| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Registration plate lamp issues | 28 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 23 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 15 |
| Electronic stability system warning lamp indicates a fault |3.4.1c| | 9 |
| Registration plate issues | 9 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 7 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 6 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 5 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 5 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 5 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 4 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 4 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 4 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 4 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 4 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 4 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 4 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 3 |
| Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 3 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 3 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 3 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 3 |
| Offside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 3 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 3 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 3 |
| Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 3 |
| Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 3 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 3 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 2 |
| Windscreen wiper blade insecure | 2 |
| Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 2 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 2 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 2 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 2 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 2 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 2 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 2 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 2 |
| Offside Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 2 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Bonnet retaining device ineffective |8.4.2| | 1 |
| Nearside Front brake caliper leaking |3.6.A.1| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Rear wheel bearing rough when rotated |2.6.1| | 1 |
| Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b| | 1 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault |7.12 |e|| | 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 |
| Battery insecure and likely to fall from carrier |4.13 |a| |ii|| | 1 |
| Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` mirror hanger/phone holder |8.3.1e| | 1 |
| Front Power steering component leaking |2.1.5 |a|| | 1 |
| Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases cracked all the way round |6.1.2 |a|| | 1 |
| Front Oil leaking excessively from engine |8.4.1 |a| |i|| | 1 |
| Offside Rear coil spring cracked |2.4.C.1a| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working PRS: replaced 501 bulb |1.1.A.3b| | 1 |
| Offside Headlamp light intensity severely reduced PRS: refitted bulb correctly |4.1.4 |a|| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a| |ii|| | 1 |
| Central Rear Seat belt not functioning as intended cannot be checked as buckle not accessible as under seat. cannot lift seats as Child seats fitted |7.1.2 |c|| | 1 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working side |1.1.A.3b| | 1 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm synthetic bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) missing (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers damaged to the extent that it does not function (5.3.2 (b)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers likely to become detached (5.3.2 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault traction control light on dash (7.12 (e)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim not tested (4.1.2 (b)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 1 |
| Offside Front Macpherson strut attachment bracket/mounting insecure and impairing directional stability (5.3.3 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Macpherson strut pin or bush excessively worn strut top mounting |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 1 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn arm bush |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 1 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 1 |
| Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 1 |
| Exhaust system insecure (6.1.2 (a)) | 1 |
| Emissions not tested (8.2.1.2 (d)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 1 |
| Seat belt has a cut which has significantly weakened the webbing |5.2.2a| | 1 |
| Offside Front Steering locking device missing |2.2.C.1g| | 1 |
| Offside Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 1 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 1 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm rubber bush bonding deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle excessive |7.3.D.3| | 1 |
| Brake performance not tested due to o/s/f brake binding and rear brakes below minimum thickness |3.7.A.1| | 1 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b| | 1 |
| Rear Windscreen wiper not working (3.4 (a)) | 1 |
| Offside 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 (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar pin or bush excessively worn Saddle bush. (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar pin or bush excessively worn Saddle bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn Lower arm rear bush has completely come away from arm. (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 1 |
| Brake fluid warning lamp illuminated |3.6.G.2| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement rear bush |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement rear bush |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring not correctly located |2.4.C.2| | 1 |
| Rear fog lamp obviously incorrectly positioned (4.5.4 (a)) | 1 |
| Exhaust emissions likely to be affected by an exhaust leak (8.2.1.1 (b)) | 1 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| has less than 50% of the light sources illuminating not working |1.1.A.3b| | 1 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Fuel hose excessively chafed |7.2.2| | 1 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim not tested headlamp in-op |4.1.2 |b|| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Rear fog lamp missing |4.5.1 |a| |ii|| | 1 |
| Nearside Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 1 |
| Rear Exhaust system insecure (6.1.2 (a)) | 1 |
| Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 1 |
| Central Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 1 |
| Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect no image n/s headlamp (4.1.2 (c)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement rear bush |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Valve stem seriously damaged (5.2.3 (j)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Valve stem seriously misaligned (5.2.3 (j)) | 1 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 1 |
| Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |5.3.4 |b| |ii|| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt split (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt split (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt split (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt split (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt split (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Lower Tie bar/rod fractured |2.4.G.1| | 1 |
| Rear fog lamp emits a light other than red |1.3.2e| | 1 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam |1.7.5a| | 1 |
| Front Position lamp not working both sides |4.2.1 |a|| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Brake pedal anti-slip provision worn smooth |1.1.2 |c|| | 1 |
| Brake pedal has insufficient reserve travel pedal creeps to floor under pressure |1.1.2 |a|| | 1 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturer`s specified limits |8.2.1.2 |a|| | 1 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits |8.2.1.2 |b|| | 1 |
| Offside Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases at joint to cat (6.1.2 (a)) | 1 |