| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 14 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 3 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 3 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 2 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 2 |
| Offside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 2 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 2 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 2 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 2 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 2 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 2 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 2 |
| Reversing lamp switch does not operate automatically when reverse gear is selected (4.6.3 (a)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Offside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt O/S/F ARB LINK ROD UPPER BALL JOINT BOOT SPLIT. |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Spare wheel insecure |6.4.2| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 1 |
| Offside Front wheel bearing rough when rotated |2.5.A.2| | 1 |
| Bonnet cannot be secured in the closed position |8.4.1| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 1 |
| Offside Outer Seat belt anchorage prescribed area strength or continuity significantly reduced sill section (7.1.1 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2| | 1 |
| Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 1 |
| Offside Front Macpherson strut damaged and seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Inner Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 1 |
| Central Rear Lower Engine mounting bracket damaged or deteriorated resulting in excessive movement Square mounting (6.1.8 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Power steering ram misaligned Steering rack bearing collapsing (2.1.5 (e) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 1 |
| Offside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicators have less than 50% of the light sources illuminating |1.4.A.2c| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Tie bar/rod ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Offside Front Tie bar/rod ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| insecure |1.1.A.3a| | 1 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Inner Steering rack insecure |2.2.B.1a| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn Wishbone front bush (5.3.4 (a) (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 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 1 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 1 |
| Nearside Rear fog lamp emits a light other than red |1.3.2e| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Lower Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Battery insecure |1.9.1| | 1 |
| Hazard warning lamps inoperative |1.4.B.1b| | 1 |
| Offside Front Headlamp insecure insecure. |4.1.1 |c|| | 1 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 1 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Headlamp insecure |1.7.3| | 1 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn Wishbone rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 1 |
| Nearside All position lamps not working |1.1.A.3b| | 1 |
| Windscreen has damage | 1 |
| Registration plate issues | 1 |
| Fuel system component leaking filter |7.2.3| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring not correctly located FITTED INCORRECTLY |2.4.C.2| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Brake hose excessively twisted (1.1.12 (b) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush likely to become detached REAR ARM BUSH STARTING TO SEPARATE FROM HOUSING (5.3.4 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush likely to become detached REAR ARM BUSH STARTING TO SEPARATE FROM HOUSING (5.3.4 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Service brake lagging in operation (1.2.1 (d)) | 1 |
| Rear Service brake excessively fluctuating BOTH (1.2.1 (e)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp insecure |1.7.3| | 1 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (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 Shock absorbers has negligible damping effect (5.3.2 (d)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn Wishbone (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Central Rear Lower Engine mounting damaged or deteriorated resulting in excessive movement (6.1.8 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Emissions unable to be completed Excess leak from centre pipe (8.2.2.2 (e)) | 1 |
| Exhaust system insecure Split between centre pipe and rear box (6.1.2 (a)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 1 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side |1.4.1 |a|| | 1 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn Wishbone rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicators not working |1.4.A.2c| | 1 |