| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 257 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 160 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 147 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 51 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 39 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 33 |
| Registration plate issues | 28 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 25 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 23 |
| Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 22 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 22 |
| Rear brake binding | 20 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 19 |
| Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 18 |
| Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b| | 17 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 17 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 16 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 16 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 15 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 14 |
| Offside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 14 |
| 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)) | 12 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 11 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 11 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 11 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 10 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 10 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 10 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 9 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 9 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 9 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 8 |
| Offside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 8 |
| Nearside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 7 |
| Nearside Headlamp light intensity severely reduced (4.1.4 (a)) | 7 |
| Rear Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 7 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 7 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 7 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 6 |
| Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2| | 6 |
| Offside Headlamp light intensity severely reduced (4.1.4 (a)) | 6 |
| Offside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2| | 5 |
| Offside Front Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 5 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 5 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding |1.2.1 |f|| | 5 |
| Front brake excessively fluctuating | 5 |
| Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b| | 5 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 5 |
| Offside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 5 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 5 |
| Offside Headlamp lens seriously defective (4.1.1 (b) (ii)) | 5 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 5 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 5 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 4 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 4 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 4 |
| 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| | 4 |
| Offside Front Direction indicator not working |1.4.A.2c| | 4 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 4 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on main beam |1.7.5a| | 4 |
| Offside Rear Wheel nut|s| missing |4.2.A.1e| | 4 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |5.3.4 |b| |ii|| | 4 |
| Offside Front Wheel nut|s| missing |4.2.A.1e| | 4 |
| Offside Front All position lamps not working |1.1.A.3b| | 4 |
| Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` |8.3.1e| | 4 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 4 |
| Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 4 |
| Brake pedal anti-slip provision incomplete |3.3.A.1b| | 4 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 4 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 4 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 4 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 4 |
| Offside Front Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 4 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 4 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 4 |
| Offside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 4 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 4 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 4 |