| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 1000 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 774 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 550 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 462 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 453 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 438 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 325 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a)) | 310 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 275 |
| Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 259 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 254 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 234 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 217 |
| Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 213 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 181 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 166 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 158 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 144 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 143 |
| Offside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 120 |
| Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 117 |
| Stop lamp(s) all not working (4.3.1 (a) (iii)) | 115 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 103 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 102 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 92 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 87 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 86 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 86 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 86 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 82 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 78 |
| Registration plate issues | 78 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.1.3 |b| |i|| | 78 |
| Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 78 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 75 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 74 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed default limit of 1.5m-1 (8.2.2.2 (b)) | 66 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturer`s specified limit |8.2.2.2 |a|| | 66 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 65 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.1.3 |b| |i|| | 64 |
| Nearside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 63 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 62 |
| Offside Side repeater incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 61 |
| Fuel tank leaking (6.1.3 (b) (i)) | 61 |
| Exhaust emits an excessive level of metered smoke |7.4.B.3a| | 59 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 57 |
| Electronic stability system warning lamp indicates a fault |3.4.1c| | 57 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 57 |
| Brake hose excessively deteriorated | 57 |
| Nearside Side repeater incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 56 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 56 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 51 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 51 |
| Offside Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 50 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 49 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 47 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 46 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 46 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 44 |
| Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 44 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 44 |
| Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.1.3 |b| |i|| | 43 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault |7.12 |e|| | 43 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 43 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 43 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 43 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 42 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 39 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 39 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 38 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 38 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 37 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 37 |
| Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.1.3 |b| |i|| | 36 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 36 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 35 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 35 |
| Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b| | 34 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 34 |
| Exhaust emissions test not completed because smoke levels are significantly in excess of the specified limit values (8.2.2.2 (f)) | 33 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 33 |
| Offside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 32 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 32 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 31 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 31 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint worn to the extent there is a serious risk of detachment (2.1.3 (b) (ii)) | 31 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 30 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 30 |
| Exhaust on a vehicle fitted with a diesel particulate filter emits visible smoke of any colour (8.2.2.2 (d)) | 30 |
| Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 30 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 29 |
| Rear fog lamp tell tale not working |1.3.1b| | 29 |
| Stop lamp|s| all not working |4.3.1 |a| |iii|| | 29 |
| Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 29 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint worn to the extent there is a serious risk of detachment (2.1.3 (b) (ii)) | 28 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 28 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 28 |
| Rear fog lamp tell-tale not working (4.9.1 (a) (ii)) | 28 |
| Nearside Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 28 |
| Offside Front Outer Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 27 |
| Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 27 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 26 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 25 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 25 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 24 |
| Nearside Front Outer Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 22 |
| Rear fog lamp switch inoperative (4.5.3 (a)) | 22 |
| Rear brake binding | 22 |