| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Registration plate lamp issues | 104 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 55 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 30 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 15 |
| Offside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 10 |
| Offside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 9 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 9 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 8 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 8 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 8 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 7 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 7 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 7 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 7 |
| Nearside Front Inner Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 7 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 6 |
| Offside Front Inner Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 6 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 6 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 6 |
| Registration plate issues | 6 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 6 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 6 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 6 |
| Offside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 6 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 6 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 6 |
| Front brake excessively fluctuating | 6 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 5 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 5 |
| Nearside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 5 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 5 |
| Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b| | 5 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 4 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 4 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 4 |
| Nearside Rear Rear wheel bearing rough when rotated |2.6.1| | 4 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 4 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 4 |
| Offside Steering rack gaiter insecure |2.2.D.2d| | 4 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 4 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 3 |
| Offside Inner Front constant velocity joint gaiter damaged to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc |2.5.C.1a| | 3 |
| Offside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 3 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 3 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 3 |
| Offside Headlamp excessively deteriorated so that the light output is severely reduced |1.7.5a| | 3 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 3 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 3 |
| Nearside Front Inner Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |6.1.7 |g| |ii|| | 3 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 3 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 3 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 3 |
| Nearside Front Front wheel bearing rough when rotated |2.5.A.2| | 3 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a)) | 3 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 3 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 3 |
| Offside Front Inner Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |6.1.7 |g| |ii|| | 3 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 3 |
| Nearside Steering rack gaiter insecure |2.2.D.2d| | 3 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 3 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Nearside Rear Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i)) | 2 |
| Offside Front Inner Front constant velocity joint gaiter damaged to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc |2.5.C.1a| | 2 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Brake pedal has insufficient reserve travel (1.1.2 (a)) | 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 Front Windscreen wiper not working (3.4 (a)) | 2 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 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 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 2 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 2 |
| Nearside Rear Braking system leaking caliper |3.6.A.1| | 2 |
| Nearside Steering rack gaiter missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii)) | 2 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 2 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 2 |
| Horn not working |1.6.2a| | 2 |
| Nearside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 2 |
| Nearside Front Inner Front constant velocity joint gaiter deteriorated to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc |2.5.C.1a| | 2 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement Rear bush |2.4.G.2| | 2 |
| Brake pedal anti-slip provision missing |3.3.A.1b| | 2 |
| Nearside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 2 |
| Nearside Front Outline marker lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Offside Headlamp has a product on the lens so that the light output is severely reduced (4.1.4 (b)) | 2 |
| Nearside Front Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i)) | 2 |
| Nearside Headlamp excessively deteriorated so that the light output is severely reduced |1.7.5a| | 2 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 2 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 2 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` |8.3.1e| | 2 |
| Nearside Rear brake caliper leaking |3.6.A.1| | 2 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 2 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (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 |
| Nearside Front wheel bearing rough when rotated |2.5.A.2| | 2 |
| Offside Front wheel bearing rough when rotated |2.5.A.2| | 2 |
| Electronic stability system warning lamp indicates a fault |3.4.1c| | 2 |
| Offside Front Front wheel bearing rough when rotated |2.5.A.2| | 2 |
| Rear brake binding | 2 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 2 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 2 |
| Nearside Inner Front constant velocity joint gaiter damaged to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc |2.5.C.1a| | 2 |
| Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 2 |