| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 106 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 105 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 49 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 35 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 31 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 29 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 29 |
| Centre Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 26 |
| Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b| | 26 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 25 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 20 |
| Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2| | 19 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 17 |
| Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 17 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 16 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 16 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 15 |
| Registration plate issues | 15 |
| Brake hose excessively deteriorated | 14 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 12 |
| Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 12 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 11 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 11 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 11 |
| Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 11 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h|| | 10 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 10 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 9 |
| Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 9 |
| Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 9 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 9 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 7 |
| Front brake application uneven | 7 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 7 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.1.3 |b| |i|| | 7 |
| Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 7 |
| Electronic stability system warning lamp indicates a fault |3.4.1c| | 7 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 7 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 6 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 6 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 6 |
| Power steering pipe|s| or hose|s| leaking from a joint |2.3.3b| | 6 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 6 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 6 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 6 |
| Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a| | 6 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 6 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 6 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 5 |
| Centre Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 5 |
| Windscreen has damage | 5 |
| Central Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 5 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 5 |
| Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 5 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 4 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault |7.1.6 |a|| | 4 |
| Upper Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 4 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 4 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 4 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 4 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 4 |
| Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 4 |
| Nearside Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 4 |
| Rear brake binding | 4 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 4 |
| Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` |8.3.1e| | 4 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| incorrect colour |1.1.A.3e| | 3 |
| Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 3 |
| Nearside Front Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a| | 3 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 3 |
| Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.1.3 |b| |i|| | 3 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 3 |
| Offside Rear Sub-frame corroded and seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i)) | 3 |
| Exhaust emits an excessive level of metered smoke for a turbo charged engine |7.4.B.3b| | 3 |
| Brake lever has insufficient reserve travel (1.1.2 (a)) | 3 |
| Driver`s door cannot be opened from inside the vehicle |6.2.B.1b| | 3 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension component ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 3 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 3 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 3 |
| Central Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 3 |
| Offside Front Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a| | 3 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 3 |