| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 47 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 45 |
| Registration plate issues | 9 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 9 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 8 |
| Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 6 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 5 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 4 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 4 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 3 |
| Drivers view of the road through the swept area of the windscreen significantly affected by an obstruction (3.1 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 2 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Nearside Front Inner Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 2 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 2 |
| Offside Front Inner Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 2 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 2 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 2 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 2 |
| 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 |
| Offside Rear Rear reflector defective or damaged by more than 50% of the reflecting surface (4.8.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 1 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn Rear Bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Service brake grabbing severely (1.2.1 (c)) | 1 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Body component damaged and likely to cause injury light lens damaged leaving sharp edges (6.2.1 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 1 |
| Steering column top bearing excessively worn (2.2.2 (b)) | 1 |
| Battery insecure and likely to cause a short circuit (4.13 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Rear Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Rear fog lamp does not emit a steady red light Incorrect colour (4.5.4 (a)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn Lower control arm rear bushes collapsed (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn Lower control arm rear bushes collapsed (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Headlamp has a product on the lens so that the light output is severely reduced (4.1.4 (b)) | 1 |
| Offside Headlamp has a product on the lens so that the light output is severely reduced (4.1.4 (b)) | 1 |
| Braking system leaking Crack in pipe (1.1.3 (d)) | 1 |
| Nearside Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Headlamp levelling device inoperative (4.1.5 (a)) | 1 |
| Front Windscreen damaged and affecting the drivers view of the road (3.2 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 1 |
| Rear fog lamp tell-tale not working (4.9.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Brake hose damaged and likely to fail (1.1.12 (a)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rearward bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Front fog lamp lens defective such that emitted light is adversely affected (4.5.1 (b) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush likely to become detached (5.3.4 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn Rear bush split (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn Rear bush split (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush. (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush. (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Drivers view of an obligatory external mirror significantly affected by an obstruction multiple items in drivers view (3.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Central Stop lamp(s) not working high level brake light (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Windscreen in an unacceptable condition (3.2 (c) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear arm bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp adversely affected by the operation of another lamp (4.2.3 (c)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 1 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a)) | 1 |
| Exhaust hydrocarbon content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 1 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Wheel bearing has excessive play (5.1.3 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn both front bottom arm rear suspension bushes split causing excessive movement (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn Rearmost bush split (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn Rearmost bush split (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Outer Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Outer Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn console bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn suspension arm rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Lower Rear fog lamp not working No fitting to the offside. (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) showing white light to the rear (4.3.3 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn lower rear (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn lower rear (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Stop lamp(s) not working high level (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |