| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 11190 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 7063 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 5245 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 2569 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 2295 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 1776 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 1759 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a)) | 1709 |
| Registration plate issues | 1639 |
| Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 1625 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 1324 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 1298 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 1292 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 1291 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 1170 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 1164 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 1157 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 1150 |
| Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 1146 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 1105 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 1076 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 1019 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 1014 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 1009 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 1000 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 998 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 942 |
| Nearside Rear Trailing arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 929 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 905 |
| Nearside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 808 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 804 |
| Offside Rear Trailing arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 801 |
| Offside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 797 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 749 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 748 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 740 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 739 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 699 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 673 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 659 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 645 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 637 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 613 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 598 |
| Rear Exhaust system insecure (6.1.2 (a)) | 597 |
| Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2| | 578 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 578 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 572 |
| Nearside Rear Trailing arm rubber bush bonding deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 572 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 568 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 549 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 522 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 512 |
| Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 509 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 499 |
| Exhaust emits an excessive level of metered smoke |7.4.B.3a| | 486 |
| Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2| | 484 |
| Offside Rear Trailing arm rubber bush bonding deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 483 |
| Nearside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn trailing arm bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 482 |
| Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2| | 480 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 460 |
| Offside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn trailing arm bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 459 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturer`s specified limit |8.2.2.2 |a|| | 456 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a)) | 456 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 454 |
| Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 444 |
| Nearside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn trailing arm (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 427 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.2.2 |g|| | 426 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 422 |
| Driver`s seat insecure |6.2.A.1| | 421 |
| Exhaust system insecure (6.1.2 (a)) | 417 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 416 |
| Offside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn trailing arm (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 414 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |4.4.3 |a|| | 405 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 391 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |4.4.3 |a|| | 386 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 363 |
| Nearside Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 346 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 342 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 336 |
| Front brake excessively fluctuating | 336 |
| Bonnet cannot be secured in the closed position |8.4.1| | 330 |
| Bonnet cannot be secured in the closed position (3.1 (b) (i)) | 325 |
| Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 312 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 309 |
| Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported |7.1.1| | 300 |
| Offside Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 296 |
| Centre Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2| | 289 |
| Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 286 |
| Windscreen has damage | 284 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 280 |
| Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 274 |
| Drivers seat insecure (6.2.5 (a) (ii)) | 268 |
| Nearside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 268 |
| Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 265 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 258 |
| Offside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 256 |
| Offside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 255 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed default limit of 1.5m-1 (8.2.2.2 (b)) | 252 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 251 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 249 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h|| | 244 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 243 |