| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 132 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 53 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 51 |
| Nearside Rear Seat belt retracting mechanism defective (7.1.2 (e)) | 38 |
| Offside Rear Seat belt retracting mechanism defective (7.1.2 (e)) | 37 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 28 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 26 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 25 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 21 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 20 |
| Nearside Rear Seat belt not functioning as intended (7.1.2 (c)) | 19 |
| Offside Rear Seat belt not functioning as intended (7.1.2 (c)) | 18 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 16 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 16 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 15 |
| Registration plate issues | 10 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 10 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 9 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 9 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 7 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 7 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a)) | 5 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 4 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 4 |
| Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 4 |
| Nearside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 4 |
| Offside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 4 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 4 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 4 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 3 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 3 |
| Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 3 |
| Emissions not tested (8.2.2.2 (e)) | 3 |
| Exhaust on a vehicle fitted with a diesel particulate filter emits visible smoke of any colour (8.2.2.2 (d)) | 3 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 3 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 3 |
| Drivers view of the road through the swept area of the windscreen significantly affected by an obstruction (3.1 (a) (ii)) | 3 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 3 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 3 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 3 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint likely to become detached (5.3.4 (a) (ii)) | 3 |
| Nearside Rear Seat belt buckle not functioning as intended (7.1.2 (d)) | 3 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 3 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 3 |
| Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 3 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 3 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 3 |
| Nearside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 2 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 2 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 2 |
| Offside Front Service brake lagging in operation (1.2.1 (d)) | 2 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 2 |
| Brake performance not tested (1.2.1 (g)) | 2 |
| Nearside Rear Seat belt webbing significantly weakened (7.1.2 (b) (ii)) | 2 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage insecurely attached (5.3.3 (a) (i)) | 2 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint likely to become detached (5.3.4 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed default limit of 0.7m-1 (8.2.2.2 (b)) | 2 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage fractured (5.3.3 (b) (ii)) | 2 |
| Exhaust emits excessive smoke or vapour likely to obscure the vision of other road users (8.2.2.2 (c)) | 2 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit plate value of 0.51 (8.2.2.2 (a)) | 2 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 2 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 2 |
| Fuel tank exhaust shield missing where fitted as original equipment creating a risk of fire (6.1.3 (e)) | 2 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage insecurely attached (5.3.3 (a) (i)) | 2 |
| Nearside Front Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i)) | 2 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 2 |
| Emissions unable to be completed (8.2.2.2 (e)) | 2 |
| Nearside Rear Outer Seat belt not functioning as intended (7.1.2 (c)) | 2 |