| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 183 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 130 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 62 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 61 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 60 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 59 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 56 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 55 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 47 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 39 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 36 |
| Registration plate issues | 31 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 30 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 27 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 26 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 22 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 21 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 21 |
| 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)) | 21 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 21 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 20 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 19 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 19 |
| 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)) | 19 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 19 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 18 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 18 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 17 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 17 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a)) | 17 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 16 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 16 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 15 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 14 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 14 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 14 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 12 |
| 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)) | 11 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 11 |
| Exhaust on a vehicle fitted with a diesel particulate filter emits visible smoke of any colour (8.2.2.2 (d)) | 10 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 9 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 9 |
| Exhaust emissions test not completed because smoke levels are significantly in excess of the specified limit values (8.2.2.2 (f)) | 8 |
| Nearside Rear Seat belt buckle not functioning as intended (7.1.2 (d)) | 8 |
| 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)) | 8 |
| Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 8 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 8 |
| Offside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 8 |
| Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 8 |
| Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 8 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 7 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 7 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 7 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 6 |
| Exhaust emits excessive smoke or vapour likely to obscure the vision of other road users (8.2.2.2 (c)) | 6 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 6 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturer`s specified limit |8.2.2.2 |a|| | 5 |
| Offside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 5 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 5 |
| Emissions unable to be completed (8.2.2.2 (e)) | 5 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 4 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 4 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 4 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 4 |
| Exhaust on a vehicle fitted with a diesel particulate filter emits visible smoke of any colour |8.2.2.2 |d|| | 4 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 4 |
| Nearside Front Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 4 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 4 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 4 |