| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 4443 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 3585 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 1225 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.C.1b| | 918 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 766 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 654 |
| Registration plate issues | 617 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 509 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 509 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 424 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 409 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 393 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 365 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 343 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 340 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 319 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 282 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 275 |
| Centre Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 267 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 258 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 244 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 236 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 232 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 221 |
| Exhaust emits an excessive level of metered smoke |7.4.B.3a| | 218 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 212 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 204 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 202 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 196 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 182 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed default limit of 1.5m-1 (8.2.2.2 (b)) | 177 |
| Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 173 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 172 |
| Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 160 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 156 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 155 |
| Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 154 |
| Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 152 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 152 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 144 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 139 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 138 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 137 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 132 |
| Rear brake binding | 130 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 129 |
| Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b| | 125 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 122 |
| Central Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 118 |
| Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 116 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value |1.4.2 |a| |ii|| | 116 |
| Nearside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 113 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 111 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 111 |
| Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 108 |
| Central Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 107 |
| Windscreen has damage | 105 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c)) | 103 |
| Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 99 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 98 |
| Nearside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 96 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 93 |
| Nearside Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 93 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 92 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 91 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 90 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 90 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has negligible damping effect (5.3.2 (d)) | 88 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 84 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 83 |
| Nearside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 81 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 80 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 80 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 79 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 77 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed default limit of 1.5m-1 |8.2.2.2 |b|| | 77 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 76 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 76 |
| Nearside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 75 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 74 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 73 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 72 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has negligible damping effect (5.3.2 (d)) | 72 |