| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 6 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 6 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 6 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 6 |
| Rear brake binding | 5 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 5 |
| Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b| | 4 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 3 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 3 |
| Nearside Front constant velocity joint gaiter split |2.5.C.1a| | 2 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 2 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 2 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 2 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 2 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 2 |
| Registration plate issues | 2 |
| Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 2 |
| Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 2 |
| Nearside Front Front constant velocity joint gaiter damaged to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc |2.5.C.1a| | 2 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 2 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 1 |
| Nearside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 1 |
| Power steering inoperative |2.3.3a| | 1 |
| Offside rear brake recording little or no effort |3.7.B.5a| | 1 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b| | 1 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Suspension component pin or bush likely to become detached rear arm bush |5.3.4 |a| |ii|| | 1 |
| Front Exhaust has part of the system excessively deteriorated |7.1.1a| | 1 |
| Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2| | 1 |
| Rear brake disc excessively pitted |3.5.1h| | 1 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| has less than 50% of the light sources illuminating |1.1.A.3b| | 1 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| has less than 50% of the light sources illuminating |1.1.A.3b| | 1 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image |1.2.4a| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel badly damaged |4.2.A.1a| | 1 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 1 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 1 |
| Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a| | 1 |
| Parking brake lever releases when knocked |3.1.6a| | 1 |
| Nearside Outer Front constant velocity joint gaiter damaged to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc |2.5.C.1a| | 1 |
| Front Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Nearside Headlamp lens seriously defective (4.1.1 (b) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear position lamp|s| incorrect colour |1.1.A.3e| | 1 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp emits a light other than red |1.3.2e| | 1 |
| Windscreen wiper blade insecure | 1 |
| Offside Headlamp insecure |1.7.3| | 1 |
| Nearside Outer Front constant velocity joint gaiter deteriorated to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc |2.5.C.1a| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 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 |
| Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2| | 1 |
| Offside Headlamp lens seriously defective (4.1.1 (b) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Seat belt locking mechanism does not secure or release |5.2.5a| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Bonded suspension unit deteriorated and cannot function as intended |2.4.F.3| | 1 |
| Offside Front Bonded suspension unit deteriorated and cannot function as intended |2.4.F.3| | 1 |
| Power steering component|s| leaking steering rack leaking fluid from nearside rack gaiter area |2.3.3b| | 1 |
| Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases exhaust blowing |7.1.2| | 1 |
| Nearside 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 |
| Service brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear coil spring incomplete |2.4.C.1a| | 1 |
| Offside Front coil spring incomplete |2.4.C.1a| | 1 |
| Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Front suspension has excessive movement at a wishbone pin or bush |2.5.A.1c| | 1 |
| Offside Front Front suspension has excessive movement at a wishbone pin or bush |2.5.A.1c| | 1 |