| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 35 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 29 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 24 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 23 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 17 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 15 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 7 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 5 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 5 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 5 |
| Offside Rear Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i)) | 5 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 5 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 5 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 4 |
| Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 4 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 4 |
| Offside Front Inner Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 4 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 4 |
| Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 4 |
| Nearside Rear Upper Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 3 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 3 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 3 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 3 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 3 |
| Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 3 |
| Offside Rear Anti-roll bar pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 3 |
| Offside Rear Upper Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 2 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a)) | 2 |
| Nearside Rear Lower Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 2 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 2 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn front bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 2 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 2 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn front bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 2 |
| Nearside Headlamp cleaning device for LED or HID headlamp inoperative (4.1.6 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 2 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 2 |
| Brake hose excessively deteriorated | 2 |
| Central Rear Seat belt webbing significantly weakened (7.1.2 (b) (ii)) | 1 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.2.2 |g|| | 1 |
| Offside Body component damaged and likely to cause injury Door mirror casing broken leaving sharp edges. |6.2.1 |a| |i|| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn frt bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Obligatory mirror insecure (3.3 (b) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn forward most (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn forward most (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn both inner (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn both inner (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Central Rear Seat belt not functioning as intended (7.1.2 (c)) | 1 |
| Windscreen has damage | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Seat belt not functioning as intended (7.1.2 (c)) | 1 |
| Rear Anti-roll bar pin or bush excessively worn D bushes n/s and o/s (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn Rearmost bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn Front bush. (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn Front bush. (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 1 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Headlamp insecure |4.1.1 |c|| | 1 |
| Brake performance unable to be tested vehicle would not start after inspection (1.2.1 (g)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage pin or bush excessively worn D bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage pin or bush excessively worn D bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction dpf light on (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 1 |
| Headlamp cleaning device for LED or HID headlamp inoperative (4.1.6 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 1 |
| Bonnet primary retaining device ineffective (3.1 (c)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i)) | 1 |
| Front Inner Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn Both n/s and o/s (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Headlamp light intensity severely reduced Light flickering and not constant,intensity reduced (4.1.4 (a)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt ball joint (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 1 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 1 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 1 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 1 |
| Brake lever has insufficient reserve travel (1.1.2 (a)) | 1 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 1 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn Front bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn Front bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn Front bush |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 1 |
| Offside 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 Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 1 |
| Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn n/s and o/s front and rear bushes (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn both sides. (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Lower Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn front bush - marked in yellow |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 1 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn front bush - marked in yellow |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn wishbone inner rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn wishbone inner rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Side repeater lens defective such that the emitted light is adversely affected (4.4.1 (b) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp cleaning device for LED or HID headlamp inoperative (4.1.6 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction OLD CODES RESET ON TEST (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn Rear |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Side repeater light intensity significantly reduced (4.4.3 (a)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Inner Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Road wheel fixings not compatible Spare on (5.2.2 (d)) | 1 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn inner front (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint likely to become detached split pin missing (5.3.4 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp lens seriously defective |4.2.1 |b|| | 1 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn front bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint dust cover insecure so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt leaking/oozing grease (2.1.3 (g) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint dust cover insecure so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt leaking/oozing grease (2.1.3 (g) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp cleaning device obviously defective |1.7.2| | 1 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn lower arm rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn lower arm rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Brake fluid significantly below minimum mark (1.1.10 (d) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Brake hose leaking on a hydraulic braking system (1.1.12 (c) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Road wheel more than one fixing missing 2 x wheel nuts missing |5.2.1 |a| |ii|| | 1 |
| Power steering malfunctioning (2.1.5 (a)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Brake drum back plate insecure (1.1.14 (d)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Sub-frame pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Sub-frame pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 1 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working |4.5.1 |a| |ii|| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 1 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn o/s/f ball joint has excess play (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn n/s/f ball joint has excess play (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn n/s/f suspension arm rear bush has excess play (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn NS and OS (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn NS and OS front, lower rear bushes (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Rear Coil spring fractured or broken both rear (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 1 |
| Stop lamp(s) not working both (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension component ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn front bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn Front (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn Front (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn Front Bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn Front Bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Side repeater missing (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp cleaning device for LED or HID headlamp inoperative damaged/broken (4.1.6 (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 |
| Nearside Front Service brake lagging in operation (1.2.1 (d)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fixing loose (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Road wheel fixing loose (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn & o/s/f of front w/bones (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn lower swivel joint (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Drag link end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Wheel bearing has excessive play (5.1.3 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Windscreen in an unacceptable condition very large crack running through screen (3.2 (c) (i)) | 1 |