| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Registration plate lamp issues | 6 |
| Registration plate issues | 6 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 5 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 3 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 3 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 3 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 2 |
| Nearside Rear Wheel bearing has excessive play (5.1.3 (a) (i)) | 2 |
| Brake hose excessively deteriorated | 2 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 2 |
| Central Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 1 |
| Steering rack casing fractured and stability or attachment of casing affected (2.1.2 (d) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 1 |
| Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2| | 1 |
| Nearside Upper Stop lamp has less than 50% of the light sources illuminating |1.2.1b| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Passenger`s seat insecure |6.2.6 |a| |ii|| | 1 |
| Offside Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 1 |
| Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a| | 1 |
| Offside Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Passenger`s seat insecure |6.2.A.1| | 1 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage fractured |2.4.G.1| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 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 |
| Electrical wiring likely to drag on the ground (4.11 (a) (iii)) | 1 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 1 |
| Offside Rear Power steering pipe/hose leaking (2.1.5 (a)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Rear fog lamp does not emit a steady red light (4.5.4 (a)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Outer Anti-roll bar linkage pin or bush likely to become detached (5.3.4 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Dipswitch operation does not extinguish all main beam headlamps leaving at least one pair of dipped beam headlamps (4.1.3 (b)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Drive shaft securing bolt loose (6.1.7 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 1 |
| Offside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is corroded to the extent that control of the vehicle is likely to be adversely affected Sill (5.3.6 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Seat belt anchorage prescribed area strength or continuity significantly reduced inner sill/step (7.1.1 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Trailer electrical socket damaged so that lead cannot be securely connected |1.9.3b| | 1 |
| Nearside 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 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 |
| 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 |
| Nearside Front Inner Front constant velocity joint is insecure small clip missing |2.5.C.1b| | 1 |
| Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Headlamp levelling device inoperative (4.1.5 (a)) | 1 |
| Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 1 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 1 |
| Windscreen wiper blade insecure | 1 |
| Offside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 1 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 1 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 1 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 1 |
| Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn both sides |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 1 |
| Fuel pipe leaking Fuel leak off hoses leaking (6.1.3 (b) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Steering rack gaiter missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt Insecure (2.1.3 (g) (ii)) | 1 |
| Exhaust system insecure Mounts broken (6.1.2 (a)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush (5.3.2 (c)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Steering rack gaiter missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Valve stem seriously damaged (5.2.3 (j)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Brake hose excessively damaged (1.1.12 (b) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Brake hose excessively damaged (1.1.12 (b) (ii)) | 1 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed level of metered smoke for a non-turbo charged engine (8.2.2.2 (b)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Brake performance unable to be tested burst brake pipe (1.2.1 (g)) | 1 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit 0.8 (8.2.2.2 (a)) | 1 |