| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Registration plate lamp issues | 41 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 20 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 9 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 6 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 6 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 5 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 4 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 4 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 2 |
| Front Front position lamp|s| not working both |1.1.A.3b| | 2 |
| Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Offside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 1 |
| Offside Headlamp light intensity severely reduced (4.1.4 (a)) | 1 |
| Centre Rear Seat belt locking mechanism does not secure or release |5.2.5a| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |5.3.4 |b| |ii|| | 1 |
| Registration plate issues | 1 |
| Offside Headlamp excessively deteriorated so that the light output is severely reduced |1.7.5a| | 1 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 1 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 1 |
| Central Side repeater lens defective such that the emitted light is adversely affected (4.4.1 (b) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 1 |
| Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 1 |
| Rear Rear fog lamp not working |4.5.1 |a| |ii|| | 1 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 1 |
| Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect both (4.1.2 (c)) | 1 |
| Nearside Direction indicator lens defective such that the emitted light is adversely affected repeater (4.4.1 (b) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |5.3.4 |b| |ii|| | 1 |
| Offside Front Obligatory mirror missing (3.3 (a)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Direction indicator not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Reversing lamp switch does not operate automatically when reverse gear is selected (4.6.3 (a)) | 1 |
| Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt front both side (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Rear fog lamp does not emit a steady red light (4.5.4 (a)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 1 |
| Offside Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 1 |
| Rear fog lamp does not emit a steady red light |4.5.4 |a|| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Wheel insecure |4.2.A.1c| | 1 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) all not working (4.3.1 (a) (iii)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Headlamp light intensity severely reduced |4.1.4 |a|| | 1 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment |1.1.6 |c|| | 1 |
| Nearside Stop lamp|s| all not working |4.3.1 |a| |iii|| | 1 |
| Offside Front Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Undertray likely to become detached (8.1.1 (b) (ii)) | 1 |
| Front Brake lining(s) less than 1.5 mm thick (1.1.13 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Rear Brake lining(s) less than 1.5 mm thick (1.1.13 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 1 |
| Drivers view of an obligatory external mirror materially affected by an obstruction (3.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak |5.3.2 |b|| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn wishbone swivel (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively damaged or deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 1 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a)) | 1 |
| Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on main beam |1.7.5a| | 1 |