| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 51 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 32 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 30 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 13 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 12 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 8 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 7 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 6 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 6 |
| Registration plate issues | 5 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 5 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 5 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 4 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 4 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 4 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 4 |
| Offside Front Upper 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 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 3 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 3 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 3 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 3 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 3 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 3 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 3 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 3 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a)) | 2 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 2 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 2 |
| Nearside Front Side repeater lens defective such that the emitted light is adversely affected (4.4.1 (b) (ii)) | 2 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 2 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 2 |
| Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 2 |
| Windscreen wiper blade insecure | 2 |
| Electronic power steering warning lamp indicates a system malfunction (2.6 (a)) | 2 |
| Offside Direction indicator not working side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Seat belt buckle not functioning as intended |7.1.2 |d|| | 1 |
| Offside Obligatory mirror insecure |3.3 |b| |ii|| | 1 |
| Oil leaking excessively from engine ENGINE OIL (8.4.1 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i)) | 1 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn inner faces (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear 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 |
| Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Macpherson strut top bush or bearing has excessive wear or free play (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 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 front bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Seat belt anchorage prescribed area strength or continuity significantly reduced floor (7.1.1 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault air bag warning light on (7.1.6 (a)) | 1 |
| Nearside Reversing lamp inoperative (4.6.1 (a)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Wheel bearing rough when rotated |5.1.3 |b| |i|| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively binding |1.2.1 |f|| | 1 |
| Brake performance unable to be tested due to broken spring (1.2.1 (g)) | 1 |
| Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2| | 1 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 1 |
| Rear Outer Brake disc significantly and obviously worn both sides (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Direction indicator with a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning Door mirror indicator (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Rear fog lamp switch inoperative |4.5.3 |a| |ii|| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn wishbone rear mounting (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Driver`s view of the road through the swept area of the windscreen materially affected by an obstruction |3.1 |a| |ii|| | 1 |
| Driver`s airbag obviously defective |5.4.1| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 1 |
| Nearside Side repeater excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance |1.4.A.2e| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp missing (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Hazard warning lamps not fitted (4.4.1 (d)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator missing (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) missing (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Side repeater light intensity significantly reduced |4.4.3 |a|| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fractured (5.2.2 (a)) | 1 |
| Front Windscreen in such a condition that visibility through swept area is seriously affected |3.2 |c| |ii|| | 1 |
| Electronic braking system warning device indicates a fault (1.7 (b)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Brake lever has abnormal movement of levers indicating excessive wear or maladjustment (1.1.15 (f)) | 1 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 1 |
| Offside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 1 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 1 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn Both sides. (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Seat belt retracting mechanism defective (7.1.2 (e)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken coil spring broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 1 |
| Windscreen damaged and affecting the drivers view of the road (3.2 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Obligatory mirror seriously damaged, affecting the rear view door mirror damaged sharpe edge/no mirror/no indecator (3.3 (b) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working LED Unit (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn Bottom arm rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Outer Brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Inner Brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Lower Suspension arm corroded and seriously weakened radius arm that holds coil spring (5.3.3 (b) (i)) | 1 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 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 |
| Offside Rear Service brake lagging in operation (1.2.1 (d)) | 1 |
| Exhaust system insecure center clamp broken (6.1.2 (a)) | 1 |
| Emissions not tested no cambelt record due every 60 months (8.2.2.2 (e)) | 1 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing 1x missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Side repeater light intensity significantly reduced (4.4.3 (a)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Road wheel badly distorted |5.2.2 |c| |i|| | 1 |
| Brake lining|s| wear indicator illuminated |1.1.13 |a| |i|| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear trailing arm bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear trailing arm bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect bulb in wrong (4.1.2 (c)) | 1 |
| Rear Brake lining(s) less than 1.5 mm thick Inner pads (1.1.13 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage fractured (5.3.3 (b) (ii)) | 1 |
| Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn x2 (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Horn not working (7.7 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 1 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Side repeater light intensity significantly reduced |4.4.3 |a|| | 1 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Inner Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Inner Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Rear Entrance/exit door defective in operation boot doesnt open (9.1.1 (a)) | 1 |
| Drivers door cannot be opened from inside the vehicle (6.2.3 (a)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect |4.1.2 |c|| | 1 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt link arm top ball joint dust cover split (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Lower Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 1 |
| Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Obligatory mirror insecure (3.3 (b) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Drivers door likely to open inadvertently or not remain closed (6.2.3 (b) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Drivers door does not latch securely closed (6.2.3 (a)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Obligatory mirror insecure mirror is insecure and doesnt hold in a fixed postion (3.3 (b) (ii)) | 1 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 1 |
| Brake performance unable to be tested (1.2.1 (g)) | 1 |
| Nearside Steering system fouling |2.2.D.2a| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Lower Suspension arm corroded and seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i)) | 1 |
| Rear Inner Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Suspension arm corroded and seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Lower Coil spring fractured or broken broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 1 |