| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 67 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 24 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 11 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 10 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 6 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 5 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 3 |
| Registration plate issues | 2 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 2 |
| Offside Front Inner Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 2 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn back bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 2 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn front bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 2 |
| Trailer electrical socket (13 pin) not operating the trailer lamps as intended (4.10 (c) (i)) | 2 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 2 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 2 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp cleaning device for LED or HID headlamp inoperative (4.1.6 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 2 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 2 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 2 |
| Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn delaminating (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn delaminating (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Inner Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Side repeater not working led type (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn back bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Brake lever has insufficient reserve travel (1.1.2 (a)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 1 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Upper Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn Trailing arm bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Upper Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn Trailing arm bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn Osf lower wishbone front bush is excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn front (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Windscreen damaged and affecting the drivers view of the road (3.2 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Stop lamp(s) all not working (4.3.1 (a) (iii)) | 1 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Seat belt buckle not functioning as intended (7.1.2 (d)) | 1 |
| Central Rear Seat belt buckle not functioning as intended (7.1.2 (d)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn Rear most bush. (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn Front most bush. (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Inner Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn front bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Inner Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn front bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension component ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt Ball jiont (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 1 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a)) | 1 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn Inner front bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn Inner front bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn Both front lower wishbone (front) bushes are worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases box holed and bracket broken off (6.1.2 (a)) | 1 |
| Exhaust emissions likely to be affected by an exhaust leak (8.2.1.1 (b)) | 1 |
| Battery insecure and likely to cause a short circuit (4.13 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases box (6.1.2 (a)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Service brake grabbing severely (1.2.1 (c)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn Front bush excess wear (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn Front bush excess wear (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Obligatory indirect vision device seriously damaged, affecting the rear view Door mirror casing excessively damaged & sharp edges (3.3 (b) (ii)) | 1 |
| Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect o/sf and n/s/f (4.1.2 (c)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c)) | 1 |
| Emissions not tested CO, HC & Lambda reading are excessively high and workshop equipment fouling (8.2.1.2 (d)) | 1 |
| Battery insecure and likely to fall from carrier (4.13 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Headlamp cleaning device for LED or HID headlamp inoperative (4.1.6 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Service brake grabbing severely (1.2.1 (c)) | 1 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn Both sides. (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Inner Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot missing (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect Suspect both front headlamps incorrect kick-up, left hand drive (4.1.2 (c)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp has a product on the lens so that the light output is severely reduced (4.1.4 (b)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Headlamp has a product on the lens so that the light output is severely reduced (4.1.4 (b)) | 1 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn Forward (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn Forward (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 1 |
| Other passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle boot lid (6.2.3 (a)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn INNER BUSH (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn INNER BUSH (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Lower Anti-roll bar ball joint excessively worn drop link (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 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 |
| Front Headlamp levelling device inoperative (4.1.5 (a)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Rear Headlamp levelling device inoperative (4.1.5 (a)) | 1 |
| Parking brake operation is causing the vehicle to swerve to the nearside siezed linkage (1.4.1 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Headlamp cleaning device for LED or HID headlamp inoperative (4.1.6 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Central Rear Seat belt damaged buckle separated from webbing (7.1.2 (b) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn Both lower wishbone front and rear bush worn (excessive movement) (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn Lower wishbone arm (front bush) (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Boot lid damaged and likely to cause injury Tailgate trim damaged (6.2.1 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim not tested (4.1.2 (b)) | 1 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Brake performance not tested (1.2.1 (g)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn wishbone forward bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn Both front lower wishbone (front) bushes are excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage 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 Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn front bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Emissions unable to be completed (8.2.1.2 (d)) | 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 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage pin or bush excessively worn d bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage pin or bush excessively worn d bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Drivers view of the road through the swept area of the windscreen significantly affected by an obstruction (3.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Outer Prop shaft joint constant velocity boot no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Headlamp levelling device inoperative lower bracket of headlamp adjuster broken (4.1.5 (a)) | 1 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam HID lamps (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 1 |
| Front Inner Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn Both front lower wishbone (front) bushes are excessively worn and rear bushes are cracking as well (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp lens seriously defective (4.2.1 (b)) | 1 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) lens defective such that the emitted light is adversely affected (4.3.1 (b) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp lens seriously defective (4.1.1 (b) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 1 |
| Rear fog lamp light intensity significantly reduced (4.5.4 (a)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint likely to become detached (5.3.4 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension component ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension component ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Rear Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn wish bone (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn inner front (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn inner front (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn lower arm front bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Rear fog lamp missing (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Headlamp cleaning device for LED or HID headlamp inoperative Both (4.1.6 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn n/s/f suspension arm rear bush worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn o/s/f suspension arm rear bush worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Central Rear Seat belt damaged (7.1.2 (b) (i)) | 1 |