| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 22122 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 9222 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 8507 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 7379 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 7220 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 5325 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 5226 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 5154 |
| Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 4383 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 4335 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 3883 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 3636 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 3297 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 3276 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 2930 |
| Registration plate issues | 2909 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 2752 |
| Offside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 2465 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 2207 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1988 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 1950 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 1817 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 1782 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 1772 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 1745 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 1729 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 1725 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 1723 |
| Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage fractured (5.3.3 (b) (ii)) | 1705 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 1672 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 1653 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 1647 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 1641 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 1428 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 1427 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 1418 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 1414 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 1391 |
| Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage fractured (5.3.3 (b) (ii)) | 1370 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 1351 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 1342 |
| Rear Exhaust system insecure (6.1.2 (a)) | 1277 |
| Nearside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 1226 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 1204 |
| Offside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 1197 |
| Reversing lamp inoperative (4.6.1 (a)) | 1143 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 1106 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 1090 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 1036 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 930 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 906 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 884 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 858 |
| Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 839 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 827 |
| Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 809 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 775 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect |4.1.2 |c|| | 773 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect |4.1.2 |c|| | 772 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 724 |
| Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 714 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 709 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 705 |
| Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 686 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 672 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 668 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 651 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |4.4.3 |a|| | 641 |
| Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle excessive |7.3.D.3| | 627 |
| Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 606 |
| Front Exhaust system insecure (6.1.2 (a)) | 604 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 591 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |4.4.3 |a|| | 574 |
| Offside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 549 |
| Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 542 |
| Nearside Front Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i)) | 538 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 537 |
| Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage insecurely attached (5.3.3 (a) (i)) | 528 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 512 |
| Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported |7.1.1| | 505 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 503 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 492 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) emits other than a steady red light (4.3.3 (a) (ii)) | 489 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a)) | 481 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 466 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 463 |