| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 18 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 11 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 10 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 9 |
| Exhaust emits an excessive level of metered smoke |7.4.B.3a| | 9 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 8 |
| Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b| | 8 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 8 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 6 |
| Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 6 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 6 |
| Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 5 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 5 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 5 |
| Rear fog lamp tell tale not working |1.3.1b| | 5 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 4 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 4 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 4 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 4 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 4 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 4 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 4 |
| Reversing lamp inoperative (4.6.1 (a)) | 4 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 4 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 4 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 3 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 3 |
| Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 3 |
| Centre Rear Seat belt locking mechanism does not secure or release |5.2.5a| | 3 |
| Rear fog lamp tell-tale not working (4.9.1 (a) (ii)) | 3 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 3 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed default limit of 1.5m-1 (8.2.2.2 (b)) | 3 |
| Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 3 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 3 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b| | 3 |
| Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 3 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 3 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 3 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 3 |
| Registration plate issues | 3 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 2 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 2 |
| Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2| | 2 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 2 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 2 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 2 |
| Offside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 2 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Nearside Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 2 |
| Rear fog lamp not working |4.5.1 |a| |ii|| | 2 |
| Centre Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 2 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 2 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 2 |
| Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working |4.5.1 |a| |ii|| | 2 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 2 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 2 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 2 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 2 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 2 |
| Rear fog lamp tell-tale not working |4.9.1 |a| |ii|| | 2 |
| Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 2 |
| Nearside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 2 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 2 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim not tested |1.8.A.1c| | 2 |
| Offside Headlamp aim not tested |1.8.A.1c| | 2 |
| Offside Front Outer Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear wheel bearing has excessive play |2.6.2| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear wheel bearing rough when rotated |2.6.1| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.1.3 |b| |i|| | 1 |
| Central Rear Seat belt damaged sufficient to significantly weakened the webbing |5.2.2a| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Parking (secondary brake) on a single line braking system has inadequate effort at a wheel (1.3.1 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim aimed so that it dazzles other road users |1.8.A.1a| | 1 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect |4.1.2 |c|| | 1 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 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 |
| 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 Rear Stop lamp emits other than a steady red light |1.2.1e| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 1 |
| Exhaust emits an excessive level of metered smoke for a turbo charged engine |7.4.B.3b| | 1 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working |4.5.1 |a| |ii|| | 1 |
| Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.1.3 |b| |i|| | 1 |
| Brake hose damaged | 1 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn Rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Upper Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Upper Suspension component attachment bracket/mounting damaged and seriously weakened shock mount (5.3.3 (b) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Brake hydraulic reservoir fluid level below minimum level |3.6.G.1b| | 1 |
| Electronic parking brake warning indicates a malfunction |1.1.6 |e|| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp cleaning device inoperative |1.7.2| | 1 |
| Rear Reversing lamp inoperative |4.6.1 |a|| | 1 |
| Offside Front Inner Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a)) | 1 |
| Offside Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn wishbone rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases major leak of exhaust gases into vehicle |7.1.2| | 1 |
| Offside Front Seat belt flexible stalk stretched or damaged likely to lead to failure under load |7.1.2 |b| |ii|| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear reflector missing |4.8.2 |a| |ii|| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 1 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working |4.4.1 |a| |ii|| | 1 |
| Nearside Side repeater lens defective such that the emitted light is adversely affected |4.4.1 |b| |ii|| | 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 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |5.3.4 |b| |ii|| | 1 |
| Nearside Direction indicator insecure |1.4.A.2b| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush likely to become detached (5.3.4 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Rear Brake lining(s) contaminated (1.1.13 (b)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` National trust sticker moved
|8.3.1e| | 1 |
| Offside Front Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` Tax disc and parking permit removed |8.3.1e| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Wheel bolt|s| missing |4.2.A.1e| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Wheel bearing rough when rotated |5.1.3 |b| |i|| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Inner Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 1 |
| Exhaust emissions test not completed because smoke levels are significantly in excess of the specified limit values (8.2.2.2 (f)) | 1 |
| Offside Obligatory mirror insecure (3.3 (b) (ii)) | 1 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint worn to the extent there is a serious risk of detachment (2.1.3 (b) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i)) | 1 |
| Rear Reversing lamp inoperative (4.6.1 (a)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Wheel bearing play so excessive it is likely to break up (5.1.3 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Side repeater excessively damaged so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance |1.4.A.2e| | 1 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 1 |
| Brake fluid significantly below minimum mark |1.1.10 |d| |ii|| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 1 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Front wheel bearing has excessive play |2.5.A.3c| | 1 |
| Brake pedal anti-slip provision incomplete |3.3.A.1b| | 1 |
| Fuel pipe leaking |7.2.3| | 1 |
| Rear fog lamp does not emit a steady red light (4.5.4 (a)) | 1 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturer`s specified limit |8.2.2.2 |a|| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Outer Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 1 |
| Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.1.3 |b| |i|| | 1 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage fractured snapped (5.3.3 (b) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 1 |
| Offside Headlamp lens seriously defective (4.1.1 (b) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Headlamp lens seriously defective (4.1.1 (b) (ii)) | 1 |
| Fuel pipe leaking (6.1.3 (b) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 1 |
| Nearside Side repeater insecure |1.4.A.2b| | 1 |
| Offside Side repeater insecure |1.4.A.2b| | 1 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit Plate limit 0.95 vehicle blown 1.07 (8.2.2.2 (a)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour White (4.4.3 (a)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour White (4.4.3 (a)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 1 |
| Passenger compartment passenger compartment in such a condition that it permits the entry of exhaust fumes injector seal leaking (6.2.1 (c) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 1 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 1 |
| Offside rear brake recording little or no effort |3.7.B.5a| | 1 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed default limit of 1.5m-1 |8.2.2.2 |b|| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Seat belt damaged sufficient to significantly weakened the webbing |5.2.2a| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Macpherson strut mounting damaged and seriously weakened has moved from its place (5.3.3 (b) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 1 |
| Nearside Parking brake inoperative on one side |1.4.1 |a|| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn drop link (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Body component damaged and likely to cause injury bumper cracked and sticking out (6.2.1 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Front Sub-frame attachment bracket/mounting insecure bolts loose on rear mounting points on front subframe (5.3.3 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Macpherson strut top bush or bearing has excessive wear or free play (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Emissions not tested |7.3.A.1| | 1 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 1 |
| Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn both (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Bonnet cannot be secured in the closed position (3.1 (b) (i)) | 1 |
| Fuel system component leaking |7.2.3| | 1 |
| Reversing lamp inoperative |4.6.1 |a|| | 1 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h|| | 1 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Brake hose excessively twisted (1.1.12 (b) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 1 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp emits a light other than red |1.3.2e| | 1 |
| Rear Body has a projection caused by damage |6.1.C.1| | 1 |
| Rear Body has a sharp edge caused by damage |6.1.C.1| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Seat belt buckle not functioning as intended (7.1.2 (d)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Body has a sharp edge caused by damage |6.1.C.1| | 1 |