| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 1169 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 797 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 322 |
| Offside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 311 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 214 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 195 |
| Nearside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 166 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 161 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 148 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 145 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 137 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 135 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 95 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 92 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 90 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 84 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 84 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 82 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 78 |
| Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 76 |
| Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 75 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 73 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 73 |
| Registration plate issues | 73 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 66 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 64 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 60 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 56 |
| Emissions not tested (8.2.1.2 (d)) | 55 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 53 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 50 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 49 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 49 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 48 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 48 |
| Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits |7.3.D.3| | 48 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 46 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 46 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 45 |
| Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 45 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 45 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 44 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 40 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 40 |
| Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 40 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a)) | 38 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 37 |
| Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 36 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 36 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 36 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits |8.2.1.2 |c|| | 35 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 35 |
| Exhaust emissions likely to be affected by an exhaust leak (8.2.1.1 (b)) | 35 |
| Nearside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 35 |
| Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2| | 35 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 34 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 34 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 33 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 32 |
| Stop lamp(s) all not working (4.3.1 (a) (iii)) | 32 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 31 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 30 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 30 |
| Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 29 |
| Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 29 |
| Reversing lamp inoperative (4.6.1 (a)) | 27 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 27 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp adversely affected by the operation of another lamp (4.2.3 (c)) | 26 |
| Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle excessive |7.3.D.3| | 25 |
| Brake pedal anti-slip provision missing (1.1.2 (c)) | 24 |
| Horn not working |1.6.2a| | 24 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 23 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 23 |
| Rear brake application uneven | 22 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 22 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 22 |
| Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 22 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 21 |
| Offside Headlamp insecure |1.7.3| | 21 |
| Brake pedal anti-slip provision missing |3.3.A.1b| | 19 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 19 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 18 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator adversely affected by the operation of another lamp (4.4.3 (b)) | 17 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 17 |
| Offside Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 17 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content at idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 17 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 17 |
| Nearside Rear Upper Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 17 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 17 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 17 |