| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 413 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 256 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 116 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 108 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 83 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 72 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 72 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 58 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c)) | 50 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 48 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 38 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 33 |
| Nearside Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 33 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 29 |
| Offside Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 28 |
| Brake lever has insufficient reserve travel (1.1.2 (a)) | 27 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 26 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 26 |
| Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 24 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 24 |
| Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b| | 21 |
| Registration plate issues | 19 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 19 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 17 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 17 |
| Central Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 17 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 17 |
| Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 16 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 16 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 16 |
| Nearside Rear Axle swivel pins and bushes swivel pin and/or bush excessively worn (5.1.2 (b) (i)) | 16 |
| Emissions not tested (8.2.1.2 (d)) | 15 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 14 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 14 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 14 |
| Offside Rear Axle swivel pins and bushes swivel pin and/or bush excessively worn (5.1.2 (b) (i)) | 14 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment |1.1.6 |c|| | 13 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 13 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 12 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 12 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 12 |
| Brake lever has insufficient reserve travel |1.1.2 |a|| | 11 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 11 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 11 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 11 |
| Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 11 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 11 |
| Exhaust emissions likely to be affected by an exhaust leak (8.2.1.1 (b)) | 10 |
| Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 10 |
| Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 10 |
| Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 10 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 9 |
| Stop lamp(s) all not working (4.3.1 (a) (iii)) | 9 |
| Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 9 |
| Nearside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 9 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 9 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 9 |
| Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 8 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 8 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 8 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 7 |
| Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 7 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 7 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 6 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 6 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 6 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding |1.2.1 |f|| | 6 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 6 |
| Central Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 6 |