| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 330 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 300 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 144 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 118 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 110 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 77 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 66 |
| Registration plate issues | 54 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 51 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 45 |
| Offside Front Upper Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 44 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 44 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 42 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 41 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 39 |
| Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 34 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 30 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 29 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 25 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 22 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 22 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c)) | 21 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 18 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 17 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 16 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 16 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 16 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 16 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 16 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 16 |
| Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 16 |
| Offside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 16 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 15 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 15 |
| Rear brake binding | 15 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 14 |
| Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 14 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 13 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 13 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 13 |
| Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 13 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 13 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 12 |
| Windscreen has damage | 11 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 11 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 11 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 11 |
| Offside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 11 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 10 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 10 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 10 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 9 |
| Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 9 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 9 |
| Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 9 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 9 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 8 |
| Battery insecure and likely to fall from carrier (4.13 (a) (ii)) | 8 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp has a product on the lens so that the light output is severely reduced (4.1.4 (b)) | 8 |
| Brake lever has insufficient reserve travel (1.1.2 (a)) | 8 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 8 |
| Nearside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 7 |
| Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b| | 7 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 7 |
| Nearside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 7 |
| Offside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 7 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 7 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim unable to be tested (4.1.2 (b)) | 7 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 7 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 7 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage insecurely attached (5.3.3 (a) (i)) | 7 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 7 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 7 |
| Nearside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 7 |
| Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 7 |