| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 37 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 18 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 17 |
| Emissions unable to be completed (8.2.2.2 (e)) | 6 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 5 |
| Brake servo defective or ineffective (1.1.10 (a) (i)) | 5 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 4 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 4 |
| Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 4 |
| Registration plate issues | 3 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 3 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 2 |
| Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 2 |
| Offside Front Lower Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint likely to become detached (5.3.4 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Oil leaking excessively from engine (8.4.1 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases flexi joint (6.1.2 (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 |
| Exhaust emissions test not completed because smoke levels are significantly in excess of the specified limit values (8.2.2.2 (f)) | 1 |
| Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases flexi (6.1.2 (a)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Central Front Brake pedal pivot excessively tight (1.1.1 (a)) | 1 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a)) | 1 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn Both front discs (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction "service vehicle soon" light is EML in these vehicle. SVS light illuminated (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 1 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Front 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 Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Front passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle (6.2.3 (a)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Front passenger door cannot be opened from inside the vehicle (6.2.3 (a)) | 1 |
| Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases Flexi Section (6.1.2 (a)) | 1 |
| Brake servo inoperative (1.1.10 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases exhaust pipe to flexi cracked and broken away (6.1.2 (a)) | 1 |
| Central Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 1 |
| Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases Front Flexi Pipe (6.1.2 (a)) | 1 |
| Front Exhaust fumes entering cabin flexi snapped (6.1.2 (b) (i)) | 1 |
| Front Exhaust emissions likely to be affected by an exhaust leak DPF to center pipe (8.2.2.1 (b)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn detached (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Body component damaged and likely to cause injury (6.2.1 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases down pipe at turbo (6.1.2 (a)) | 1 |
| Brake servo defective or ineffective Fails creep test - ineffective effort given also (1.1.10 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Brake performance unable to be tested worn metal to metal (grinding) (1.2.1 (g)) | 1 |
| Front Exhaust system insecure flex (6.1.2 (a)) | 1 |
| Brake performance unable to be tested (1.2.1 (g)) | 1 |
| Reversing lamp switch does not operate automatically when reverse gear is selected (4.6.3 (a)) | 1 |
| Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases flexi pipe (6.1.2 (a)) | 1 |
| Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases front exhaust pipe broken off (6.1.2 (a)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage insecure and impairing directional stability (5.3.3 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Exhaust system insecure front exhaust pipe (6.1.2 (a)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint likely to become detached broken (5.3.4 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Emissions unable to be completed due to the exhaust being broken (8.2.2.2 (e)) | 1 |
| Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases broken at the front (6.1.2 (a)) | 1 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Road wheel fractured (5.2.2 (a)) | 1 |
| Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases Flexi pipe (6.1.2 (a)) | 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 Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 1 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 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 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 1 |
| Drivers view of the road through the swept area of the windscreen significantly affected by an obstruction air fresheners (3.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases flex broken into (6.1.2 (a)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Front fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage insecure and impairing directional stability Broken. (5.3.3 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction also showing AD blue fault on dash (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 1 |