| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 25 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 24 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 15 |
| Hazard warning switch faulty |1.4.B.1d| | 14 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 13 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 13 |
| Service brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 10 |
| Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b| | 6 |
| Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 6 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 5 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 4 |
| Hazard warning lamps inoperative |1.4.B.1b| | 4 |
| Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2| | 4 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 3 |
| Nearside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 3 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 3 |
| Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b| | 3 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b| | 3 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 3 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 3 |
| Registration plate issues | 3 |
| Nearside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 2 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 2 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 2 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 2 |
| Offside front brake binding |3.7.B.1| | 2 |
| Trailer electrical socket (13 pin) not operating the trailer lamps as intended n/s indicator not working (4.10 (c) (i)) | 2 |
| Offside Outline marker lamp not working central (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Outline marker lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Front brake application uneven | 1 |
| Front brake excessively fluctuating | 1 |
| Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported |7.1.1| | 1 |
| Fuel system component leaking |7.2.3| | 1 |
| Horn not working |1.6.2a| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear brake disc excessively pitted |3.5.1h| | 1 |
| Offside Front Inner Brake disc significantly and obviously worn face heavily worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Brake pipe at imminent risk of failure or fracture trapped between handbrake lever and caliper body incorrectly clipped (1.1.11 (a)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator not working |1.4.A.2c| | 1 |
| Offside Front Seat belt damaged sufficient to obstruct correct operation of the belt |5.2.2a| | 1 |
| Nearside Outer Seat belt locking mechanism does not secure or release |5.1.B.6a| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Seat belt retracting mechanism defective |5.2.5b| | 1 |
| Transmission brake efficiency below requirements |3.8.A.9/10| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicators not working |1.4.A.2c| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Parking brake operation grabbing severely |3.7.C.3b| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Parking brake operation is causing the vehicle to swerve to the nearside |3.7.C.3a| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake grabbing severely |3.7.C.2| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Service brake grabbing severely |3.7.C.2| | 1 |
| Hazard warning lamps not flashing in phase, with ignition on |1.4.B.1f| | 1 |
| Hazard warning lamps not flashing in phase, with ignition off |1.4.B.1f| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Upper Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 1 |
| Nearside Front 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 Front wheel bearing rough when rotated |2.5.A.2| | 1 |
| Offside Front wheel bearing rough when rotated |2.5.A.2| | 1 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Rear fog lamp obviously incorrectly positioned (4.5.4 (a)) | 1 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 1 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside |1.8| | 1 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside |1.8| | 1 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp missing |1.3.2a| | 1 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside |1.8| | 1 |
| Offside Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside |1.8| | 1 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.C.1b| | 1 |
| Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect kick up wrong side both headlamps |4.1.2 |c|| | 1 |
| Nearside Steering rack gaiter missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.1.3 |g| |ii|| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Axle swivel pins and bushes swivel pin and/or bush excessively worn & excess lift (5.1.2 (b) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Body has a sharp edge caused by damage |6.1.C.1| | 1 |
| Nearside rear brake recording little or no effort |3.7.B.5a| | 1 |
| Offside rear brake recording little or no effort |3.7.B.5a| | 1 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively binding |1.2.1 |f|| | 1 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 1 |
| Nearside Headlamp lens seriously defective (4.1.1 (b) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Headlamp lens seriously defective (4.1.1 (b) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 1 |
| Nearside Side repeater incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 1 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases tail pipe (6.1.2 (a)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Outline marker lamp not working Amber lamp (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Stop lamp(s) all not working (4.3.1 (a) (iii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Upper Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Upper Outline marker lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault |7.1.6 |a|| | 1 |
| Towbar component fractured |6.6.1| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Hazard warning lamps inoperative (4.4.1 (e)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Hazard warning lamps inoperative (4.4.1 (e)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Hazard warning lamps inoperative (4.4.1 (e)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Hazard warning lamps inoperative (4.4.1 (e)) | 1 |
| Driver`s airbag obviously defective |5.4.1| | 1 |
| Windscreen has damage | 1 |
| Rear Mechanical brake component has restricted free movement | 1 |
| Nearside Headlamp excessively damaged so that the light output is severely reduced |1.7.5a| | 1 |
| Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2| | 1 |
| Exhaust system insecure (6.1.2 (a)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Rear fog lamp tell tale not working |1.3.1b| | 1 |
| Exhaust system not adequately supported |7.1.1| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 1 |
| Nearside All position lamps not working |1.1.A.3b| | 1 |
| Hazard warning switch inoperative |4.4.2 |a| |ii|| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 1 |
| Rear Stop lamp(s) all not working (4.3.1 (a) (iii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 1 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 1 |
| Offside Front Upper Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 1 |
| Rear Electrical wiring insecure towbar |1.9.2a| | 1 |
| All outline marker lamps with a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning |4.2.1 |a| |ii|| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Leaf spring cracked |2.4.B.1a| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Leaf spring anchor bracket cracked |2.4.B.6b| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Suspension has inadequate clearance with the bump stop |2.4.A.1a| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Suspension has inadequate clearance with the bump stop |2.4.A.1a| | 1 |
| Spare wheel insecure |6.4.2| | 1 |
| Nearside rear brake excessively fluctuating |3.7.B.3| | 1 |
| Offside rear brake excessively fluctuating |3.7.B.3| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Rear wheel bearing rough when rotated |2.6.1| | 1 |
| Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault airbag |5.4.2| | 1 |
| Brake fluid warning lamp illuminated |3.6.G.2| | 1 |
| Central Stop lamp has less than 50% of the light sources illuminating |1.2.1b| | 1 |
| Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Centre Stop lamp has less than 50% of the light sources illuminating |1.2.1b| | 1 |
| Offside Lower All position lamps not working |1.1.A.3b| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicators not working |1.4.A.2c| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt nearside & offside (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 1 |
| Hazard warning switch inoperative (4.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Rear Service brake excessively binding nearside & offside (1.2.1 (f)) | 1 |
| Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 1 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Horn sounds harsh or grating |1.6.2e| | 1 |
| Nearside Direction indicator adversely affected by the operation of another lamp interacting with brake, n/s number plate, side light marker lights and toe bar lights (4.4.3 (b)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a| | 1 |
| Rear rear brake recording little or no effort |3.7.B.5a| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Brake hose excessively damaged |3.6.B.4d| | 1 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working |4.5.1 |a| |ii|| | 1 |
| Nearside Side repeater likely to become detached (4.4.1 (c) (ii)) | 1 |
| Driver`s seat insecure |6.2.A.1| | 1 |
| Exhaust emits excessive smoke or vapour of any colour |7.4.B.4| | 1 |
| Nearside Lower Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 1 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively damaged or deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.1.3 |g| |ii|| | 1 |
| Nearside Obligatory mirror insecure Mirror glass |3.3 |b| |ii|| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 1 |