| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 2370 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 2218 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 2150 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 1355 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 886 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 580 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 570 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 468 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 410 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c)) | 395 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 345 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 320 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 305 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 292 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 287 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 244 |
| Nearside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 234 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 229 |
| Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 218 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 213 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 208 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 208 |
| Nearside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 207 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 204 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 203 |
| Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 200 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a)) | 185 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 173 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 170 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 162 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 160 |
| Registration plate issues | 159 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 157 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 154 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 153 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 152 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 146 |
| Nearside Obligatory mirror seriously damaged, affecting the rear view (3.3 (b) (ii)) | 131 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 130 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 124 |
| Brake pedal anti-slip provision missing (1.1.2 (c)) | 119 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 115 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 114 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 110 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 107 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 106 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 103 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 102 |
| Offside Obligatory mirror seriously damaged, affecting the rear view (3.3 (b) (ii)) | 97 |
| Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 95 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 92 |
| Windscreen damaged and affecting the drivers view of the road (3.2 (a) (ii)) | 87 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 86 |
| Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 84 |
| Oil leaking excessively from engine (8.4.1 (a) (i)) | 78 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 72 |
| Offside Rear Outline marker lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 72 |
| Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 71 |
| Nearside Rear Outline marker lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 70 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 68 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively damaged or deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii)) | 67 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 64 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value |1.4.2 |a| |ii|| | 64 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 63 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 62 |
| Offside Front Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 62 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed default limit of 0.7m-1 (8.2.2.2 (b)) | 61 |
| Nearside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 61 |
| Nearside Front Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 59 |
| Nearside Rear Parking (secondary brake) on a single line braking system has inadequate effort at a wheel (1.3.1 (a) (i)) | 58 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 58 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 58 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 57 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 57 |
| Nearside Side repeater missing (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 54 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment |1.1.6 |c|| | 53 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 53 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a)) | 53 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 51 |
| Offside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 50 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 50 |
| Nearside Front Outline marker lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 49 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 48 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 48 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension component ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 48 |
| Offside Front Outline marker lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 46 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 45 |
| Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 45 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 44 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 43 |
| Offside Side repeater incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 43 |
| Nearside Side repeater incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 42 |
| Offside Outline marker lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 42 |