| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 8371 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 7237 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 7116 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 3197 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 2607 |
| Rear brake binding | 1641 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 1481 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorber has an excessively worn bush |2.7.4| | 1474 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 1395 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorber has an excessively worn bush |2.7.4| | 1359 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 1268 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 1075 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 1062 |
| Offside Rear Upper Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush (5.3.2 (c)) | 1062 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 1060 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1031 |
| Registration plate issues | 993 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush (5.3.2 (c)) | 961 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 942 |
| Nearside Rear Upper Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush (5.3.2 (c)) | 906 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 890 |
| Offside Rear Upper Shock absorber has an excessively worn bush |2.7.4| | 867 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush (5.3.2 (c)) | 851 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 809 |
| Nearside Rear Upper Shock absorber has an excessively worn bush |2.7.4| | 794 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 754 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 723 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 713 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 707 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 707 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 690 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 662 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 656 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 650 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 622 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 618 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 566 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 566 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 552 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 540 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 526 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 518 |
| Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 501 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 493 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 490 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 488 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 474 |
| Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 464 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 458 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 451 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 431 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 427 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 425 |
| Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 424 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 421 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 420 |
| Rear Brake cable insecure | 396 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 382 |
| Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits |7.3.D.3| | 375 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 374 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 367 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 367 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 362 |
| Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a| | 362 |
| Nearside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 361 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 354 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 353 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 344 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 343 |
| Nearside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 341 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 313 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 313 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush |5.3.2 |c|| | 300 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 298 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 297 |
| Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a| | 293 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 292 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 286 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 281 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 280 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 278 |
| Offside Rear Upper Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush |5.3.2 |c|| | 277 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 275 |
| Driver`s door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle |6.2.B.1b| | 266 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 264 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 263 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush |5.3.2 |c|| | 262 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 259 |
| Nearside Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 250 |
| Rear brake application uneven | 247 |
| Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 245 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 241 |
| Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 239 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm rubber bush bonding deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 235 |
| Nearside Rear Upper Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush |5.3.2 |c|| | 232 |
| Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 230 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 230 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 230 |
| Emissions not tested (8.2.1.2 (d)) | 230 |
| Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 227 |
| Rear Mechanical brake component has restricted free movement | 226 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 225 |
| Front brake excessively fluctuating | 223 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 216 |
| Front passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle (6.2.3 (a)) | 214 |