| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 2283 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 1728 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 545 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 529 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 482 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 466 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 424 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 360 |
| Nearside Rear Upper Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush (5.3.2 (c)) | 327 |
| Offside Rear Upper Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush (5.3.2 (c)) | 325 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush (5.3.2 (c)) | 316 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush (5.3.2 (c)) | 299 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 292 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 288 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 267 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 254 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 231 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 212 |
| Nearside Rear Other passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle (6.2.3 (a)) | 199 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 179 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 166 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 163 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 142 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 142 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 139 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 128 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 123 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 123 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 114 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 105 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 102 |
| Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 98 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 91 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 89 |
| Stop lamp(s) all not working (4.3.1 (a) (iii)) | 86 |
| Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 84 |
| Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 83 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 82 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 82 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 79 |
| Offside Rear Other passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle (6.2.3 (a)) | 75 |
| Reversing lamp inoperative (4.6.1 (a)) | 72 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 70 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 69 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 68 |
| Central Prop shaft bearing excessively worn (6.1.7 (b) (i)) | 66 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 66 |
| Exhaust emissions likely to be affected by an exhaust leak (8.2.1.1 (b)) | 65 |
| Registration plate issues | 63 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 63 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 55 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 51 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 51 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 51 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 50 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 49 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 48 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 48 |
| Nearside Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 46 |
| Emissions not tested (8.2.1.2 (d)) | 46 |
| Emissions unable to be completed (8.2.1.2 (d)) | 45 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 44 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a)) | 42 |
| Nearside Rear Brake cable damaged (1.1.15 (a)) | 41 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush |5.3.2 |c|| | 40 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 39 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c)) | 39 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 38 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 37 |