| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 10 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 7 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 4 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 3 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 3 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Offside Rear Exhaust system insecure (6.1.2 (a)) | 2 |
| Windscreen washer jets misaligned and not providing sufficient fluid to the windscreen (3.5 (a)) | 2 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Valve stem seriously damaged (5.2.3 (j)) | 1 |
| Windscreen damaged and affecting the drivers view of the road (3.2 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 1 |
| Headlamp levelling device inoperative (4.1.5 (a)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 1 |
| Steering system excessively rough o/s strut bearing seized causing spring wind up (2.1.1 (a)) | 1 |
| Nearside Reversing lamp inoperative (4.6.1 (a)) | 1 |
| Oil leaking excessively from engine (8.4.1 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) adversely affected by the operation of another lamp (4.3.3 (b)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn Trailing Arm bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front 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 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 1 |
| Front Power steering component leaking leak from steering rack (2.1.5 (a)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Power steering component leaking steering rack leak (2.1.5 (a)) | 1 |
| Fluid leaking continuously posing a serious risk to road safety power steering (8.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Exhaust silencer insecure (8.1.1 (b) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Seat belt not functioning as intended (7.1.2 (c)) | 1 |
| Power steering fluid reservoir empty (2.1.5 (b) (ii)) | 1 |
| Brake pedal anti-slip provision missing (1.1.2 (c)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Lower Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 1 |
| Central Front Exhaust emissions likely to be affected by an exhaust leak (8.2.1.1 (b)) | 1 |
| Power steering pipe/hose leaking (2.1.5 (a)) | 1 |
| Power steering component leaking steering rack leak (2.1.5 (a)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Lower Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 1 |
| Fuel cap/sealing device ineffective (6.1.3 (b) (i)) | 1 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush likely to become detached rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn Wishbone bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 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 rear (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Body component damaged and likely to cause injury door mirror cap (6.2.1 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Obligatory mirror seriously damaged, affecting the rear view (3.3 (b) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt split (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 1 |