| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Registration plate lamp issues | 20 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.C.1b| | 16 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 12 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 10 |
| Registration plate issues | 9 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 9 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 5 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 5 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 5 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 4 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 4 |
| Exhaust system not adequately supported |7.1.1| | 4 |
| Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content at idle excessive |7.3.D.4| | 3 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 3 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 3 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 2 |
| Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 2 |
| Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 2 |
| Horn not working |1.6.2a| | 2 |
| Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b| | 2 |
| Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle excessive |7.3.D.3| | 2 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 2 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b| | 2 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 2 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 2 |
| Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2| | 1 |
| Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 1 |
| Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 1 |
| Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 1 |
| Offside Front Front constant velocity joint gaiter damaged to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc |2.5.C.1a| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Offside Ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm insecure inner rear bolt |2.4.G.1| | 1 |
| Front suspension has a suspension lower ball joint securing nut loose |2.5.B.1a| | 1 |
| Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Trailing arm has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Trailing arm has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Front suspension has excessive play in a track control arm inner bush |2.5.B.2b| | 1 |
| Offside Front Front suspension has excessive play in a track control arm inner bush |2.5.B.2b| | 1 |
| Trailer electrical socket |13 pin| not operating the trailer lamps as intended |1.9.4| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b| | 1 |
| Offside Front Lower Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 1 |
| Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported |7.1.1| | 1 |
| Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases rear box |7.1.2| | 1 |
| Offside Front Wheel bolt|s| missing |4.2.A.1e| | 1 |
| Offside Obligatory mirror missing |8.1.1| | 1 |
| Offside Obligatory mirror seriously damaged, affecting the rear view |8.1.2a| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear reflector missing |1.5.1a| | 1 |
| Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits |7.3.D.3| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Wheel bolt|s| missing |4.2.A.1e| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 1 |
| Central Exhaust system not adequately supported |7.1.1| | 1 |
| Steering wheel locking device insecure |2.1.6| | 1 |
| Offside Steering arm has relative movement at its fixings |2.2.B.1h| | 1 |
| Steering system has excessive free play detected at the steering wheel |steering rack fitted| |2.2.A.1b| | 1 |
| Centre Exhaust system not adequately supported |7.1.1| | 1 |
| Parking brake lever defective so that it cannot be satisfactorily operated |3.1.3c| | 1 |
| Driver`s airbag obviously defective |5.4.1| | 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 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Front constant velocity joint is insecure |2.5.C.1b| | 1 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Inner Suspension rod pin or bush excessively worn trailing arm bush |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Lower Suspension rod pin or bush excessively worn front trailing arm bush |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 1 |
| Parking brake inoperative on one side |1.4.1 |a|| | 1 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault |7.12 |e|| | 1 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 1 |
| Offside Front Front constant velocity joint gaiter split |2.5.C.1a| | 1 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Inner Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Brake disc contaminated (1.1.14 (b)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Anti-lock braking system component excessively damaged (1.6 (e)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Parking (secondary brake) on a single line braking system has inadequate effort at a wheel (1.3.1 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Parking (secondary brake) on a single line braking system has no recorded effort at a wheel (1.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 1 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 1 |
| Exhaust hydrocarbon content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 1 |
| Exhaust emits excessive dense blue smoke during acceleration (8.2.1.2 (g)) | 1 |
| Nearside Headlamp has a product on the lens so that the light output is severely reduced (4.1.4 (b)) | 1 |
| Offside Headlamp has a product on the lens so that the light output is severely reduced (4.1.4 (b)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Upper Coil spring mounting insecure to the extent that relative movement is visible (5.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Upper Coil spring mounting insecure to the extent that relative movement is visible (5.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Central Exhaust shield missing where fitted as original equipment creating a risk of fire insecure (6.1.3 (e)) | 1 |
| Fuel cap/sealing device ineffective (6.1.3 (b) (i)) | 1 |
| Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases rear silencer (6.1.2 (a)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 1 |
| Central Front Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 1 |
| Rear fog lamp missing (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension component ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension component ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Inner Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Outer Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 1 |
| Emissions not tested (8.2.1.2 (d)) | 1 |
| Position lamp not working both front (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Outer Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 1 |