| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 13 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 9 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 5 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 5 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 4 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 4 |
| Registration plate issues | 3 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 3 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 3 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 3 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 3 |
| Fuel cap/sealing device ineffective (6.1.3 (b) (i)) | 2 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 2 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 2 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 2 |
| Windscreen has damage | 2 |
| Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side |1.4.1 |a|| | 2 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 2 |
| Front passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle |6.2.B.1b| | 2 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 2 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 2 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 2 |
| Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 1 |
| Offside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 1 |
| Electronic stability system warning lamp indicates a fault |3.4.1c| | 1 |
| Electronic power steering warning lamp indicates a failure in the system |2.3.8| | 1 |
| Offside Front Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a| | 1 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint likely to become detached (5.3.4 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Seat belt anchorage prescribed area strength or continuity significantly reduced outter sill (7.1.1 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Seat belt anchorage prescribed area strength or continuity significantly reduced outter sill (7.1.1 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Obligatory mirror seriously damaged, affecting the rear view (3.3 (b) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has negligible damping effect (5.3.2 (d)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has negligible damping effect (5.3.2 (d)) | 1 |
| Offside Steering rack gaiter missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Inner Ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 1 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 1 |
| Offside Steering linkage ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Outer Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 1 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Body insecure and dangerous to other road users inner wheel arch guard insecure |6.1.B.1b| | 1 |
| Offside Front Body insecure and dangerous to other road users inner wheel arch guard insecure |6.1.B.1b| | 1 |
| Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Battery insecure and likely to cause a short circuit (4.13 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam both headlights (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Upper Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 1 |
| Rear Anti-roll bar pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Bonnet cannot be secured in the closed position |8.4.1| | 1 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h|| | 1 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn wishbone rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Parking (secondary brake) on a single line braking system has inadequate effort at a wheel (1.3.1 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Parking (secondary brake) on a single line braking system has inadequate effort at a wheel (1.3.1 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| rear parking |secondary| brakes imbalanced | 1 |
| Front Headlamp light source and lamp not compatible led dip beam bulbs fitted (4.1.4 (c)) | 1 |
| Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect Both headlamps incorrect image (4.1.2 (c)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar pin or bush excessively worn mounting bush worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Front wheel bearing rough when rotated |2.5.A.2| | 1 |
| Drivers view of the road through the swept area of the windscreen materially affected by an obstruction sticker on windscreen (3.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 1 |
| Offside Headlamp levelling device inoperative |1.7.2| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Macpherson strut mounting damaged and seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Oil leaking excessively from engine (8.4.1 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Coil spring mounting damaged and seriously weakened Top Mount (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 1 |
| Other passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle rear door/boot (6.2.3 (a)) | 1 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value |1.4.2 |a| |ii|| | 1 |
| Rear Anti-roll bar pin or bush excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 1 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 1 |
| Offside Obligatory mirror missing (3.3 (a)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 1 |
| Anti-roll bar rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement both rear inner D |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Offside Parking |secondary brake| on a single line braking system has no recorded effort at a wheel |1.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt Drop link arm upper balljoint grease cover split and perished. |5.3.4 |b| |ii|| | 1 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt Drop link arm upper balljoint grease cover split and perished. |5.3.4 |b| |ii|| | 1 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar pin or bush excessively worn d bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Anti-roll bar pin or bush excessively worn d bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Side repeater missing (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Side repeater missing (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working |4.4.1 |a| |ii|| | 1 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 1 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Exhaust system insecure (6.1.2 (a)) | 1 |
| Nearside Parking |secondary brake| on a single line braking system has inadequate effort at a wheel |1.3.1 |a| |i|| | 1 |
| Nearside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Wheel bolt|s| missing |4.2.A.1e| | 1 |
| Offside Front Lower Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Rear Fuel hose insecure (6.1.3 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Upper Seat belt anchorage loose |7.1.1 |b|| | 1 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Anti-roll bar pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Service brake lagging in operation (1.2.1 (d)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Macpherson strut insecure and impairing directional stability seized,not rotating (5.3.3 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Macpherson strut top bush or bearing has excessive wear or free play (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 1 |
| Exhaust gas recirculation valve obviously modified unpluged (8.2.2.1 (a)) | 1 |
| Horn not working |7.7 |a| |ii|| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Headlamp levelling device inoperative Broken |4.1.5 |a|| | 1 |
| Exhaust noise is clearly in excess of that emitted by a similar vehicle fitted with a standard silencer in average condition |8.1.1 |a|| | 1 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits |8.2.1.2 |b|| | 1 |
| Hazard warning switch faulty |1.4.B.1d| | 1 |
| Nearside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 1 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 1 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Offside Front Macpherson strut top bush or bearing has excessive wear or free play (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |