| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 1330 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 1281 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 1259 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 762 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a)) | 615 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 602 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 509 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 382 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 360 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c)) | 348 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 326 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 309 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 276 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 267 |
| Horn sound not in accordance with requirements (7.7 (c)) | 246 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 236 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 229 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 225 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 222 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 220 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 218 |
| Reversing lamp inoperative (4.6.1 (a)) | 218 |
| Registration plate issues | 207 |
| Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 207 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a)) | 206 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 196 |
| Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 194 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 193 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 181 |
| Nearside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 167 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 164 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 159 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 156 |
| Nearside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 142 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 138 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 134 |
| Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b| | 132 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturer`s specified limit |8.2.2.2 |a|| | 131 |
| Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 130 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 130 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 122 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 113 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 113 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 109 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 107 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 107 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 106 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 105 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 99 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 99 |
| Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 98 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 91 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 87 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment |1.1.6 |c|| | 87 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a) (ii)) | 86 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 86 |
| Nearside Rear Upper Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush (5.3.2 (c)) | 86 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 85 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 84 |
| Brake lever has insufficient reserve travel (1.1.2 (a)) | 83 |
| Windscreen has damage | 80 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 74 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 73 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 73 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 72 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 71 |
| Rear Exhaust system insecure (6.1.2 (a)) | 68 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 68 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 66 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 64 |
| Offside Rear Upper Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush (5.3.2 (c)) | 62 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 61 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value |1.4.2 |a| |ii|| | 61 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 60 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 60 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 58 |
| Nearside Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 56 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.2.2 |g|| | 56 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 56 |
| Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 55 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush (5.3.2 (c)) | 55 |
| Offside Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 55 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed default limit of 0.7m-1 (8.2.2.2 (b)) | 54 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault |7.1.6 |a|| | 53 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 50 |
| Brake pedal has insufficient reserve travel (1.1.2 (a)) | 49 |
| Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 48 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 45 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 44 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush (5.3.2 (c)) | 44 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 41 |
| Rear Reversing lamp inoperative (4.6.1 (a)) | 41 |
| Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2| | 40 |
| Rear brake binding | 40 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 39 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 39 |