| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 14221 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 8413 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 5192 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 5024 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 3408 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 2170 |
| Rear brake binding | 1651 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 1631 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 1616 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 1574 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 1508 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 1492 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 1340 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 1337 |
| Nearside Rear Upper Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush (5.3.2 (c)) | 1313 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush (5.3.2 (c)) | 1227 |
| Registration plate issues | 1203 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 1147 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 1144 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 1114 |
| Offside Rear Upper Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush (5.3.2 (c)) | 1101 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 1083 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush (5.3.2 (c)) | 1070 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 1045 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 1026 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 974 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 954 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 907 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 903 |
| Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 889 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 862 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 853 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 842 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 833 |
| Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 821 |
| Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 796 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 772 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 761 |
| Nearside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 752 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 731 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 724 |
| Nearside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 664 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorber has an excessively worn bush |2.7.4| | 660 |
| Rear Brake cable insecure | 654 |
| Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 637 |
| Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 621 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 608 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorber has an excessively worn bush |2.7.4| | 598 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 576 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 564 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 556 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 544 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 539 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 523 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c)) | 515 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 498 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 487 |
| Nearside Rear Upper Shock absorber has an excessively worn bush |2.7.4| | 487 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 460 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 454 |
| Offside Rear Upper Shock absorber has an excessively worn bush |2.7.4| | 451 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 422 |
| Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 415 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 398 |
| Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits |7.3.D.3| | 396 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 383 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 375 |
| Emissions not tested (8.2.1.2 (d)) | 346 |
| Brake hose excessively deteriorated | 344 |
| Nearside Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 342 |
| Windscreen wiper blade insecure | 331 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 318 |
| Exhaust emissions likely to be affected by an exhaust leak (8.2.1.1 (b)) | 315 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 313 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 305 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 304 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 298 |
| Brake lever has insufficient reserve travel (1.1.2 (a)) | 298 |
| Emissions unable to be completed (8.2.1.2 (d)) | 288 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 286 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 265 |
| Fuel cap/sealing device ineffective (6.1.3 (b) (i)) | 265 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding |1.2.1 |f|| | 255 |
| Rear brake application uneven | 243 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 241 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 238 |
| Front brake application uneven | 238 |
| Rear Sub-frame corroded and seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i)) | 236 |
| Nearside Headlamp insecure (4.1.1 (c)) | 236 |
| Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` |8.3.1e| | 232 |