| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 1155 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 720 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 330 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 287 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 284 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 275 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 198 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorber has an excessively worn bush |2.7.4| | 189 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 185 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 183 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 178 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 172 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorber has an excessively worn bush |2.7.4| | 171 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 163 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 144 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 144 |
| Nearside Rear Upper Shock absorber has an excessively worn bush |2.7.4| | 124 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a)) | 120 |
| Offside Rear Upper Shock absorber has an excessively worn bush |2.7.4| | 117 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 117 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 116 |
| Exhaust emits an excessive level of metered smoke |7.4.B.3a| | 115 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 109 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 106 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 103 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 96 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 96 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 94 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 87 |
| Exhaust emits an excessive level of metered smoke for a turbo charged engine |7.4.B.3b| | 84 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 82 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 82 |
| Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a| | 80 |
| Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a| | 78 |
| Registration plate issues | 75 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 74 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush (5.3.2 (c)) | 72 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 72 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 72 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 71 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 71 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed default limit of 1.5m-1 (8.2.2.2 (b)) | 68 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 67 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 66 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 66 |
| Nearside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 65 |
| Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 65 |
| Nearside Rear Upper Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush (5.3.2 (c)) | 62 |
| Offside Rear Upper Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush (5.3.2 (c)) | 62 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 61 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp adversely affected by the operation of another lamp (4.2.3 (c)) | 60 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 58 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 57 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush (5.3.2 (c)) | 56 |
| Nearside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 56 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 55 |
| Rear brake binding | 55 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.2.2 |g|| | 55 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 52 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator adversely affected by the operation of another lamp (4.4.3 (b)) | 49 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 49 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 48 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 46 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 46 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 45 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 44 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 44 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 44 |
| Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 44 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 43 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 42 |
| Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 41 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 40 |
| Nearside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 39 |
| Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 39 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h|| | 39 |
| Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 38 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturer`s specified limit |8.2.2.2 |a|| | 38 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp adversely affected by the operation of another lamp (4.2.3 (c)) | 37 |
| Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 37 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 37 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 35 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 35 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 35 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 33 |
| Offside Rear Outer Suspension component mounting prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength sill (5.3.6 (a) (i)) | 33 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 33 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 32 |
| Offside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 32 |
| Exhaust emissions test not completed because smoke levels are significantly in excess of the specified limit values (8.2.2.2 (f)) | 31 |
| Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 31 |
| Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2| | 30 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed level of metered smoke for a turbo charged engine (8.2.2.2 (b)) | 29 |
| Offside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength outer sill (5.3.6 (a) (i)) | 29 |
| Fuel system component leaking |7.2.3| | 29 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 29 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 29 |
| Nearside Front Macpherson strut has excessive movement at the upper attachment |2.5.A.1c| | 29 |
| Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b| | 29 |
| Windscreen wiper blade insecure | 28 |
| Brake hose excessively deteriorated | 28 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 27 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 27 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2| | 27 |
| Nearside Front Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a| | 27 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c)) | 27 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 26 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 26 |
| Offside Front Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a| | 26 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 26 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 25 |
| Nearside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength outer sill (5.3.6 (a) (i)) | 25 |
| Rear brake application uneven | 25 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 25 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 25 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2| | 25 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 24 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator adversely affected by the operation of another lamp (4.4.3 (b)) | 24 |
| Windscreen has damage | 23 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed level of metered smoke for a turbo charged engine |8.2.2.2 |b|| | 23 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 23 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 23 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 22 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 22 |