| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 42 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 39 |
| Offside Rear Upper Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush (5.3.2 (c)) | 20 |
| Nearside Rear Upper Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush (5.3.2 (c)) | 18 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 18 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 16 |
| Registration plate issues | 15 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 15 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorber has an excessively worn bush |2.7.4| | 13 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 13 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush (5.3.2 (c)) | 12 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorber has an excessively worn bush |2.7.4| | 12 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 12 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 10 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush (5.3.2 (c)) | 9 |
| Offside Rear Upper Shock absorber has an excessively worn bush |2.7.4| | 8 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 8 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 7 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 7 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 5 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 5 |
| Nearside Rear Upper Shock absorber has an excessively worn bush |2.7.4| | 5 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 5 |
| Front brake excessively fluctuating | 5 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 5 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 5 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 5 |
| Offside Front Macpherson strut top bush or bearing has excessive wear or free play (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 4 |
| Offside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 4 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 4 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed default limit of 1.5m-1 (8.2.2.2 (b)) | 4 |
| Nearside Rear Upper Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush |5.3.2 |c|| | 4 |
| Offside Rear Upper Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush |5.3.2 |c|| | 4 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c)) | 4 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 4 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 4 |
| Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 3 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 3 |
| Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b| | 3 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 3 |
| Exhaust emits excessive smoke or vapour likely to obscure the vision of other road users (8.2.2.2 (c)) | 3 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 3 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 3 |
| Windscreen has damage | 3 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 3 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 3 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorber has an excessively worn bush top bush |2.7.4| | 3 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorber has an excessively worn bush top bush |2.7.4| | 3 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value |1.4.2 |a| |ii|| | 3 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturer`s specified limit |8.2.2.2 |a|| | 3 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 3 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 3 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 3 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 3 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 3 |
| Nearside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 3 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 2 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 2 |
| Nearside Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 2 |
| Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 2 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a)) | 2 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 2 |
| Offside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 2 |
| Offside Front Brake pipe kinked |3.6.B.2b| | 2 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush |5.3.2 |c|| | 2 |
| Nearside Front Upper Macpherson strut mounting damaged and seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i)) | 2 |
| Nearside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |6.1.7 |g| |ii|| | 2 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has negligible damping effect (5.3.2 (d)) | 2 |
| Nearside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 2 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 2 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 2 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 2 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 2 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 2 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 2 |
| Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 2 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorber has an excessively worn bush (2.7.4) | 2 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorber has an excessively worn bush (2.7.4) | 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 Macpherson strut top bush or bearing has excessive wear or free play (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 2 |
| Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 2 |
| Offside Front Drivers door cannot be opened from inside the vehicle (6.2.3 (a)) | 2 |
| Offside Front Upper Macpherson strut pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 2 |