| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 733 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 411 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 276 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 140 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 101 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 87 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 85 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 85 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 78 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 77 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 72 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 53 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 52 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 50 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 47 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 47 |
| Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 44 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 42 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 40 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 39 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 30 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 29 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 28 |
| Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 25 |
| 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)) | 25 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 24 |
| Nearside 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)) | 24 |
| Registration plate issues | 23 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 23 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 22 |
| Exhaust emissions likely to be affected by an exhaust leak (8.2.1.1 (b)) | 21 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 21 |
| Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 20 |
| Emissions not tested (8.2.1.2 (d)) | 20 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 19 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 19 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 18 |
| Central Rear Seat belt buckle missing (7.1.2 (d)) | 18 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 18 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 17 |
| Offside Rear Seat belt buckle not functioning as intended (7.1.2 (d)) | 17 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 15 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 15 |
| Emissions unable to be completed (8.2.1.2 (d)) | 15 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 14 |
| Nearside Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 13 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 13 |
| Reversing lamp inoperative (4.6.1 (a)) | 13 |
| Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases flexi (6.1.2 (a)) | 13 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 12 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 12 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 12 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 12 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 12 |
| Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 11 |
| Nearside 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)) | 11 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 10 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c)) | 10 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 10 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 9 |
| Offside Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 9 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 9 |
| Offside 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)) | 9 |