| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Registration plate lamp issues | 14 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 6 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 5 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 4 |
| Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle excessive |7.3.D.3| | 3 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 3 |
| Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b| | 3 |
| Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content at idle excessive |7.3.D.4| | 3 |
| Horn not working |1.6.2a| | 3 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 3 |
| Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported |7.1.1| | 2 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 2 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage fractured |2.4.G.1| | 2 |
| Windscreen has damage | 2 |
| Nearside Steering rack gaiter split |2.2.D.2d| | 1 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage fractured |5.3.3 |b| |ii|| | 1 |
| Exhaust system not adequately supported rear mount |7.1.1| | 1 |
| Rear brake application uneven | 1 |
| Rear brake binding | 1 |
| Steering rack gaiter missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Steering rack gaiter missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Headlamp light intensity severely reduced bulb in wrong ? (4.1.4 (a)) | 1 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 1 |
| Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 1 |
| Offside Anti-roll bar linkage fractured |2.4.G.1| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 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 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 1 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension component ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |5.3.4 |b| |ii|| | 1 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage pin or bush excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |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 |
| Offside Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Headlamp insecure |4.1.1 |c|| | 1 |
| Offside Headlamp insecure |4.1.1 |c|| | 1 |
| Offside Front constant velocity joint gaiter deteriorated to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc |2.5.C.1a| | 1 |
| Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 1 |
| Nearside Lower Front suspension ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Hazard warning switch faulty |1.4.B.1d| | 1 |
| Centre Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 1 |
| Nearside Front constant velocity joint gaiter split |2.5.C.1a| | 1 |
| Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits |7.3.D.3| | 1 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 1 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage worn and seriously weakened |2.4.G.1| | 1 |
| Registration plate issues | 1 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 1 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 1 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Seat belt buckle not functioning as intended (7.1.2 (d)) | 1 |
| Lower engine mounting deteriorated resulting in excessive movement stabiliser mounting |6.1.D.1a| | 1 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Seat belt damaged sufficient to significantly weakened the webbing |5.2.2a| | 1 |
| Offside Parking brake not fitted on at least two wheels |3.1.1| | 1 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 1 |
| Battery insecure |1.9.1| | 1 |
| Upper Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Direction indicator not working |1.4.A.2c| | 1 |
| Centre Exhaust system not adequately supported |7.1.1| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 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 Front position lamp|s| has less than 50% of the light sources illuminating |1.1.A.3b| | 1 |
| Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |6.1.2 |a|| | 1 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage fractured (5.3.3 (b) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Exhaust emissions likely to be affected by an exhaust leak (8.2.1.1 (b)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Service brake has no recorded effort at a wheel (1.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush (5.3.2 (c)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a pin/bearing |2.4.G.2| | 1 |