| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Registration plate lamp issues | 64 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 49 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 27 |
| Registration plate issues | 5 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 5 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 4 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 4 |
| Dipswitch does not operate immediately when selected on main beam (4.1.3 (b)) | 3 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 3 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 3 |
| Dipswitch does not operate immediately when selected on main beam |4.1.3 |b|| | 2 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.1.3 |b| |i|| | 2 |
| Front Windscreen wiper not working |3.4 |a|| | 2 |
| Offside Front Vehicle structure is deformed and structural rigidity is significantly reduced accident damage to front x member |6.1.1 |a| |i|| | 2 |
| Central Rear Lower Bumper insecure fixings missing |6.1.4 |a| |i|| | 2 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 2 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Stop lamp(s) not working BOTH (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 2 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Central Rear Exhaust silencer likely to become detached as marked with white chalk |8.1.1 |b| |ii|| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault passenger warning light illuminated |7.1.6 |a|| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 1 |
| Headlamp not working on main beam Main beam only working on `flash` |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 1 |
| Rear fog lamp not working |4.5.1 |a| |ii|| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on main beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 1 |
| Nearside Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Wheel bearing play so excessive that directional control is impaired |5.1.3 |a| |ii|| | 1 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint likely to become detached |5.3.4 |a| |ii|| | 1 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h|| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |5.3.4 |b| |ii|| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Macpherson strut mounting fractured |5.3.3 |b| |ii|| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Wheel bearing has excessive play |5.1.3 |a| |i|| | 1 |
| Undertray likely to become detached |6.2.1 |a| |ii|| | 1 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements |1.2.2 |a| |i|| | 1 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar likely to become detached |5.3.3 |a| |ii|| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Bumper insecure |6.1.4 |a| |i|| | 1 |
| Central Rear Seat belt buckle not functioning as intended |7.1.2 |d|| | 1 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault |7.1.6 |a|| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Seat belt retracting mechanism defective |7.1.2 |e|| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Seat belt not functioning as intended |7.1.2 |c|| | 1 |
| Front Bumper damaged and likely to cause injury when grazed or contacted |6.1.4 |a| |i|| | 1 |
| Front Bumper insecure |6.1.4 |a| |i|| | 1 |
| Front Bumper likely to become detached |6.1.4 |a| |ii|| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Bumper insecure |6.1.4 |a| |i|| | 1 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working |4.5.1 |a| |ii|| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Wheel bearing rough when rotated |5.1.3 |b| |i|| | 1 |
| Offside Front Wheel bearing rough when rotated |5.1.3 |b| |i|| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator not working |4.4.1 |a| |ii|| | 1 |
| Nearside 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 Headlamp insecure |4.1.1 |c|| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 1 |
| Steering wheel has movement relative to the column indicating looseness |2.2.1 |a| |i|| | 1 |
| Offside Front Side repeater not working |4.4.1 |a| |ii|| | 1 |
| Offside Front Suspension component ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 1 |
| Offside Front Lower Vehicle structure is fractured and structural rigidity is significantly reduced front x member is starting to crack |6.1.1 |a| |i|| | 1 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Front Drivers view of the road through the swept area of the windscreen materially affected by an obstruction front camera fitted on the vehicle on view of the road (3.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) all not working (4.3.1 (a) (iii)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Direction indicator not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt both side (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 1 |
| Drivers view of the road through the swept area of the windscreen materially affected by an obstruction items hanging from the interior mirror (3.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Obligatory mirror insecure (3.3 (b) (ii)) | 1 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 1 |
| Front Dipswitch does not operate immediately when selected on dipped beam (4.1.3 (b)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Lower Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel more than one fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Road wheel more than one fixing loose (5.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Drivers view of an obligatory external mirror materially affected by an obstruction (3.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Road wheel fixings not compatible both rear (5.2.2 (d)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fixings not compatible (5.2.2 (d)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Passengers seat insecure (6.2.6 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 1 |
| Steering wheel rim loose steering wheel cover worn and excessively loose (2.2.1 (c) (i)) | 1 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Seat belt not functioning as intended (7.1.2 (c)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Seat belt pretensioner deployed (7.1.4 (a)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Seat belt pretensioner deployed (7.1.4 (a)) | 1 |
| Drivers airbag obviously inoperative (7.1.5 (c)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Inner Road wheel badly distorted (5.2.2 (c) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Front fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Front Drivers view of the road through the swept area of the windscreen materially affected by an obstruction (3.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 1 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Windscreen washer jets misaligned and not providing sufficient fluid to the windscreen (3.5 (a)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Suspension component ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam when switched (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Windscreen in an unacceptable condition front (3.2 (c) (i)) | 1 |