| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 1496 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 1377 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 872 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 480 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 467 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 455 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 454 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 309 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a)) | 307 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 298 |
| Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b| | 272 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c)) | 264 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 247 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 215 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 214 |
| Registration plate issues | 199 |
| Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2| | 193 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 190 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 179 |
| Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 171 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 168 |
| Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 163 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 163 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 158 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 155 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault |7.1.6 |a|| | 149 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 140 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 139 |
| Reversing lamp inoperative (4.6.1 (a)) | 139 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 138 |
| Windscreen has damage | 128 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 127 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 125 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 119 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 116 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 114 |
| Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 114 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturer`s specified limit |8.2.2.2 |a|| | 113 |
| Nearside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 107 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 106 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 104 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 104 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 103 |
| Horn sound not in accordance with requirements (7.7 (c)) | 102 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a) (ii)) | 101 |
| Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 100 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a)) | 99 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value |1.4.2 |a| |ii|| | 97 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment |1.1.6 |c|| | 97 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.2.2 |g|| | 95 |
| Nearside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 92 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 89 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 87 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 86 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 83 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush (5.3.2 (c)) | 80 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 79 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 79 |
| Nearside Rear Upper Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush (5.3.2 (c)) | 78 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 77 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 77 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 76 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b| | 76 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 74 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 73 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 73 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 73 |
| Rear brake binding | 71 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush (5.3.2 (c)) | 71 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 71 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 70 |
| Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 70 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 70 |
| Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 69 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 69 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 68 |
| Brake lever has insufficient reserve travel (1.1.2 (a)) | 68 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 67 |
| Offside Rear Upper Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush (5.3.2 (c)) | 67 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 66 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 65 |
| Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b| | 64 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 64 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 63 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 62 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h|| | 62 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 60 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 59 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |4.4.3 |a|| | 59 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 58 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 56 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 56 |
| Nearside Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 56 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 55 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 53 |
| Offside Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 53 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |4.4.3 |a|| | 52 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 52 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 51 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 51 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 50 |
| Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side |1.4.1 |a|| | 50 |
| Brake pedal anti-slip provision incomplete |3.3.A.1b| | 50 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 48 |
| Brake pedal has insufficient reserve travel (1.1.2 (a)) | 47 |
| Horn sounds harsh or grating |1.6.2e| | 45 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 43 |
| Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side |1.4.1 |a|| | 42 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 41 |
| Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 41 |
| Reversing lamp inoperative |4.6.1 |a|| | 40 |
| Horn not working |7.7 |a| |ii|| | 39 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 39 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 38 |
| Brake lever has insufficient reserve travel |1.1.2 |a|| | 37 |
| Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 36 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 36 |