| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 9170 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 3625 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 3022 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 3021 |
| Registration plate issues | 2072 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 1803 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 1743 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 1734 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 1464 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 1171 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 1110 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 959 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 892 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 748 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 729 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 693 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 655 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 646 |
| Brake fluid warning lamp illuminated |3.6.G.2| | 601 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 590 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 571 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 569 |
| Nearside Rear Upper Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 567 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 561 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 549 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 522 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 512 |
| Offside Rear Upper Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 511 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 447 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 443 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 428 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 426 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 419 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 417 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 410 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 403 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 395 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 394 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 383 |
| Offside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 380 |
| Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 373 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 359 |
| Nearside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 358 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 339 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 322 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 305 |
| Bonnet cannot be secured in the closed position (3.1 (b) (i)) | 287 |
| Windscreen has damage | 284 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 275 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 267 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has negligible damping effect (5.3.2 (d)) | 267 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 263 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 256 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 253 |
| Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 248 |
| Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2| | 246 |
| Exhaust system insecure (6.1.2 (a)) | 246 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 227 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has negligible damping effect (5.3.2 (d)) | 227 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 223 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 220 |
| Offside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 219 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 207 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 201 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a)) | 198 |
| Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 195 |
| Offside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 192 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 189 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 186 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 185 |
| Nearside Front Wheel bolt|s| missing |4.2.A.1e| | 184 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 181 |
| Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 179 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 179 |
| Nearside Rear Wheel bolt|s| missing |4.2.A.1e| | 164 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 162 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 162 |