| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 20 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 6 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 4 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 4 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 3 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 3 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 3 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 3 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 3 |
| Nearside Side repeater light intensity significantly reduced (4.4.3 (a)) | 2 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 2 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on main beam |1.7.5a| | 2 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 2 |
| Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 2 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 2 |
| Offside Side repeater not working |4.4.1 |a| |ii|| | 1 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working side light (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 1 |
| Emissions unable to be completed car overheating (8.2.1.2 (d)) | 1 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 1 |
| Offside Front Side repeater not working Door mirror. |1.4.A.2c| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 1 |
| Offside Front Windscreen washer jets misaligned and not providing sufficient fluid to the windscreen (3.5 (a)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Headlamp lens seriously defective causing no pattern (4.1.1 (b) (ii)) | 1 |
| Registration plate issues | 1 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 1 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 1 |
| Rear fog lamp not working Both sides |4.5.1 |a| |ii|| | 1 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Brake pipe connection leaking on a hydraulic braking system (1.1.11 (b) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Brake pipe at imminent risk of failure or fracture (1.1.11 (a)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Vehicle structure or chassis has excessive corrosion to the extent that overall security or stability of the body is impaired INNER AND OUTER SILL AREA (6.2.2 (d) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Vehicle structure or chassis has excessive corrosion to the extent that overall security or stability of the body is impaired INNER AND OUTER SILL AREA (6.2.2 (d) (ii)) | 1 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 1 |
| Central Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a| | 1 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 1 |
| Brake lever has insufficient reserve travel Handbrake does not register until at stop. (1.1.2 (a)) | 1 |
| Drivers view of the road through the swept area of the windscreen materially affected by an obstruction (3.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Rear Seat belt buckle missing (7.1.2 (d)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Seat belt buckle missing |7.1.2 |d|| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Seat belt buckle missing |7.1.2 |d|| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension component ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Headlamp lens seriously defective (4.1.1 (b) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Side repeater lens defective such that the emitted light is adversely affected (4.4.1 (b) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength inner sill (5.3.6 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 1 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 1 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 1 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |