| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 90 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 43 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a)) | 33 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 28 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed default limit of 0.7m-1 (8.2.2.2 (b)) | 26 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively damaged or deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii)) | 19 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 12 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed default limit of 0.7m-1 |8.2.2.2 |b|| | 9 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturer`s specified limit |8.2.2.2 |a|| | 8 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively damaged or deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii)) | 8 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 8 |
| Exhaust emits an excessive level of metered smoke |7.4.B.3a| | 8 |
| Offside Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively damaged or deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii)) | 8 |
| Registration plate issues | 7 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 7 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 6 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 6 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 5 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 5 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed default limit of 1.5m-1 (8.2.2.2 (b)) | 4 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 4 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 4 |
| Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 4 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 4 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit 0.53 (8.2.2.2 (a)) | 4 |
| Exhaust on a vehicle fitted with a diesel particulate filter emits visible smoke of any colour (8.2.2.2 (d)) | 4 |
| Exhaust emissions test not completed because smoke levels are significantly in excess of the specified limit values (8.2.2.2 (f)) | 3 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp cleaning device for LED or HID headlamp inoperative (4.1.6 (a) (ii)) | 3 |
| Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 3 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 3 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 3 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 3 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 3 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed level of metered smoke for a non-turbo charged engine (8.2.2.2 (b)) | 2 |
| Offside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 2 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.2.2 |g|| | 2 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Headlamp cleaning device for LED or HID headlamp inoperative (4.1.6 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Offside Front Headlamp cleaning device for LED or HID headlamp inoperative (4.1.6 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Offside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 2 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 2 |
| Offside Front Outline marker lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Nearside Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively damaged or deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii)) | 2 |
| Driver`s view of the road through the swept area of the windscreen materially affected by an obstruction |3.1 |a| |ii|| | 2 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Nearside Front Direction indicator not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit manufacturers specified limit 0.53 (8.2.2.2 (a)) | 2 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 2 |
| Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` |8.3.1e| | 2 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Offside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn trailing arm bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 2 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 2 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fractured (5.2.2 (a)) | 2 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 2 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 2 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn |1.1.14 |a| |i|| | 2 |
| Brake pedal anti-slip provision missing (1.1.2 (c)) | 2 |