| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Registration plate lamp issues | 691 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 493 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 291 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 272 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 261 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 173 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 166 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 109 |
| Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 105 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 93 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 92 |
| Registration plate issues | 91 |
| Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 86 |
| Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 81 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 81 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 77 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 74 |
| Exhaust emits an excessive level of metered smoke for a turbo charged engine |7.4.B.3b| | 72 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 64 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 63 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 59 |
| Offside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 56 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 56 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 54 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 52 |
| Nearside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 45 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 45 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 40 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 39 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 38 |
| Offside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 37 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 35 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 34 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 32 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 32 |
| Electronic stability system warning lamp indicates a fault |3.4.1c| | 30 |
| Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 29 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 29 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 29 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 28 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 28 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 28 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 28 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2| | 28 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 27 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 27 |
| Windscreen has damage | 27 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 25 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 25 |
| Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2| | 24 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.2.2 |g|| | 24 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2| | 23 |
| Exhaust emits excessive smoke or vapour of any colour |7.4.B.4| | 22 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h|| | 22 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 22 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 22 |
| Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` |8.3.1e| | 21 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 21 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 20 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement rear bush |2.4.G.2| | 20 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 20 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 19 |
| Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 19 |
| Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2| | 19 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 19 |
| Battery insecure |1.9.1| | 19 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 19 |
| Rear brake binding | 19 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement rear bush |2.4.G.2| | 18 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 18 |
| Offside Front Wheel nut|s| missing |4.2.A.1e| | 18 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 17 |
| Emissions not tested |7.0| | 17 |
| Front brake application uneven | 17 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 17 |
| Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 17 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 16 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 16 |
| Front brake excessively fluctuating | 16 |
| Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 15 |
| Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a| | 15 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 15 |
| Offside Rear Wheel nut|s| missing |4.2.A.1e| | 15 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2| | 13 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 13 |
| Offside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 13 |
| Offside Rear Trailing arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 13 |