| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 218 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 199 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 64 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 61 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 51 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 45 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 45 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.C.1b| | 38 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 38 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 32 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 32 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 31 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 30 |
| Registration plate issues | 30 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 29 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 28 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 27 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 27 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 27 |
| Centre Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 24 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 23 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 21 |
| Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 21 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 21 |
| Nearside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 20 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 20 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 18 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 18 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 18 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 17 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 16 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 16 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 14 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 14 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 13 |
| Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 12 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 12 |
| Rear brake binding | 12 |
| Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 12 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 11 |
| Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 10 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 10 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 10 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 10 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 9 |
| Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 9 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 9 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 9 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 9 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 9 |
| Offside Front Steering rack gaiter missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii)) | 8 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |4.4.3 |a|| | 8 |
| Nearside Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 8 |
| Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 8 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 8 |
| Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 7 |
| Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` |8.3.1e| | 7 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 7 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |4.4.3 |a|| | 7 |
| Nearside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 7 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 7 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 7 |
| Offside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 6 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 6 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 6 |
| Nearside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 6 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 6 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 6 |
| Nearside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 6 |
| Rear Mechanical brake component has restricted free movement | 6 |
| Windscreen has damage | 6 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 6 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 6 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 6 |
| Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 5 |
| Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour |4.4.3 |a|| | 5 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 5 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 5 |
| Nearside Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 5 |
| Central Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 5 |
| Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 5 |
| Offside Rear Seat belt locking mechanism does not secure or release |5.2.5a| | 5 |
| Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 5 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a)) | 5 |
| Central Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 5 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 5 |
| Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 5 |