| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 2504 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 1507 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 1404 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 1255 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 1125 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 1018 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 833 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 780 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c)) | 494 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 324 |
| Brake lever has insufficient reserve travel (1.1.2 (a)) | 309 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 266 |
| Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 236 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 216 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 191 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 173 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 167 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 165 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 150 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 135 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 124 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 118 |
| Nearside Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 112 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 110 |
| Offside Rear Axle swivel pins and bushes swivel pin and/or bush excessively worn (5.1.2 (b) (i)) | 109 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 108 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 106 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 105 |
| Nearside Rear Axle swivel pins and bushes swivel pin and/or bush excessively worn (5.1.2 (b) (i)) | 105 |
| Emissions unable to be completed (8.2.1.2 (d)) | 100 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 98 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 97 |
| Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 95 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 92 |
| Nearside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 91 |
| Registration plate issues | 89 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 86 |
| Exhaust emissions likely to be affected by an exhaust leak (8.2.1.1 (b)) | 82 |
| Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 82 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 80 |
| Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 80 |
| Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 78 |
| Offside Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 77 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 73 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 71 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 66 |
| Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 65 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 63 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 62 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 61 |
| Emissions not tested (8.2.1.2 (d)) | 58 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment |1.1.6 |c|| | 56 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 56 |
| Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 54 |
| Reversing lamp inoperative (4.6.1 (a)) | 52 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 51 |
| Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 50 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 47 |
| Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 47 |
| Nearside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 43 |
| Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 43 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a)) | 42 |