| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 38 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 21 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 17 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 14 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 10 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 8 |
| Registration plate issues | 7 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 6 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 6 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 6 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 5 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 5 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 4 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 4 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 3 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 3 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 3 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 3 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 3 |
| Offside Rear Other passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle (6.2.3 (a)) | 2 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 2 |
| Nearside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 2 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault |7.1.6 |a|| | 2 |
| Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 2 |
| Rear fog lamp obviously incorrectly positioned |1.3.2a| | 2 |
| Offside Rear Outline marker lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Offside 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 Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Nearside Front Front passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle (6.2.3 (a)) | 2 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 2 |
| Horn not working |7.7 |a| |ii|| | 2 |
| Offside Obligatory mirror seriously damaged, affecting the rear view |8.1.2a| | 2 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 2 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 2 |
| Central Exhaust system not adequately supported |7.1.1| | 2 |
| Nearside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn Excessively corroded (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Seat belt flexible stalk damaged (7.1.2 (b) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side caliper arm siezed |1.4.1 |a|| | 1 |
| Offside Other passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle |6.2.3 |a|| | 1 |
| Rear Electronic parking brake control inoperative (1.1.6 (d)) | 1 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Lower Seat belt webbing significantly weakened center (7.1.2 (b) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Lower Seat belt not functioning as intended center (7.1.2 (c)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside |1.8| | 1 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside |1.8| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 1 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed default limit of 0.7m-1 |8.2.2.2 |b|| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers likely to become detached (5.3.2 (a) (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 Rear Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush (5.3.2 (c)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Service brake lagging in operation (1.2.1 (d)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Drivers door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle (6.2.3 (a)) | 1 |
| Nearside Side repeater missing (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Upper Outline marker lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Upper Outline marker lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect full beam, bulb not fitted correctly (4.1.2 (c)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim not tested |1.8.A.1c| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 1 |
| Windscreen has damage | 1 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 1 |
| Emissions not tested |7.3.A.1| | 1 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working |4.5.1 |a| |ii|| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Outer Seat belt buckle damaged (7.1.2 (d)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 1 |
| Nearside Track rod end 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 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Horn sound not in accordance with requirements (7.7 (c)) | 1 |
| Central Front Seat belt damaged Cut (7.1.2 (b) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Inner Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b| | 1 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn both front discs (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Brake disc significantly and obviously worn both rear discs pitted (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 1 |
| Road wheel more than one fixing missing 4 (5.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Front passenger door cannot be opened from inside the vehicle (6.2.3 (a)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear brake disc modified and seriously weakened |3.5.1n| | 1 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorber insecure |2.7.2b| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area excessively damaged significantly reducing structural strength (5.3.6 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Brake hose leaking on a hydraulic braking system (1.1.12 (c) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Hydraulic brake calliper leaking (1.1.16 (b) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Anti-roll bar attachment bracket/mounting insecure (5.3.3 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Rear Anti-roll bar pin or bush excessively worn D bushs (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn front bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Headlamp not working on dipped beam O/S . NEW BULB FITTED. |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 1 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Lower Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Lower Anti-roll bar linkage rubber mounting deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Lower Anti-roll bar linkage rubber mounting deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp lens seriously defective (4.2.1 (b)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 1 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 1 |
| Offside Outer Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Upper Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 1 |
| Offside Front Shock absorber has an excessively worn shock absorber pivot |2.7.4| | 1 |
| Offside Rear position lamp|s| excessively damaged so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance lens smashed |1.1.A.3d| | 1 |
| Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 1 |
| Offside Front Outline marker lamp does not illuminate simultaneously with the position lamps 1st side marker |4.2.2 |a|| | 1 |
| Nearside Outline marker lamp does not illuminate simultaneously with the position lamps 1st and last markers |4.2.2 |a|| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Inner Steering linkage ball joint has excessive play Rack end |2.1.3 |b| |i|| | 1 |
| Offside Front Inner Steering linkage ball joint has excessive play Rack end |2.1.3 |b| |i|| | 1 |
| Front Windscreen damaged and affecting the driver`s view of the road Windscreen vey scrated |3.2 |a| |ii|| | 1 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers insecurely attached |5.3.2 |a| |i|| | 1 |
| Offside Front Headlamp excessively deteriorated so that the light output is severely reduced |1.7.5a| | 1 |
| Offside Outline marker lamp not working Central. |4.2.1 |a| |ii|| | 1 |
| Brake linkage has abnormal movement of levers indicating excessive wear or maladjustment |1.1.15 |f|| | 1 |
| Brake linkage has abnormal movement of levers indicating excessive wear or maladjustment Parking brake. |1.1.15 |f|| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Upper Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a| |ii|| | 1 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 1 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim not tested |4.1.2 |b|| | 1 |
| Offside Headlamp aim not tested |4.1.2 |b|| | 1 |
| Reversing lamp inoperative |4.6.1 |a|| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 1 |
| Rear Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Steering rack has excessive free play detected at the steering wheel (steering rack fitted) (2.3 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Outline marker lamp not working on body |4.2.1 |a|| | 1 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.2.2 |g|| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding |1.2.1 |f|| | 1 |
| Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 1 |
| Drivers view of the road through the swept area of the windscreen materially affected by an obstruction satnav and phone holder (3.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Outline marker lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Direction indicator incorrect colour side repeater (4.4.3 (a)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 1 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Seat belt buckle missing (7.1.2 (d)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Seat belt buckle missing (7.1.2 (d)) | 1 |
| Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases Front pipe area, due to missing exhaust flexi pipe (6.1.2 (a)) | 1 |
| Emissions unable to be completed Due to excessive exhaust leak (8.2.2.2 (e)) | 1 |
| Driver`s seat cannot be secured in the upright position. |6.2.A.2| | 1 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Steering rack gaiter missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.1.3 |g| |ii|| | 1 |
| Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn both |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 1 |
| Front Exhaust silencer likely to become detached exhaust flexi pipe broken |8.1.1 |b| |ii|| | 1 |
| Offside Front Seat belt damaged |7.1.2 |b| |i|| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour |4.4.3 |a|| | 1 |
| Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour |4.4.3 |a|| | 1 |
| Rear Seat belt buckle missing both (7.1.2 (d)) | 1 |
| Windscreen washer jets misaligned and not providing sufficient fluid to the windscreen pipe split (3.5 (a)) | 1 |
| Front Exhaust system insecure |6.1.2 |a|| | 1 |
| Front Service brake lagging in operation brake pedal travel excessive does not hold pressure. (1.2.1 (d)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 1 |
| Electronic stability system warning lamp indicates a fault |3.4.1c| | 1 |
| Exhaust system insecure |6.1.2 |a|| | 1 |
| Offside Obligatory mirror insecure |8.1.1| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area fractured significantly reducing structural strength (5.3.6 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Central Exhaust system not adequately supported mount split causing exhaust to drop |7.1.1| | 1 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Outer Outline marker lamp with a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning side marker inop (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Suspension arm attachment bracket/mounting fractured (5.3.3 (b) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Suspension arm attachment bracket/mounting fractured (5.3.3 (b) (ii)) | 1 |
| Battery insecure and likely to cause a short circuit (4.13 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Front 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 |
| Nearside 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 |