| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 13794 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 8172 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 8146 |
| Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 4771 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 4594 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 4560 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 4039 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 4005 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 3686 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 3394 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 3237 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a)) | 3130 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 3084 |
| Offside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 2944 |
| Exhaust emits an excessive level of metered smoke |7.4.B.3a| | 2933 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 2919 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 2670 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 2540 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 2535 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 2531 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 2461 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 2459 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 2431 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 2372 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 2347 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 2305 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 2280 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 2200 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 2135 |
| Nearside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 2106 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 2056 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 2047 |
| Registration plate issues | 1974 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 1910 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 1897 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 1736 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 1480 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 1421 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 1375 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 1235 |
| Offside Rear Axle swivel pins and bushes swivel pin and/or bush excessively worn (5.1.2 (b) (i)) | 1212 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 1203 |
| Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 1134 |
| Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 1113 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 1109 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 1103 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 1080 |
| Nearside Rear Axle swivel pins and bushes swivel pin and/or bush excessively worn (5.1.2 (b) (i)) | 1070 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1028 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1015 |
| Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 1003 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 999 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 992 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 982 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturer`s specified limit |8.2.2.2 |a|| | 964 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 957 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 948 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 933 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 915 |
| Offside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 901 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 881 |
| Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 870 |
| Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 859 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 844 |
| Offside Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 842 |
| Bonnet cannot be secured in the closed position |8.4.1| | 820 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 809 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed default limit of 1.5m-1 (8.2.2.2 (b)) | 777 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 761 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 760 |
| Nearside Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 714 |
| Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2| | 696 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 690 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 689 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 660 |
| Bonnet cannot be secured in the closed position (3.1 (b) (i)) | 659 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 644 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 636 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 632 |
| Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 626 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 619 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 615 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 607 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 603 |
| Front brake excessively fluctuating | 594 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 582 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 561 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 546 |
| Exhaust emissions test not completed because smoke levels are significantly in excess of the specified limit values (8.2.2.2 (f)) | 539 |
| Hazard warning switch inoperative (4.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 538 |
| Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 525 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 510 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 505 |
| Nearside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 504 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 504 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel bead rim badly distorted |4.2.A.1a| | 500 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 499 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 495 |
| Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 487 |
| Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 484 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 480 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 473 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 462 |
| Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 456 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 453 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 433 |
| Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a| | 423 |
| Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 423 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 420 |
| Front brake application uneven | 414 |
| Offside Rear Sub-frame pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 400 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 398 |