| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Registration plate lamp issues | 17536 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 14244 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 12785 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 3762 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 3748 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 3109 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 2833 |
| Offside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 2684 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 2562 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 2463 |
| Registration plate issues | 2368 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 2258 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 2197 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 2032 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 1549 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 1539 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 1513 |
| Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 1367 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 1345 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 1223 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 1173 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1079 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 1067 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 1031 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 1010 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 935 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 929 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 910 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 908 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 908 |
| Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 898 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 896 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 876 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 858 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 858 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 851 |
| Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 838 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 814 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 793 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 791 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 778 |
| Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 769 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 727 |
| Offside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 716 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 715 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 698 |
| Offside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 660 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 647 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 637 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 611 |
| Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits |7.3.D.3| | 601 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2| | 597 |
| Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b| | 570 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 565 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 561 |
| Rear brake binding | 559 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2| | 554 |
| Brake hose excessively deteriorated | 536 |
| Nearside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 529 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 508 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 502 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 462 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 447 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 445 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 440 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 438 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2| | 411 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 390 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 390 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 390 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2| | 382 |
| Nearside Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 375 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 373 |
| Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` |8.3.1e| | 370 |
| Battery insecure |1.9.1| | 368 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 363 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 359 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 358 |
| Offside Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 350 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 337 |
| Nearside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 321 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 315 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 309 |
| Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2| | 308 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 306 |
| Offside Front Direction indicator not working |1.4.A.2c| | 305 |