| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 2904 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 2472 |
| Offside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 827 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 652 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 618 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 499 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 499 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 490 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 475 |
| Nearside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 461 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 449 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 371 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 370 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 355 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 326 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 304 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 292 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 291 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 280 |
| Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 254 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 250 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 246 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 230 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 224 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 221 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 220 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 211 |
| Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 206 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 199 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 195 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 194 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 177 |
| Nearside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 171 |
| Registration plate issues | 166 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 166 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 160 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 160 |
| Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 157 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 156 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 155 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 149 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 147 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 145 |
| Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 143 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 133 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 133 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 127 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 123 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |4.4.3 |a|| | 121 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |4.4.3 |a|| | 120 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 118 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 118 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 116 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 114 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 113 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 108 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 106 |
| Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 104 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 104 |
| Emissions not tested (8.2.1.2 (d)) | 103 |
| Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 96 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 96 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 94 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 92 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 87 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 84 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 84 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 82 |
| Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 79 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 79 |
| Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2| | 74 |
| Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 73 |
| Brake pedal anti-slip provision missing (1.1.2 (c)) | 72 |
| Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits |7.3.D.3| | 71 |
| Nearside Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 68 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 67 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 66 |
| Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 65 |
| Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 63 |
| Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 61 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 60 |
| Brake pedal anti-slip provision missing |3.3.A.1b| | 60 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits |8.2.1.2 |c|| | 59 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 58 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect |4.1.2 |c|| | 56 |
| Exhaust emissions likely to be affected by an exhaust leak (8.2.1.1 (b)) | 56 |
| Nearside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 56 |
| Nearside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 53 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h|| | 51 |
| Nearside Front Direction indicator not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 49 |
| Nearside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 48 |