| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 51 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 49 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 43 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 13 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 12 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 11 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 9 |
| Registration plate issues | 9 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 8 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 5 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 4 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 3 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 3 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 2 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 2 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 2 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 2 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 2 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Brake pedal anti-slip provision worn smooth (1.1.2 (c)) | 2 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 2 |
| Nearside Front Lower Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush lower bush that goes into wishbone arm (5.3.2 (c)) | 1 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim not tested dipped beam not working (4.1.2 (b)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating fluctuating 50 kg (1.2.1 (e)) | 1 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 1 |
| Windscreen damaged and affecting the driver`s view of the road |3.2 |a| |ii|| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp insecure |4.1.1 |c|| | 1 |
| Offside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |6.1.7 |g| |ii|| | 1 |
| Front Brake lining(s) less than 1.5 mm thick (1.1.13 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 1 |
| Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching by more than 10mm within zone `A` |8.3.1b| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 1 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.2.2 |g|| | 1 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Road wheel fixing missing nut (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken lower coil |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken lower coil |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 1 |
| Central Front Drivers view of the road through the swept area of the windscreen significantly affected by an obstruction (3.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Headlamp insecure |4.1.1 |c|| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 1 |
| Battery insecure and likely to cause a short circuit |4.13 |a| |ii|| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring insecure spring not correctly located and has coiled under rear axle (5.3.1 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Fuel system component leaking fuel filter leaking |6.1.3 |b| |i|| | 1 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Fluid leak harmful to the environment or a risk to other road users Diesel fuel filter (8.4.1 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Headlamp cleaning device for LED or HID headlamp inoperative (4.1.6 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 1 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h|| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Road wheel fixing missing Nut missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Road wheel fixing missing Nut missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 1 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on main beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 1 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit Plate limit 0.50 and recorded readings of 0.90 (8.2.2.2 (a)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp light source and lamp not compatible high intensity discharge (HID) or light emitting diode (LED) bulbs. If such a conversion has been done, you must fail the headlamp for light source (4.1.4 (c)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Headlamp light source and lamp not compatible high intensity discharge (HID) or light emitting diode (LED) bulbs. If such a conversion has been done, you must fail the headlamp for light source (4.1.4 (c)) | 1 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 1 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 1 |
| Brake performance not tested (1.2.1 (g)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 1 |
| Rear Fluid leaking continuously posing a serious risk to road safety fuel filter (8.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Oil leaking excessively from engine at sump plug (8.4.1 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Lower Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 1 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 1 |
| Headlamp cleaning device for LED or HID headlamp inoperative |4.1.6 |a| |ii|| | 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 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring missing and directional control affected (5.3.1 (c) (ii)) | 1 |
| Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 1 |
| Fuel cap/sealing device ineffective seal perished (6.1.3 (b) (i)) | 1 |
| Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt watts link on rear suspension arm dust cover adrift (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 1 |