| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 15831 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 9383 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 6275 |
| Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 5942 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 5347 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 2603 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 2537 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 2364 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 2327 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 2308 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 2119 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 2016 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 1970 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 1911 |
| Registration plate issues | 1874 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 1819 |
| Exhaust emits an excessive level of metered smoke |7.4.B.3a| | 1589 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 1385 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 1316 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 1221 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 1218 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 1214 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 1156 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 1150 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 1134 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 1129 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 1067 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a)) | 1026 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 998 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 952 |
| Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 930 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 841 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 836 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 820 |
| Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 806 |
| Offside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 794 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 730 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 689 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 679 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 650 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 646 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 622 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 602 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 599 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 597 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 591 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 588 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect |4.1.2 |c|| | 561 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect |4.1.2 |c|| | 546 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 545 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 538 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 527 |
| Nearside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 496 |
| Windscreen has damage | 466 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturer`s specified limit |8.2.2.2 |a|| | 461 |
| Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b| | 452 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 447 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 443 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed default limit of 1.5m-1 (8.2.2.2 (b)) | 401 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 396 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 392 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 390 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 383 |
| Front brake excessively fluctuating | 379 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 377 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 368 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 363 |
| Offside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 362 |
| Offside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 354 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 353 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 351 |
| Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b| | 347 |
| Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 342 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b| | 340 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 334 |
| Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 326 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.2.2 |g|| | 324 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 323 |
| Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` |8.3.1e| | 320 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 319 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 315 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 309 |
| Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage fractured (5.3.3 (b) (ii)) | 306 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 303 |
| Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 303 |
| Nearside Rear Trailing arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 298 |
| Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage fractured (5.3.3 (b) (ii)) | 291 |
| Offside Headlamp aim aimed so that it dazzles other road users |1.8.A.1a| | 281 |