| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 2298 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 811 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 698 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 587 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 547 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 507 |
| Registration plate issues | 497 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 416 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 353 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 340 |
| Reversing lamp inoperative (4.6.1 (a)) | 310 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 267 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a)) | 255 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 247 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 229 |
| Offside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 228 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 227 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 218 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 199 |
| Nearside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 180 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 175 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a)) | 175 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content at idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 174 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 171 |
| Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 163 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 137 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 121 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 120 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 118 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 117 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 116 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content at idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 114 |
| Exhaust hydrocarbon content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 105 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 103 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 98 |
| Rear Reversing lamp inoperative (4.6.1 (a)) | 98 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 94 |
| Exhaust hydrocarbon content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a)) | 89 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush likely to become detached (5.3.4 (a) (ii)) | 89 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 88 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 85 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 83 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 82 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 80 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 76 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 76 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush likely to become detached (5.3.4 (a) (ii)) | 75 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 72 |
| Nearside Rear Reversing lamp inoperative (4.6.1 (a)) | 71 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 70 |
| Rear Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 66 |
| Offside Reversing lamp inoperative (4.6.1 (a)) | 66 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 64 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 63 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 62 |
| Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 61 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 60 |
| Nearside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 60 |
| Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 58 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 58 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 58 |
| Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 54 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 54 |
| Offside Front Inner Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 54 |
| Nearside Reversing lamp inoperative (4.6.1 (a)) | 53 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 53 |
| Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 51 |
| Offside Rear Reversing lamp inoperative (4.6.1 (a)) | 50 |
| Offside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 49 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 47 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a) (ii)) | 45 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 45 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn Rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 45 |