| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 31 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 28 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 12 |
| Registration plate issues | 10 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 4 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 4 |
| Fuel cap/sealing device ineffective (6.1.3 (b) (i)) | 4 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 4 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 3 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 3 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 3 |
| Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 3 |
| Fuel cap/sealing device sealing washer deteriorated |7.2.4c| | 3 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 3 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 3 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 2 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 2 |
| Offside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 2 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 2 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 2 |
| Electronic power steering warning lamp indicates a system malfunction |2.6 |a|| | 2 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault |7.12 |e|| | 2 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 2 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 2 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 2 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 2 |
| Offside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 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 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect kick up is on the right |4.1.2 |c|| | 1 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect kick up is on the right |4.1.2 |c|| | 1 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working |4.5.1 |a| |ii|| | 1 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside (1.8) | 1 |
| Offside Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside (1.8) | 1 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working (1.3.2b) | 1 |
| Electronic power steering warning lamp indicates a failure in the system |2.3.8| | 1 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Hydraulic brake calliper leaking (1.1.16 (b) (i)) | 1 |
| Fuel cap/sealing device sealing washer torn |7.2.4c| | 1 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Headlamp aim not tested (4.1.2 (b)) | 1 |
| Nearside Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Central Rear Seat belt buckle damaged (7.1.2 (d)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn Lower arm rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Brake servo damaged and function impaired servo pipe split (1.1.3 (e)) | 1 |
| Fuel cap/sealing device ineffective seal split. |6.1.3 |b| |i|| | 1 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp obviously incorrectly positioned |1.3.2a| | 1 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 1 |
| Offside Front 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 |
| Central Front Suspension component mounting prescribed area is fractured suspension sub frame |2.4.A.3| | 1 |
| Oil leaking excessively from engine |8.4.1 |a| |i|| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Seat belt locking mechanism does not secure or release |Centre| |5.2.5a| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 1 |
| Offside Direction indicator light intensity significantly reduced (4.4.3 (a)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working side light (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn and dust cover split (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Side repeater with a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers damaged to the extent that it does not function (5.3.2 (b)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Windscreen washer jets misaligned and not providing sufficient fluid to the windscreen (3.5 (a)) | 1 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h|| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt split (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt split (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 1 |
| Rear Passengers seat backrest cannot be secured in the upright position. (6.2.6 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Oil leaking excessively from engine (8.4.1 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Bonnet cannot be secured in the closed position |8.4.1| | 1 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 1 |
| Offside Outer Front constant velocity joint gaiter insecure to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc |2.5.C.1a| | 1 |
| Offside Side repeater not working |4.4.1 |a| |ii|| | 1 |
| Offside Front Outer Direction indicator not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Valve stem seriously damaged |5.2.3 |j|| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Valve stem seriously damaged |5.2.3 |j|| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Valve stem seriously damaged |5.2.3 |j|| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Valve stem seriously damaged |5.2.3 |j|| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim aimed so that it dazzles other road users Adjusted |1.8.A.1a| | 1 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim aimed so that it dazzles other road users Adjusted |1.8.A.1a| | 1 |
| Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching by more than 10mm within zone `A` |8.3.1b| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 1 |
| Offside Front Lower Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 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 |
| Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content at idle excessive co level 1.80 |7.3.D.4| | 1 |
| Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` |8.3.1e| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 1 |
| Fuel cap/sealing device ineffective Fuel cap seal split. (6.1.3 (b) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 1 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Side repeater lens defective such that the emitted light is adversely affected (4.4.1 (b) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt drop-link |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2| | 1 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 1 |
| Offside Side repeater missing (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect both (4.1.2 (c)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn front bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Direction indicator not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Central Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn front bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Emissions not tested (8.2.2.2 (e)) | 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 |
| Reversing lamp inoperative (4.6.1 (a)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Fuel cap/sealing device component leaking (6.1.3 (b) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 1 |
| Nearside Integral body structure corroded to the extent that the rigidity of the assembly is significantly reduced (6.1.1 (c) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Obligatory mirror insecure (3.3 (b) (ii)) | 1 |
| Fuel cap/sealing device ineffective |6.1.3 |b| |i|| | 1 |