| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 7309 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 5066 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 5001 |
| Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported |7.1.1| | 1552 |
| Rear brake binding | 1312 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 1198 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 1093 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 1073 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 1072 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 1059 |
| Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 958 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 955 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 825 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 820 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 766 |
| Registration plate issues | 707 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 650 |
| Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b| | 642 |
| Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 626 |
| Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits |7.3.D.3| | 601 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 593 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 583 |
| Exhaust system not adequately supported |7.1.1| | 532 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 466 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 464 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 410 |
| Nearside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 405 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 393 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 368 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 365 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 360 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 343 |
| Offside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 341 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 335 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 328 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 326 |
| Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 324 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 305 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 295 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 287 |
| Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 279 |
| Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2| | 267 |
| Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a| | 267 |
| Horn not working |1.6.2a| | 262 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 257 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 257 |
| Windscreen wiper blade insecure | 252 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 252 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 248 |
| Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` |8.3.1e| | 246 |
| Nearside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 245 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 242 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 241 |
| Offside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 240 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 235 |
| Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 225 |
| Nearside Headlamp insecure |1.7.3| | 211 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 207 |
| Offside Headlamp insecure |1.7.3| | 206 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 205 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 202 |
| Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 202 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 199 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2| | 196 |
| Rear Mechanical brake component has restricted free movement | 192 |
| Front brake excessively fluctuating | 192 |
| Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2| | 188 |
| Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 188 |
| Front brake application uneven | 186 |
| Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2| | 186 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 182 |
| Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a| | 181 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 180 |
| Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 179 |
| Nearside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 178 |
| Nearside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 177 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2| | 173 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 169 |
| Battery insecure |1.9.1| | 168 |
| Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 166 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 165 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 162 |
| Windscreen has damage | 161 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 160 |
| Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 160 |
| Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle excessive |7.3.D.3| | 157 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 156 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 151 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 151 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 150 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 147 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 146 |
| Offside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 144 |
| Offside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 143 |
| Offside Front wheel bearing rough when rotated |2.5.A.2| | 143 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2| | 142 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 142 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2| | 138 |
| Nearside Front Macpherson strut has excessive movement at the upper attachment |2.5.A.1c| | 134 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b| | 134 |
| Offside Front Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a| | 129 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 124 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 120 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 119 |
| Rear brake application uneven | 118 |
| Offside Front Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i)) | 117 |
| Nearside Front wheel bearing rough when rotated |2.5.A.2| | 117 |
| Offside Front Direction indicators incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 117 |
| Stop lamp(s) all not working (4.3.1 (a) (iii)) | 116 |
| Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2| | 114 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 113 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam |1.7.5a| | 113 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |4.4.3 |a|| | 113 |
| Stop lamp|s| all not working |4.3.1 |a| |iii|| | 112 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 112 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c)) | 111 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits |8.2.1.2 |c|| | 109 |
| Electronic stability system warning lamp indicates a fault |3.4.1c| | 109 |
| Brake hose excessively deteriorated | 106 |