| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 1730 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 1035 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 1008 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a)) | 932 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 553 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a)) | 247 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 208 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 207 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturer`s specified limit |8.2.2.2 |a|| | 200 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 177 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 164 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed default limit of 0.7m-1 (8.2.2.2 (b)) | 162 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 162 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 160 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 160 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 159 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 156 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 156 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 148 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 142 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 140 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 133 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 118 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a)) | 111 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 108 |
| Registration plate issues | 105 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 102 |
| Registration plate issues | 79 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 66 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 66 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 63 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 60 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 60 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 58 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 57 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 57 |
| Exhaust emissions test not completed because smoke levels are significantly in excess of the specified limit values (8.2.2.2 (f)) | 56 |
| Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 55 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 54 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 53 |
| Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 51 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 50 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 49 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 48 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 47 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 46 |
| Exhaust on a vehicle fitted with a diesel particulate filter emits visible smoke of any colour (8.2.2.2 (d)) | 46 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 46 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 44 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed default limit of 0.7m-1 |8.2.2.2 |b|| | 42 |
| Offside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 41 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 41 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 39 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 38 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 37 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 37 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a)) | 36 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 35 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 35 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 34 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 34 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 34 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 34 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 33 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit 0.55 (8.2.2.2 (a)) | 32 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 32 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 32 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturer`s specified limit |8.2.2.2 |a|| | 32 |
| Brake pedal anti-slip provision missing (1.1.2 (c)) | 31 |
| Offside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 31 |
| Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 30 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 30 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 30 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed default limit of 0.7m-1 (8.2.2.2 (b)) | 30 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 29 |
| Nearside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 29 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 29 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 28 |
| Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 27 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 27 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 27 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 26 |
| Brake pedal anti-slip provision missing (1.1.2 (c)) | 25 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 25 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 25 |