| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Registration plate lamp issues | 2559 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 1790 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 1783 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 1593 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 1540 |
| Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 923 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 746 |
| Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 589 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 425 |
| Nearside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 410 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 382 |
| Exhaust system insecure (6.1.2 (a)) | 317 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 313 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 312 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 307 |
| Offside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 290 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 285 |
| Rear Exhaust system insecure (6.1.2 (a)) | 284 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 276 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 263 |
| Central Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 256 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 253 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 252 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 238 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 215 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 205 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 203 |
| Brake pedal anti-slip provision missing (1.1.2 (c)) | 203 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 201 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 184 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a)) | 179 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 174 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 163 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 147 |
| Offside Front Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i)) | 146 |
| Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 145 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 145 |
| Registration plate issues | 144 |
| Nearside Front Inner Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 139 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 135 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 132 |
| Offside Front Inner Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 125 |
| Nearside Front Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i)) | 124 |
| Nearside Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 116 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 112 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 104 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 101 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 96 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 95 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 93 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 87 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 86 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 85 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 81 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed default limit of 0.7m-1 (8.2.2.2 (b)) | 81 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 78 |
| Central Exhaust system insecure (6.1.2 (a)) | 77 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 76 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 75 |
| Nearside Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 74 |
| Hazard warning switch inoperative (4.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 68 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 68 |
| Offside Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 65 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 64 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 64 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 63 |
| Central Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 63 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 62 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 62 |
| Central Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 61 |
| Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |6.1.7 |g| |ii|| | 60 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 58 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 57 |
| Brake pedal anti-slip provision missing |1.1.2 |c|| | 55 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 55 |
| Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 54 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 54 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 53 |
| Windscreen damaged and affecting the drivers view of the road (3.2 (a) (ii)) | 52 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 52 |
| Offside Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 49 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 49 |
| Offside Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 48 |
| Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 48 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 46 |
| Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |6.1.7 |g| |ii|| | 46 |
| Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 45 |
| Stop lamp(s) all not working (4.3.1 (a) (iii)) | 44 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 44 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 43 |
| Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 43 |
| Offside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |6.1.7 |g| |ii|| | 42 |
| Central Rear Upper Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 40 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 40 |
| Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt split (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 40 |