| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 41 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 13 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 10 |
| Nearside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 7 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 5 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 4 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 4 |
| Offside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 4 |
| Registration plate issues | 4 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 3 |
| Nearside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 3 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 2 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 2 |
| Nearside Rear Seat belt buckle not functioning as intended (7.1.2 (d)) | 2 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 2 |
| Offside Rear Seat belt buckle not functioning as intended (7.1.2 (d)) | 2 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 2 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 2 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 2 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 2 |
| Nearside Rear Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 2 |
| Offside Rear Suspension arm damaged and seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i)) | 2 |
| Front Drivers seat insecure (6.2.5 (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 |
| Rear Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Oil leaking excessively from engine (8.4.1 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn Suspension arm between hub and chassis-front bush seperated,marked with chalk (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush likely to become detached Trailing arm (5.3.4 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush likely to become detached Trailing arm (5.3.4 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn front bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn front bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 1 |
| Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect nearside and offside (4.1.2 (c)) | 1 |
| Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 1 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Suspension arm attachment bracket/mounting damaged and seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i)) | 1 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn and rear discs (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Drivers seat fore and aft adjustment mechanism not functioning as intended. (6.2.5 (b) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Seat belt buckle not functioning as intended (7.1.2 (d)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Inner Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt Split (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Axle swivel pins and bushes swivel pin and/or bush so worn or insecure that directional stability is impaired (5.1.2 (b) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Axle swivel pins and bushes swivel pin and/or bush so worn or insecure that directional stability is impaired (5.1.2 (b) (ii)) | 1 |
| Suspension component pin or bush excessively worn both rear trailing arm bushes detatched (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Headlamp insecure (4.1.1 (c)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Road wheel more than one fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Drive shaft securing bolt loose (6.1.7 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Bonnet seriously at risk of opening inadvertently (3.1 (b) (ii)) | 1 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 1 |
| Nearside Front Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Seat belt buckle damaged (7.1.2 (d)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Upper Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn trailing arm (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Upper Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn trailing arm (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 1 |
| Fuel cap/sealing device ineffective cannot check,flap wont open (6.1.3 (b) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp insecure (4.1.1 (c)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Outer Drive shaft joint so worn it is likely to fail (6.1.7 (c) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 1 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 1 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 1 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 1 |
| Offside Rear Brake disc contaminated (1.1.14 (b)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush likely to become detached lower arm bush (5.3.4 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Brake performance unable to be tested (1.2.1 (g)) | 1 |
| Exhaust system insecure rear silencer mounting bolts loose (6.1.2 (a)) | 1 |
| Other passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle Fuel flap (6.2.3 (a)) | 1 |
| Offside Headlamp insecure (4.1.1 (c)) | 1 |
| Front Windscreen damaged and affecting the drivers view of the road (3.2 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn front trailing arm front bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn front trailing arm front bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn trailing arm bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn trailing arm bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn Front trailing arm bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn Front trailing arm bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Central Rear Trailer electrical socket (13 pin) not operating the trailer lamps as intended (4.10 (c) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Lower Suspension arm pin or bush likely to become detached (5.3.4 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Side repeater likely to become detached (4.4.1 (c) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn front leading arm front bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Passengers seat backrest cannot be secured in the upright position. (6.2.6 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn Front bush worn to excess. (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn Front bush worn to excess. (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn trailing arm front busy (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Lower Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush likely to become detached trailing arm, front bush (5.3.4 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn Trailing arm front bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Obligatory mirror does not provide a view to the rear (3.3 (c)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn front (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn front (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Rear Seat belt missing (7.1.2 (a)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush likely to become detached (5.3.4 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Seat belt buckle not functioning as intended (7.1.2 (d)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn trailing arm front bush split excessively (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Drive shaft likely to become detached detached (6.1.7 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 1 |