| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 140 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 91 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a)) | 45 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturer`s specified limit |8.2.2.2 |a|| | 20 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 15 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 14 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 14 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 12 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a)) | 11 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 11 |
| Registration plate issues | 10 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a) (ii)) | 10 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 9 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 9 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 9 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 8 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed default limit of 0.7m-1 (8.2.2.2 (b)) | 8 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 7 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 7 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 6 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 6 |
| Nearside Rear Seat belt damaged sufficient to significantly weakened the webbing |5.2.2a| | 5 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 5 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 5 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 5 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 5 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 5 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 5 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit 0.50 (8.2.2.2 (a)) | 5 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed default limit of 0.7m-1 |8.2.2.2 |b|| | 5 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 5 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 5 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 4 |
| Offside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 4 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 4 |
| Offside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 4 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 4 |
| Nearside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 4 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 4 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 4 |
| Reversing lamp inoperative (4.6.1 (a)) | 4 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 3 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 3 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 3 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 3 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 3 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed level of metered smoke for a turbo charged engine (8.2.2.2 (b)) | 3 |
| Brake performance not tested (1.2.1 (g)) | 3 |
| Exhaust on a vehicle fitted with a diesel particulate filter emits visible smoke of any colour (8.2.2.2 (d)) | 3 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 3 |
| Brake hydraulic reservoir fluid level below minimum level |3.6.G.1b| | 3 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 3 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding |1.2.1 |f|| | 3 |