| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Registration plate lamp issues | 849 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 673 |
| Exhaust emits an excessive level of metered smoke for a turbo charged engine |7.4.B.3b| | 458 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 369 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 361 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 347 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 217 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 192 |
| Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 166 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 147 |
| Registration plate issues | 144 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 141 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 126 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 108 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 103 |
| Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 92 |
| Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 90 |
| Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2| | 88 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 87 |
| Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2| | 82 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 76 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 70 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 63 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 63 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 58 |
| Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 55 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 53 |
| Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 51 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 51 |
| Exhaust emits excessive smoke or vapour of any colour |7.4.B.4| | 51 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 46 |
| Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2| | 41 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 40 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 40 |
| Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 40 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 39 |
| Offside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 38 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 38 |
| Windscreen has damage | 36 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 34 |
| Nearside Rear Trailing arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 33 |
| Nearside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 31 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 31 |
| Electronic stability system warning lamp indicates a fault |3.4.1c| | 31 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 30 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2| | 30 |
| Offside Front Wheel nut|s| missing |4.2.A.1e| | 30 |
| Offside Rear Trailing arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 29 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 29 |
| Offside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 28 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 26 |
| Front brake application uneven | 26 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 26 |
| Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` |8.3.1e| | 26 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2| | 25 |
| Fuel system component leaking |7.2.3| | 25 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 25 |
| Rear brake binding | 24 |
| Emissions not tested |7.0| | 24 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 23 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 23 |
| Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 21 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 21 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 20 |
| Front brake excessively fluctuating | 20 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 19 |
| Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 19 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 19 |
| Offside Rear Wheel nut|s| missing |4.2.A.1e| | 18 |
| Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a| | 18 |
| Offside Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 18 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h|| | 17 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 17 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 17 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 17 |
| Offside Rear Trailing arm rubber bush bonding deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 17 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 16 |
| Battery insecure |1.9.1| | 16 |
| Offside Rear Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 16 |
| Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching by more than 10mm within zone `A` |8.3.1b| | 16 |