| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 465 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 321 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 292 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 251 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 194 |
| Brake pedal anti-slip provision missing (1.1.2 (c)) | 152 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c)) | 105 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 82 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a)) | 80 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 79 |
| Offside Front Macpherson strut top bush or bearing has excessive wear or free play (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 76 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 75 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 71 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 71 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 64 |
| Brake lever has insufficient reserve travel (1.1.2 (a)) | 61 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 58 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 54 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 53 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed default limit of 0.7m-1 (8.2.2.2 (b)) | 52 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 47 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 42 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 41 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 40 |
| Fuel cap/sealing device ineffective (6.1.3 (b) (i)) | 38 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.2.2 |g|| | 37 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 37 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 36 |
| Brake pedal anti-slip provision missing |1.1.2 |c|| | 34 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 34 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 30 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 29 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 26 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment |1.1.6 |c|| | 25 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 24 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 24 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 23 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 23 |
| Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 22 |
| Exhaust on a vehicle fitted with a diesel particulate filter emits visible smoke of any colour (8.2.2.2 (d)) | 21 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 19 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 19 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 19 |
| Registration plate issues | 18 |
| Fuel cap/sealing device ineffective |6.1.3 |b| |i|| | 17 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturer`s specified limit |8.2.2.2 |a|| | 17 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 17 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 17 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 17 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 15 |
| Nearside Front Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 15 |
| Nearside Front Macpherson strut top bush or bearing has excessive wear or free play (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 15 |
| Offside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 15 |
| Offside Front Upper Macpherson strut top bush or bearing has excessive wear or free play (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 14 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 14 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 13 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 13 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 12 |
| Exhaust emissions test not completed because smoke levels are significantly in excess of the specified limit values (8.2.2.2 (f)) | 12 |
| Emissions not tested (8.2.2.2 (e)) | 12 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 12 |
| Offside Front Upper Macpherson strut pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 11 |
| Nearside Side repeater incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 11 |
| Offside Obligatory mirror seriously damaged, affecting the rear view (3.3 (b) (ii)) | 11 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 11 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 11 |