| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 429 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 169 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 114 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 67 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 67 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 61 |
| 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)) | 53 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 51 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 44 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 42 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 40 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 38 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 37 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 36 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 36 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 34 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 33 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 32 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 29 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 27 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 26 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 25 |
| 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)) | 24 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 23 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 22 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 22 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 20 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 17 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 17 |
| 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)) | 13 |
| Central Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 11 |
| Reversing lamp inoperative (4.6.1 (a)) | 10 |
| 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)) | 10 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 10 |
| Emissions unable to be completed (8.2.1.2 (d)) | 8 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 8 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 7 |
| Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 7 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 7 |
| Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 7 |
| Nearside Rear Upper Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 6 |
| Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 6 |
| 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)) | 6 |
| Nearside Rear Reversing lamp inoperative (4.6.1 (a)) | 5 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) adversely affected by the operation of another lamp (4.3.3 (b)) | 5 |
| Exhaust emissions likely to be affected by an exhaust leak (8.2.1.1 (b)) | 5 |
| Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 5 |
| Offside Rear Upper Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 5 |