| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 29229 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 11076 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 10079 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 8212 |
| Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 7976 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 4853 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 4635 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 4588 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 4306 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 3485 |
| Registration plate issues | 3316 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 3264 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 3025 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 2968 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 2642 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 2602 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 2578 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 2527 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 2524 |
| Offside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 2501 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 2402 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 2329 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 2324 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 2300 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 2177 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 1958 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 1748 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 1580 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 1505 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 1486 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 1474 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 1452 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 1419 |
| Nearside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 1418 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 1382 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 1354 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 1349 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 1291 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 1238 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 1195 |
| Rear Exhaust system insecure (6.1.2 (a)) | 1180 |
| Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage fractured (5.3.3 (b) (ii)) | 1170 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 1145 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 1138 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 1094 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 1092 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect |4.1.2 |c|| | 1086 |
| Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 1082 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 1079 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect |4.1.2 |c|| | 1056 |
| Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported |7.1.1| | 1010 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 1007 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 1002 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 998 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 985 |
| Offside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 953 |
| Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 937 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 914 |
| Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle excessive |7.3.D.3| | 872 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 846 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 833 |
| Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b| | 825 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 817 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 797 |
| Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage fractured (5.3.3 (b) (ii)) | 754 |
| Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 743 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 736 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b| | 722 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 670 |
| Front brake excessively fluctuating | 666 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 642 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 633 |
| Front Exhaust system insecure (6.1.2 (a)) | 630 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 614 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 602 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 592 |
| Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 590 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 561 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 542 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 542 |
| Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` |8.3.1e| | 541 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 538 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 537 |
| Offside Headlamp aim so that beam "kick up" is not visible on the screen |4.1.2 |a|| | 531 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 526 |