| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 1755 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 1749 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 1356 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 1094 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 703 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 353 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 351 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 349 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 317 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 293 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 238 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 217 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 217 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 205 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 191 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c)) | 188 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 183 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 164 |
| Nearside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 163 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 161 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 159 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 153 |
| Nearside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 147 |
| Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 138 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 133 |
| Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 132 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 131 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 130 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a)) | 124 |
| Registration plate issues | 123 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 123 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value |1.4.2 |a| |ii|| | 120 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 118 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 117 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 114 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 113 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 112 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment |1.1.6 |c|| | 109 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 108 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 105 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 102 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 97 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 92 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 92 |
| Windscreen damaged and affecting the drivers view of the road (3.2 (a) (ii)) | 87 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 85 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 78 |
| Nearside Obligatory mirror seriously damaged, affecting the rear view (3.3 (b) (ii)) | 75 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 72 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 71 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 67 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 61 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 60 |
| 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 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 59 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 57 |
| Offside Obligatory mirror seriously damaged, affecting the rear view (3.3 (b) (ii)) | 57 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension component ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 57 |
| Windscreen has damage | 55 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 54 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 52 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 52 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 50 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault |7.1.6 |a|| | 50 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 47 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 47 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 45 |
| Brake pedal anti-slip provision missing (1.1.2 (c)) | 45 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 45 |
| Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b| | 45 |
| Nearside Front Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 45 |
| Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 45 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 44 |
| Offside Side repeater not working |4.4.1 |a| |ii|| | 44 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 43 |
| Nearside Obligatory mirror seriously damaged, affecting the rear view |3.3 |b| |ii|| | 42 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 42 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 42 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 41 |
| Windscreen damaged and affecting the driver`s view of the road |3.2 |a| |ii|| | 41 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect |4.1.2 |c|| | 41 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 41 |
| Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 40 |
| Offside Headlamp aim not tested (4.1.2 (b)) | 39 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension component ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 39 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed default limit of 0.7m-1 (8.2.2.2 (b)) | 39 |
| Nearside Side repeater missing (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 39 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 38 |
| Offside Rear Valve stem seriously damaged (5.2.3 (j)) | 37 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim not tested (4.1.2 (b)) | 37 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 36 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 35 |
| Nearside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side |1.4.1 |a|| | 35 |
| Oil leaking excessively from engine (8.4.1 (a) (i)) | 34 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 34 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 34 |
| Nearside Rear Valve stem seriously damaged (5.2.3 (j)) | 33 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 33 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 33 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working |4.4.1 |a| |ii|| | 33 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect |4.1.2 |c|| | 33 |