| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 5275 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 4523 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 1510 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.C.1b| | 793 |
| Registration plate issues | 778 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 717 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 713 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 597 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 584 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 567 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 501 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 455 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 444 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 440 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 417 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 349 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 340 |
| Centre Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 324 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 310 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 289 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 289 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 284 |
| Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 262 |
| Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 258 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 252 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 243 |
| Nearside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 242 |
| Exhaust emits an excessive level of metered smoke |7.4.B.3a| | 237 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 236 |
| Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 233 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 220 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 218 |
| Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 212 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed default limit of 1.5m-1 (8.2.2.2 (b)) | 211 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 206 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 198 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 191 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 191 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 190 |
| Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 189 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 187 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 186 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 184 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 177 |
| Central Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 171 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 167 |
| Rear brake binding | 166 |
| Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 166 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 159 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value |1.4.2 |a| |ii|| | 155 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c)) | 149 |
| Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 144 |
| Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 144 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 142 |
| Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 140 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 137 |
| Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b| | 136 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively damaged or deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii)) | 135 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 132 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 128 |
| Central Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 128 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 126 |
| Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 125 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 125 |
| Windscreen has damage | 124 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.1.3 |b| |i|| | 120 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 118 |
| Nearside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 114 |
| Nearside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 114 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 113 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 111 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 108 |
| Nearside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 106 |
| Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2| | 105 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 105 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 100 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 97 |
| Rear Mechanical brake component has restricted free movement | 96 |
| Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 94 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 93 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 91 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 91 |