| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 143 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 117 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 100 |
| Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b| | 94 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 78 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 56 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 52 |
| Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 41 |
| Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2| | 30 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 29 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 25 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 24 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 24 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 21 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 19 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 17 |
| Offside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 17 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 17 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 16 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 16 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 15 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 15 |
| Registration plate issues | 14 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 14 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 13 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 12 |
| Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 11 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 11 |
| Rear brake binding | 11 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 9 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 9 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 9 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault |7.1.6 |a|| | 9 |
| Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2| | 9 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c)) | 8 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 8 |
| Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 8 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 8 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 8 |
| Front brake application uneven | 7 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 7 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam |1.7.5a| | 7 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 7 |
| Nearside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 7 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 7 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 7 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 7 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 6 |
| Front brake excessively fluctuating | 6 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 6 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 5 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 5 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 5 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 5 |
| Brake hose damaged | 5 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 5 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 5 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 5 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 5 |
| Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b| | 5 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 5 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 5 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.1.3 |b| |i|| | 4 |
| Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 4 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 4 |
| Rear brake application uneven | 4 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 4 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment |1.1.6 |c|| | 4 |
| Nearside Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 4 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 4 |
| Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 4 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 4 |
| Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` |8.3.1e| | 4 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h|| | 4 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 4 |
| Windscreen has damage | 4 |
| Nearside Rear Suspension arm corroded and seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i)) | 4 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 4 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 4 |
| Nearside Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 4 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value |1.4.2 |a| |ii|| | 4 |
| Nearside front brake binding |3.7.B.1| | 4 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b| | 4 |
| Nearside Front coil spring incomplete |2.4.C.1a| | 4 |
| Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 4 |
| Offside Front coil spring fractured |2.4.C.1a| | 4 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 4 |
| Nearside Stop lamp|s| all not working |4.3.1 |a| |iii|| | 3 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 3 |
| Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a| | 3 |
| Offside Side repeater incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 3 |
| Offside Stop lamp not working (1.2.1b) | 3 |
| Brake lever has insufficient reserve travel (1.1.2 (a)) | 3 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 3 |
| 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| | 3 |
| Brake pedal has insufficient reserve travel |1.1.2 |a|| | 3 |
| Offside Rear Suspension arm corroded and seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i)) | 3 |
| Nearside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn trailing arm bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 3 |
| Emissions not tested |7.3.A.1| | 3 |
| Stop lamp|s| all not working |4.3.1 |a| |iii|| | 3 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 3 |
| Offside Rear Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 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 Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |6.1.2 |a|| | 3 |
| Nearside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 3 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 3 |
| rear parking |secondary| brakes imbalanced | 3 |
| Brake pedal spongy |3.3.B.1b| | 3 |
| Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.1.3 |b| |i|| | 3 |
| Driver`s airbag obviously defective |5.4.1| | 3 |
| Offside Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 3 |
| Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 3 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm rubber bush bonding deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 3 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm rubber bush bonding deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 3 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 3 |
| Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2| | 3 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding |1.2.1 |f|| | 3 |