| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Registration plate issues | 10 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 8 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 8 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 6 |
| Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b| | 6 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 6 |
| Centre Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2| | 5 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 4 |
| Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits |7.3.D.3| | 4 |
| Nearside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 4 |
| Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 4 |
| Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2| | 4 |
| Brake hose excessively deteriorated | 4 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 3 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 3 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 2 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 2 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content at idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 2 |
| Front brake application uneven | 2 |
| Offside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 2 |
| Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2| | 2 |
| Offside Front coil spring incomplete |2.4.C.1a| | 2 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b| | 2 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 2 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 2 |
| Nearside Steering rack gaiter missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt split. (2.1.3 (g) (ii)) | 1 |
| Vehicle structure is fractured and structural rigidity is significantly reduced servo/bulkhead area (6.1.1 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Vehicle structure corroded to the extent that the rigidity of the assembly is significantly reduced strut top (6.1.1 (c) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Vehicle structure corroded to the extent that the rigidity of the assembly is significantly reduced inner wheel arch (6.1.1 (c) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Vehicle structure corroded to the extent that the rigidity of the assembly is significantly reduced floor (6.1.1 (c) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Vehicle structure corroded to the extent that the rigidity of the assembly is significantly reduced floor - multiple areas (6.1.1 (c) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Vehicle structure corroded to the extent that the rigidity of the assembly is significantly reduced inner wheel arch (6.1.1 (c) (i)) | 1 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Seat belt not functioning as intended buckle (7.1.2 (c)) | 1 |
| Fuel hose insecure filler neck to tank - clip missing (6.1.3 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases exhaust box (6.1.2 (a)) | 1 |
| Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a| | 1 |
| Offside brake disc contaminated by oil |3.5.1h| | 1 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 1 |
| Rear Exhaust emissions likely to be affected by an exhaust leak (8.2.1.1 (b)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Stop lamp(s) all not working (4.3.1 (a) (iii)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Suspension component mounting prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength chassis (5.3.6 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a)) | 1 |
| Rear fog lamp switch inoperative (4.5.3 (a)) | 1 |
| Driver`s door cannot be opened from inside the vehicle |6.2.B.1b| | 1 |
| Driver`s door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle |6.2.B.1b| | 1 |
| Nearside Body or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings |6.1.B.2| | 1 |
| Power steering pump leaking from a failed seal |2.3.3b| | 1 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear fog lamp excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance |1.3.2d| | 1 |
| Parking brake is not capable of being maintained in operation by direct mechanical action only |3.1.2| | 1 |
| Offside Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded |5.2.6| | 1 |
| Offside Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Rear brake application uneven | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded |5.2.6| | 1 |
| Rear Fuel system component leaking |7.2.3| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Road wheel badly damaged |4.2.A.1a| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 1 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 1 |
| Centre Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` |8.3.1e| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 1 |
| Offside Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image |1.2.4a| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 1 |
| Nearside Anti-roll bar linkage missing |2.4.G.1| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded under side in to areas marked yellow |5.2.6| | 1 |
| Offside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 1 |
| Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage insecurely attached (5.3.3 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 1 |
| Fuel cap/sealing device missing |7.2.4a| | 1 |
| Offside Front Headlamp lens seriously defective smashed (4.1.1 (b) (ii)) | 1 |
| Rear Stop lamp(s) adversely affected by the operation of another lamp both (4.3.3 (b)) | 1 |
| Emissions not tested exhaust blowing (8.2.2.2 (e)) | 1 |
| Rear Road wheel more than one fixing missing both (5.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Front Road wheel more than one fixing missing both (5.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases flexi section rear of cat (6.1.2 (a)) | 1 |
| Emissions not tested (8.2.1.2 (d)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear brake disc excessively pitted |3.5.1h| | 1 |
| Offside Rear brake disc excessively pitted |3.5.1h| | 1 |
| Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle excessive |7.3.D.3| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Lower Ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 1 |
| Driver`s seat insecure |6.2.A.1| | 1 |
| Nearside Passenger`s seat insecure |6.2.A.1| | 1 |
| Offside Front Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded |5.2.6| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded |5.2.6| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Seat belt locking mechanism does not secure or release |5.2.5a| | 1 |
| Windscreen wiper blade insecure | 1 |
| Nearside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 1 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Windscreen washer jets misaligned and not providing sufficient fluid to the windscreen (3.5 (a)) | 1 |
| Offside Windscreen washer jets misaligned and not providing sufficient fluid to the windscreen (3.5 (a)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Fuel hose insecure On tank clip broken (6.1.3 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Fuel pipe insecure |7.2.1| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Exhaust has part of the system excessively deteriorated |7.1.1a| | 1 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension component mounting prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength wishbone front mount (5.3.6 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength innerwheel arch in front of wheel within 30 cm of suspension arm mount (5.3.6 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content at idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 1 |
| Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2| | 1 |