| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 629 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a)) | 442 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 339 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 310 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 248 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 162 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 154 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 136 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 128 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 81 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed default limit of 0.7m-1 (8.2.2.2 (b)) | 71 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 71 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 65 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 60 |
| Nearside Rear Axle swivel pins and bushes swivel pin and/or bush excessively worn (5.1.2 (b) (i)) | 46 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 45 |
| Offside Rear Axle swivel pins and bushes swivel pin and/or bush excessively worn (5.1.2 (b) (i)) | 42 |
| Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 40 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 40 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 40 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 38 |
| Registration plate issues | 38 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 37 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 31 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 31 |
| Exhaust on a vehicle fitted with a diesel particulate filter emits visible smoke of any colour (8.2.2.2 (d)) | 30 |
| Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 30 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 28 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 27 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 27 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 26 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a)) | 26 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 26 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit 0.50 (8.2.2.2 (a)) | 25 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 25 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 22 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 22 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 21 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 21 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 20 |
| Exhaust emissions test not completed because smoke levels are significantly in excess of the specified limit values (8.2.2.2 (f)) | 20 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 20 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 20 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a) (ii)) | 19 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 19 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 17 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 17 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 15 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 15 |
| Bonnet cannot be secured in the closed position (3.1 (b) (i)) | 15 |
| Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 14 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 14 |
| Windscreen damaged and affecting the drivers view of the road (3.2 (a) (ii)) | 13 |
| Offside Rear Lower Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 13 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp insecure (4.1.1 (c)) | 13 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 12 |