| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 1257 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 627 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 453 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 221 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively damaged or deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii)) | 183 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 178 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 169 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 137 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 127 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively damaged or deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii)) | 124 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 111 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 111 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 107 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 106 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 105 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 102 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 89 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 85 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 85 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 85 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 83 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 83 |
| Nearside Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively damaged or deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii)) | 74 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 68 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 62 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 60 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 59 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 55 |
| Offside Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively damaged or deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii)) | 54 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 50 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 48 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 47 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint dust cover insecure so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii)) | 45 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint dust cover insecure so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii)) | 44 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 39 |
| Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 37 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 36 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 36 |
| Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 26 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 25 |
| Nearside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 24 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 23 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 23 |
| Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 22 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 22 |
| Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 22 |
| Brake pedal anti-slip provision missing (1.1.2 (c)) | 22 |
| Registration plate issues | 21 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a)) | 20 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 20 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 20 |
| Emissions unable to be completed (8.2.1.2 (d)) | 19 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 17 |
| Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 17 |
| Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 16 |
| Nearside Front Outer Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively damaged or deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii)) | 16 |
| Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 16 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp insecure (4.1.1 (c)) | 15 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 15 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 15 |
| Nearside Rear Upper Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 15 |
| Reversing lamp inoperative (4.6.1 (a)) | 15 |
| Exhaust emissions likely to be affected by an exhaust leak (8.2.1.1 (b)) | 15 |
| Front Anti-roll bar missing (5.3.3 (a) (ii)) | 14 |