| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 4887 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 3847 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 3780 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 1155 |
| Offside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 968 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 946 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 946 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 940 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 791 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 725 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 720 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 676 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 673 |
| Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 558 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 548 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 531 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 494 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 434 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 427 |
| Registration plate issues | 401 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 393 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 392 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working |4.4.1 |a| |ii|| | 343 |
| Offside Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 338 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 324 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 319 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 316 |
| Nearside Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 310 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 306 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 297 |
| Offside Side repeater not working |4.4.1 |a| |ii|| | 291 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 290 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 287 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 280 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 275 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 261 |
| Nearside Front Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 259 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 257 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 255 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 247 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 245 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 225 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 222 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 219 |
| Offside Front Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 218 |
| Offside Front Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 207 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 202 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 201 |
| Central Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 199 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 196 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 195 |
| Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 188 |
| Nearside Front Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 186 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 181 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 180 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 179 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 176 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 154 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 148 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 146 |
| Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 136 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 128 |
| Emissions not tested (8.2.1.2 (d)) | 127 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 118 |
| Nearside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 116 |
| Offside Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 109 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 108 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 107 |
| Nearside Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 107 |
| Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 104 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 102 |
| Offside Side repeater has less than 50% of the light sources illuminating |1.4.A.2c| | 101 |
| Nearside Rear Inner Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 100 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 98 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 93 |
| Exhaust emissions likely to be affected by an exhaust leak (8.2.1.1 (b)) | 92 |
| Nearside Side repeater has less than 50% of the light sources illuminating |1.4.A.2c| | 88 |
| Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 88 |
| Nearside Side repeater light intensity significantly reduced (4.4.3 (a)) | 88 |