| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 246 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 62 |
| Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 27 |
| Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 26 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 25 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 23 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 23 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 22 |
| Offside Front Front fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 18 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 14 |
| Nearside Rear Lower Anti-roll bar linkage pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 13 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 12 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 12 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 12 |
| Offside Rear Lower Anti-roll bar linkage pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 11 |
| Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 11 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 9 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 9 |
| Nearside Front Front fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 9 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 7 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 7 |
| Nearside Obligatory mirror seriously damaged, affecting the rear view (3.3 (b) (ii)) | 7 |
| Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 7 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 6 |
| Nearside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 6 |
| Offside Front fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 5 |
| Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 5 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 5 |
| Offside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 5 |
| Nearside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 5 |
| Offside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 5 |
| Nearside Front Obligatory mirror seriously damaged, affecting the rear view (3.3 (b) (ii)) | 4 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 4 |
| Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 4 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 4 |
| Offside Rear Anti-roll bar pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 4 |
| Registration plate issues | 4 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 4 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 4 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 4 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 3 |
| Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 3 |
| Nearside Front Brake hose excessively twisted (1.1.12 (b) (ii)) | 3 |
| Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 3 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 3 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 3 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a)) | 3 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 3 |
| Brake fluid significantly below minimum mark (1.1.10 (d) (ii)) | 3 |
| Offside Obligatory mirror seriously damaged, affecting the rear view (3.3 (b) (ii)) | 3 |
| Rear Anti-roll bar linkage pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 3 |
| Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 3 |
| Offside Rear Anti-roll bar ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 3 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 3 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a)) | 3 |
| Nearside Front fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 3 |
| Offside Rear Hydraulic brake calliper leaking (1.1.16 (b) (i)) | 3 |