
| Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2| | 2 |
| Offside Rear coil spring incomplete |2.4.C.1a| | 2 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Direction indicators incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 1 |
| Nearside Steering rack gaiter insecure |2.2.D.2d| | 1 |
| Offside Rear wheel bearing rough when rotated |2.6.1| | 1 |
| Offside Front coil spring incomplete |2.4.C.1a| | 1 |
| Offside Front Steering pivot point has excessive play |2.2.B.1g| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Trailing arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Trailing arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching by more than 10mm within zone `A` |8.3.1b| | 1 |
| Service brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 1 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault |7.1.6 |a|| | 1 |
| Offside Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 1 |
| Nearside Inner Front Steering arm has relative movement at its fixings |2.2.B.1h| | 1 |
| Offside Inner Front Steering arm has relative movement at its fixings |2.2.B.1h| | 1 |
| Nearside Front constant velocity joint gaiter split |2.5.C.1a| | 1 |
| Hazard warning switch faulty |1.4.B.1d| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |6.1.7 |g| |ii|| | 1 |
| Offside Ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 1 |
| Offside Steering column shaft has excessive end float |2.1.3| | 1 |
| Registration plate issues | 1 |
| Offside Obligatory mirror seriously damaged, affecting the rear view |8.1.2a| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 1 |
| Offside Front Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 1 |
| Exhaust system insecure backbox |6.1.2 |a|| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Macpherson strut upper support bearing is rough in operation |2.5.B.1b| | 1 |
| Offside Front Macpherson strut upper support bearing is rough in operation |2.5.B.1b| | 1 |
| Offside Front Front constant velocity joint gaiter insecure to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc |2.5.C.1a| | 1 |
| Steering arm has relative movement at its fixings |2.2.B.1h| | 1 |
| Offside Rear brake caliper has restricted free movement |3.5.1k| | 1 |
| Offside rear brake recording little or no effort |3.7.B.5a| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear fog lamp emits a light other than red |1.3.2e| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Undertray insecure |8.1.1 |b| |i|| | 1 |
| Rear Upper Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 1 |
| Exhaust system not adequately supported |7.1.1| | 1 |
| Offside Front Front suspension has excessive play in a upper suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Lower 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 |
| Front constant velocity joint gaiter insecure to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc o/s and n/s outers
|2.5.C.1a| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Body or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings |6.1.B.2| | 1 |
| Nearside Steering arm has relative movement at its fixings |2.2.B.1h| | 1 |
| Offside Front Front suspension has excessive play in an outer ball joint |2.5.B.2a| | 1 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 1 |
| Centre Rear Seat belt locking mechanism does not secure or release |5.2.5a| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Wheel bolt|s| missing |4.2.A.1e| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp lens seriously defective (4.1.1 (b) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Headlamp lens seriously defective (4.1.1 (b) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |5.3.4 |b| |ii|| | 1 |
| Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Brake hose damaged | 1 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 1 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 1 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 1 |
| Electronic braking system warning device inoperative |1.7 |a|| | 1 |
| Offside Front constant velocity joint is insecure |2.5.C.1b| | 1 |
| Steering pivot point has excessive play |2.2.B.1g| | 1 |
| Fuel cap/sealing device sealing washer torn |7.2.4c| | 1 |
| Offside Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 1 |
| Front Brake lining|s| less than 1.5 mm thick |3.5.1g| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator has less than 50% of the light sources illuminating |1.4.A.2c| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Seat belt locking mechanism does not secure or release |5.2.5a| | 1 |
| Rear Exhaust system insecure |6.1.2 |a|| | 1 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp does not illuminate |1.6 |a|| | 1 |
| Rear fog lamp tell-tale not working |4.9.1 |a| |ii|| | 1 |
| Ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 1 |
| Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp has a product on the lens so that the light output is severely reduced |1.7.5a| | 1 |
| Offside Front Headlamp has a product on the lens so that the light output is severely reduced |1.7.5a| | 1 |
| Central Rear Lower Exhaust system not adequately supported |7.1.1| | 1 |
| Central Front Lower Exhaust system not adequately supported |7.1.1| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Lower Stop lamp excessively damaged so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance |1.2.1d| | 1 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.C.1b| | 1 |
| Headlamp aim not tested |1.8.A.1c| | 1 |
| An item not tested |Manual| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded |5.2.6| | 1 |
| Nearside Outer Front constant velocity joint gaiter insecure to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc |2.5.C.1a| | 1 |
| Offside Outer Front constant velocity joint gaiter insecure to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc |2.5.C.1a| | 1 |
| Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b| | 1 |
| Offside Headlamp excessively deteriorated so that the light output is severely reduced |1.7.5a| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear passenger door does not latch securely closed |6.2.B.1a| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear position lamp|s| adversely affected by the operation of another lamp |1.1.A.3f| | 1 |
| Exhaust system not adequately supported Centre an rear brackets broken |7.1.1| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Rear Exhaust silencer likely to become detached |8.1.1 |b| |ii|| | 1 |
| Central Exhaust silencer insecure |8.1.1 |b| |i|| | 1 |
| Hand operated control valve malfunctioning |3.2.2c| | 1 |
| Brake pedal anti-slip provision incomplete |3.3.A.1b| | 1 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm rubber mounting deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Radius arm has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Offside Front Radius arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Steering arm has relative movement at its fixings |2.2.B.1h| | 1 |
| Nearside Front constant velocity joint gaiter deteriorated to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc |2.5.C.1a| | 1 |
| Centre Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2| | 1 |
| Centre Exhaust system not adequately supported |7.1.1| | 1 |
| Nearside Front All position lamps not working |1.1.A.3b| | 1 |
| Offside Front All position lamps not working |1.1.A.3b| | 1 |
| Emissions not tested |7.0| | 1 |
| Parking brake lever defective so that it cannot be satisfactorily operated |3.1.3c| | 1 |
| Offside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 1 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect |4.1.2 |c|| | 1 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect |4.1.2 |c|| | 1 |
| Rear Exhaust system insecure bracket broken |6.1.2 |a|| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Steering arm deformed excess play |2.1.3 |c| |i|| | 1 |
| Offside Front Steering arm deformed excess play |2.1.3 |c| |i|| | 1 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Outer Body component damaged and likely to cause injury sill holed |6.2.1 |a| |i|| | 1 |
| Battery insecure and likely to cause a short circuit |4.13 |a| |ii|| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Passenger`s seat insecure |6.2.6 |a| |ii|| | 1 |
| Exhaust emissions - engine idle speed too high |8.2.1.2 |e|| | 1 |
| Centre Rear Seat belt damaged sufficient to obstruct correct operation of the belt |5.2.2a| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.2.C.1c| | 1 |
| Front Exhaust has part of the system excessively deteriorated |7.1.1a| | 1 |
| Steering system has excessive free play detected at the steering wheel |steering rack fitted| |2.2.A.1b| | 1 |
| Rear Mechanical brake component has restricted free movement | 1 |
| Nearside Rear position lamp|s| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance |1.1.A.3d| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Sub-frame has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Offside Obligatory mirror insecure |8.1.1| | 1 |
| Stop lamp adversely affected by the operation of another lamp |1.2.1f| | 1 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on main beam |1.7.5a| | 1 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 1 |
| Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 1 |
| Rear brake disc excessively scored |3.5.1h| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Steering rack gaiter insecure |2.2.D.2d| | 1 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 1 |
| Offside Front Headlamp insecure |1.7.3| | 1 |
| Offside Front Coil spring not correctly located |2.4.C.2| | 1 |
| Rear Coil spring fractured or broken left and right (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2| | 1 |