| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 1673 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 1006 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 680 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 576 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 487 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 468 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 452 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c)) | 278 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 210 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 207 |
| Brake lever has insufficient reserve travel (1.1.2 (a)) | 165 |
| Nearside Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 146 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 119 |
| Offside Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 109 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 105 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 105 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 101 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 97 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 94 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 76 |
| Registration plate issues | 76 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 76 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 72 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment |1.1.6 |c|| | 71 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 71 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 71 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 67 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 62 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 62 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 60 |
| Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 56 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 56 |
| Emissions not tested (8.2.1.2 (d)) | 56 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 52 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 49 |
| Nearside Rear Axle swivel pins and bushes swivel pin and/or bush excessively worn (5.1.2 (b) (i)) | 49 |
| Offside Rear Axle swivel pins and bushes swivel pin and/or bush excessively worn (5.1.2 (b) (i)) | 49 |
| Brake lever has insufficient reserve travel |1.1.2 |a|| | 46 |
| Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 46 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 43 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 43 |
| Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 41 |
| Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 39 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 38 |
| Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 36 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 35 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 34 |
| Nearside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 32 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 31 |
| Reversing lamp inoperative (4.6.1 (a)) | 31 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 29 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 28 |
| Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 28 |
| Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 27 |
| Nearside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 25 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding |1.2.1 |f|| | 25 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 24 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 23 |
| Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 23 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 23 |
| Nearside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 23 |