| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 960 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 639 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 627 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 508 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 245 |
| Brake pedal anti-slip provision missing (1.1.2 (c)) | 164 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 163 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c)) | 140 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 130 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 121 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed default limit of 0.7m-1 (8.2.2.2 (b)) | 120 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 111 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 106 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 97 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a)) | 97 |
| Offside Front Macpherson strut top bush or bearing has excessive wear or free play (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 97 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 94 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 94 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 93 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 90 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 86 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 86 |
| Brake lever has insufficient reserve travel (1.1.2 (a)) | 81 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 79 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 77 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 75 |
| Brake pedal anti-slip provision missing |1.1.2 |c|| | 74 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 71 |
| Registration plate issues | 69 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 67 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 67 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 65 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 64 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 61 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 60 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 59 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 57 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 55 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment |1.1.6 |c|| | 51 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.2.2 |g|| | 49 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 47 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed default limit of 0.7m-1 |8.2.2.2 |b|| | 44 |
| Exhaust on a vehicle fitted with a diesel particulate filter emits visible smoke of any colour (8.2.2.2 (d)) | 41 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturer`s specified limit |8.2.2.2 |a|| | 40 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a) (ii)) | 39 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 37 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 36 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 36 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 35 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 35 |
| Fuel cap/sealing device ineffective (6.1.3 (b) (i)) | 34 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h|| | 33 |
| Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 33 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 32 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a)) | 32 |
| Brake lever has insufficient reserve travel |1.1.2 |a|| | 31 |
| Brake pedal anti-slip provision missing |3.3.A.1b| | 31 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 29 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 29 |
| Windscreen damaged and affecting the drivers view of the road (3.2 (a) (ii)) | 29 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 29 |
| Fuel cap/sealing device ineffective |6.1.3 |b| |i|| | 28 |
| Offside Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 28 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 27 |
| Offside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 27 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 23 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 22 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 22 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 22 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 22 |
| Nearside Front Macpherson strut top bush or bearing has excessive wear or free play (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 22 |
| Nearside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 21 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 21 |
| Horn not working |7.7 |a| |ii|| | 20 |
| Emissions not tested (8.2.2.2 (e)) | 20 |
| Exhaust emissions test not completed because smoke levels are significantly in excess of the specified limit values (8.2.2.2 (f)) | 20 |