| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 2930 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 2818 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 2730 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a)) | 2460 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 1332 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 1258 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 1095 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 1041 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 935 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 589 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 508 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed default limit of 0.7m-1 (8.2.2.2 (b)) | 503 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 490 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 476 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 468 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 463 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 450 |
| Offside Rear Axle swivel pins and bushes swivel pin and/or bush excessively worn (5.1.2 (b) (i)) | 444 |
| Nearside Rear Axle swivel pins and bushes swivel pin and/or bush excessively worn (5.1.2 (b) (i)) | 408 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 362 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 337 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 320 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 304 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 293 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 269 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 258 |
| Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 242 |
| Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 234 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 234 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 230 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 202 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 189 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 187 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 186 |
| Exhaust on a vehicle fitted with a diesel particulate filter emits visible smoke of any colour (8.2.2.2 (d)) | 176 |
| Registration plate issues | 175 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a)) | 170 |
| Exhaust emissions test not completed because smoke levels are significantly in excess of the specified limit values (8.2.2.2 (f)) | 169 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 168 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturer`s specified limit |8.2.2.2 |a|| | 154 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 147 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 113 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 105 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit 0.50 (8.2.2.2 (a)) | 91 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 88 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 83 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 82 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 82 |
| Bonnet cannot be secured in the closed position (3.1 (b) (i)) | 80 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 79 |
| Offside Rear Sub-frame pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 78 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 76 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 71 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 71 |
| Nearside Rear Sub-frame pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 70 |