| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 83 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 45 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 26 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 22 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 18 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 17 |
| Registration plate issues | 17 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 16 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 15 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 13 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 12 |
| Offside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 12 |
| Nearside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 11 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 11 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 10 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 10 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 9 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 9 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 8 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 8 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 8 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 8 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 7 |
| Rear brake binding | 7 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 6 |
| Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 6 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 6 |
| Nearside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 6 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 6 |
| Nearside Rear Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i)) | 6 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 6 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 5 |
| Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 5 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 5 |
| Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits |7.3.D.3| | 5 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 5 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 5 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 5 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 5 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 4 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 4 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 4 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 4 |
| Front brake excessively fluctuating | 4 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 4 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a)) | 4 |
| Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 4 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 4 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 4 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 4 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a)) | 4 |
| Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content at idle excessive |7.3.D.4| | 4 |
| Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle excessive |7.3.D.3| | 4 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |4.4.3 |a|| | 3 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 3 |
| Exhaust catalytic converter missing where one was fitted as standard (8.2.1.1 (a)) | 3 |
| Offside Rear Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i)) | 3 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 3 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 3 |
| Nearside Rear wheel bearing rough when rotated |2.6.1| | 3 |
| Horn not working |1.6.2a| | 3 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 3 |
| Offside Rear wheel bearing rough when rotated |2.6.1| | 3 |
| Reversing lamp inoperative (4.6.1 (a)) | 3 |
| Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2| | 3 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment |1.1.6 |c|| | 3 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding |1.2.1 |f|| | 3 |
| Front brake application uneven | 3 |
| Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour |4.4.3 |a|| | 2 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content at idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 2 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 2 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 2 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 2 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside |1.8| | 2 |
| Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side |1.4.1 |a|| | 2 |
| Nearside Front Inner Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 2 |
| Offside Rear Wheel bearing rough when rotated |5.1.3 |b| |i|| | 2 |
| Nearside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side |1.4.1 |a|| | 2 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 2 |
| Fuel cap/sealing device does not fasten securely maintaining the sealing arrangement |7.2.4b| | 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 Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 2 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect |4.1.2 |c|| | 2 |
| Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 2 |
| Nearside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 2 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 2 |
| Nearside Front Lower coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 2 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 2 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim so that beam "kick up" is not visible on the screen |4.1.2 |a|| | 2 |
| Offside Front Inner Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (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 Rear Wheel bearing has excessive play (5.1.3 (a) (i)) | 2 |
| Nearside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 2 |
| Nearside Parking (secondary brake) on a single line braking system has inadequate effort at a wheel (1.3.1 (a) (i)) | 2 |
| Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 2 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value |1.4.2 |a| |ii|| | 2 |
| Exhaust emissions likely to be affected by an exhaust leak (8.2.1.1 (b)) | 2 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Offside Rear Wheel bearing has excessive play (5.1.3 (a) (i)) | 2 |
| Emissions not tested (8.2.1.2 (d)) | 2 |
| Nearside Front Wheel bearing has excessive play |5.1.3 |a| |i|| | 2 |