| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 86 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 62 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 22 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 10 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 10 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 9 |
| Registration plate issues | 8 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 7 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 5 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c)) | 4 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 4 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 4 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 3 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 3 |
| Trailer electrical socket (13 pin) not operating the trailer lamps as intended (4.10 (c) (i)) | 3 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 3 |
| Nearside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 3 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 2 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 2 |
| Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 2 |
| Nearside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 2 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 2 |
| Central Prop shaft bearing excessively worn (6.1.7 (b) (i)) | 2 |
| Front Service brake excessively binding x2 (1.2.1 (f)) | 2 |
| Nearside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 2 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 2 |
| Stop lamp(s) not working nsr/osr (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 1 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 1 |
| Central Prop shaft bearing housing fractured (6.1.7 (f) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim not tested (4.1.2 (b)) | 1 |
| Trailer electrical socket (13 pin) not operating the trailer lamps as intended hazards do not work with out igintion on (4.10 (c) (i)) | 1 |
| Steering rack has excessive free play detected at the steering wheel (steering rack fitted) excessive play in rack ends/rack (2.3 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Seat belt webbing significantly weakened (7.1.2 (b) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Seat belt buckle missing (7.1.2 (d)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Seat belt damaged (7.1.2 (b) (i)) | 1 |
| Front Windscreen washer jets misaligned and not providing sufficient fluid to the windscreen (3.5 (a)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Parking (secondary brake) on a single line braking system has inadequate effort at a wheel (1.3.1 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 1 |
| Parking brake inoperative on one side offside (1.4.1 (a)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing locking wheel bolt missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Headlamp not working on dipped beam n/s and o/s/f (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Position lamp likely to become detached (4.2.1 (c) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Towbar attachment insecure Rivet nut to chassis - front fixing (6.1.6 (c) (i)) | 1 |
| Rear Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Brake lever has insufficient reserve travel (1.1.2 (a)) | 1 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 1 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing wheel bolt (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint worn to the extent there is a serious risk of detachment lock nut loose (2.1.3 (b) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint worn to the extent there is a serious risk of detachment lock nut loose (2.1.3 (b) (ii)) | 1 |
| Trailer electrical socket (13 pin) not functioning at all (4.10 (c) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Road wheel fixing missing locking wheel stud missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Windscreen in an unacceptable condition (3.2 (c) (i)) | 1 |
| Brake performance not tested (1.2.1 (g)) | 1 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn both (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Exhaust silencer insecure (8.1.1 (b) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Fuel pipe insecure (6.1.3 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Macpherson strut insecure and impairing directional stability excessive movement within the strut (5.3.3 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Stop lamp(s) not working n/s and o/s/r (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 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 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 1 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 1 |
| Offside Front Hydraulic brake calliper insecurely mounted (1.1.16 (c) (i)) | 1 |
| Exhaust emissions test not completed because smoke levels are significantly in excess of the specified limit values (8.2.2.2 (f)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 1 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel more than one fixing missing two wheel bolts missing (5.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Service brake excessively fluctuating All (1.2.1 (e)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Seat belt missing buckle (7.1.2 (a)) | 1 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn x2 inner faces (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Fuel cap/sealing device ineffective flap not open (6.1.3 (b) (i)) | 1 |
| Rear Service brake grabbing severely (1.2.1 (c)) | 1 |
| Rear Service brake grabbing severely rear brakes binding (1.2.1 (c)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Seat belt buckle not functioning as intended (7.1.2 (d)) | 1 |
| Front Service brake excessively binding front brakes bindig (1.2.1 (f)) | 1 |
| Rear Service brake excessively binding both sides (1.2.1 (f)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 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 |
| Windscreen damaged and affecting the drivers view of the road Chip In Windscreen (3.2 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction EML on (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 1 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Central Rear Prop shaft bearing excessively worn (6.1.7 (b) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Wheel bearing has excessive play (5.1.3 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Central Rear Seat belt buckle not functioning as intended (7.1.2 (d)) | 1 |
| Brake hose damaged | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 1 |