| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 141 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 116 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 89 |
| Registration plate issues | 86 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 42 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 27 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c)) | 25 |
| Brake lever has insufficient reserve travel (1.1.2 (a)) | 21 |
| Nearside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 16 |
| Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 14 |
| Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 14 |
| Nearside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 11 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 10 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 10 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 9 |
| Rear fog lamp missing (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 7 |
| Offside Front Wheel bearing has excessive play (5.1.3 (a) (i)) | 5 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content at idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 5 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 5 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 5 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 5 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 4 |
| Rear fog lamp switch missing (4.5.3 (a)) | 4 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 4 |
| Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 4 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 3 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 3 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 3 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a)) | 3 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 2 |
| Rear Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c)) | 2 |
| Brake performance not tested (1.2.1 (g)) | 2 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 2 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 2 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 2 |
| Front Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c)) | 2 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp adversely affected by the operation of another lamp (4.2.3 (c)) | 2 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 2 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 2 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn Lower arm (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 2 |
| Nearside Front Direction indicator not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Nearside Front Wheel bearing has excessive play (5.1.3 (a) (i)) | 2 |
| Battery insecure and likely to cause a short circuit (4.13 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Nearside Rear Wheel bearing play so excessive it is likely to break up (5.1.3 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a)) | 2 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 2 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 2 |
| Service brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.2.2 (a) (ii)) | 2 |