| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 3866 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 3025 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 1422 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 1132 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 1125 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 890 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 823 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 788 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 783 |
| Offside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 782 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 739 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 709 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 618 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 592 |
| Nearside Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 591 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 526 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 502 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 434 |
| Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 418 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 389 |
| Nearside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 384 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 382 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 375 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 364 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 345 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 341 |
| Nearside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 338 |
| Nearside Rear Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 326 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 321 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 316 |
| Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 296 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 289 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 282 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 275 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 269 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 266 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 260 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 255 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 250 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 250 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 239 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 238 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 228 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 226 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 221 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 208 |
| Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 197 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 197 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 195 |
| Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 194 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 192 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |4.4.3 |a|| | 192 |
| Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 177 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 175 |
| Registration plate issues | 174 |
| Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 173 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 148 |
| Emissions not tested (8.2.1.2 (d)) | 145 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 136 |
| Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 136 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |4.4.3 |a|| | 132 |
| Brake pedal anti-slip provision missing (1.1.2 (c)) | 128 |
| Exhaust emissions likely to be affected by an exhaust leak (8.2.1.1 (b)) | 126 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 123 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 123 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 119 |
| Nearside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 118 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 117 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 114 |
| Nearside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 110 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 105 |
| Emissions unable to be completed (8.2.1.2 (d)) | 103 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 103 |
| Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 102 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 99 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 98 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 95 |
| Reversing lamp inoperative (4.6.1 (a)) | 95 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp light intensity significantly reduced (4.2.3 (a) (ii)) | 94 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c)) | 88 |
| Front Sub-frame corroded and seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i)) | 86 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 84 |
| Stop lamp(s) all not working (4.3.1 (a) (iii)) | 81 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a)) | 81 |
| Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 80 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 79 |
| Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 79 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 78 |
| Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 77 |
| Nearside Rear Rear position lamp|s| has less than 50% of the light sources illuminating |1.1.A.3b| | 76 |
| Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 75 |
| Nearside Rear position lamp|s| has less than 50% of the light sources illuminating |1.1.A.3b| | 74 |
| Nearside Front Direction indicator not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 73 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect |4.1.2 |c|| | 73 |
| Oil leaking excessively from engine (8.4.1 (a) (i)) | 73 |
| Offside Front Macpherson strut top bush or bearing has excessive wear or free play (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 72 |