| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 78 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 53 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 50 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 31 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 21 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 9 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 8 |
| Registration plate issues | 7 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 7 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 6 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 6 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 5 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 5 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 5 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 5 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 5 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 4 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 4 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 4 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 4 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 4 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 4 |
| Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 4 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 3 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 3 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 3 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 3 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 3 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 3 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 3 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 3 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 3 |
| Offside Front Headlamp light intensity severely reduced (4.1.4 (a)) | 3 |
| Offside Front Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 3 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 3 |
| Headlamp aim unable to be tested (4.1.2 (b)) | 3 |
| Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 2 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn both sides |1.1.14 |a| |i|| | 2 |
| Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 2 |
| Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` |8.3.1e| | 2 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 2 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 2 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 2 |
| Driver`s view of the road through the swept area of the windscreen materially affected by an obstruction |3.1 |a| |ii|| | 2 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 2 |
| Nearside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 2 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 2 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 2 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp light intensity severely reduced (4.1.4 (a)) | 2 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 2 |
| Offside Side repeater light intensity significantly reduced (4.4.3 (a)) | 2 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 2 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 2 |
| Nearside Rear Rear reflector missing (4.8.2 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c)) | 2 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 2 |
| Brake pedal anti-slip provision missing (1.1.2 (c)) | 2 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 2 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 2 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp has a product on the lens so that the light output is severely reduced (4.1.4 (b)) | 2 |
| Offside Front Headlamp has a product on the lens so that the light output is severely reduced (4.1.4 (b)) | 2 |
| Offside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 2 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 2 |