| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Registration plate lamp issues | 217 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 157 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 143 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 64 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 61 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 59 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 56 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 42 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 41 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 40 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 40 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 40 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 37 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 33 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 33 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 32 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 31 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 31 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 31 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 29 |
| Registration plate issues | 29 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 26 |
| Offside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 24 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 23 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 22 |
| Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 22 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 20 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a)) | 17 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 16 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 15 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 15 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 15 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 15 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 14 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 14 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 14 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 13 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 13 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 13 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 12 |
| Offside Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 12 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 11 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 11 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 11 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 11 |
| Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 10 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 10 |
| Nearside Front Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 10 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 10 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 10 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 9 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 9 |
| Offside Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 8 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 8 |
| Nearside Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 8 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 8 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 7 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 7 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 7 |
| Battery insecure and likely to fall from carrier (4.13 (a) (ii)) | 7 |
| Offside Front Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 7 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working |4.4.1 |a| |ii|| | 7 |
| Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 7 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 7 |
| Nearside Side repeater excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance |1.4.A.2e| | 6 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 6 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp has a product on the lens so that the light output is severely reduced (4.1.4 (b)) | 6 |
| Offside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 6 |
| Offside Side repeater light intensity significantly reduced (4.4.3 (a)) | 6 |
| Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 6 |
| Battery insecure |1.9.1| | 6 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 6 |
| Nearside Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 6 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 6 |
| Offside Rear Inner Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 6 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 6 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 6 |
| Offside Front Direction indicator not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 6 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 5 |
| Offside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 5 |
| Offside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 5 |
| Offside Side repeater not working |4.4.1 |a| |ii|| | 5 |
| Offside Side repeater has less than 50% of the light sources illuminating |1.4.A.2c| | 5 |
| Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 5 |
| Nearside Front Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 5 |
| Offside Headlamp lens seriously defective (4.1.1 (b) (ii)) | 5 |
| Offside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 5 |