| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Registration plate lamp issues | 960 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 918 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 596 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 188 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 139 |
| Offside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 138 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 135 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 119 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 115 |
| Nearside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 110 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 109 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 98 |
| Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 93 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 90 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 85 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 84 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 76 |
| Registration plate issues | 65 |
| Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 59 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 59 |
| Offside Rear wheel bearing rough when rotated |2.6.1| | 52 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 52 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 52 |
| Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b| | 51 |
| Rear brake binding | 48 |
| Offside Side repeater incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 47 |
| Offside Front coil spring fractured |2.4.C.1a| | 44 |
| Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2| | 43 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 43 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 43 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 42 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 42 |
| Windscreen wiper blade insecure | 40 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 40 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage missing |2.4.G.1| | 38 |
| Offside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 38 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 37 |
| Nearside Side repeater incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 37 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 37 |
| Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 36 |
| Offside Front coil spring incomplete |2.4.C.1a| | 36 |
| Battery insecure |1.9.1| | 36 |
| Exhaust emits an excessive level of metered smoke for a turbo charged engine |7.4.B.3b| | 35 |
| Nearside Rear wheel bearing rough when rotated |2.6.1| | 34 |
| Nearside Front coil spring fractured |2.4.C.1a| | 33 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage missing |2.4.G.1| | 33 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 32 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 29 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 28 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 28 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 28 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 28 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 27 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 27 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 26 |
| Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b| | 25 |
| Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` |8.3.1e| | 25 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2| | 25 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 24 |
| Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 24 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 24 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 23 |
| Offside Rear Rear wheel bearing rough when rotated |2.6.1| | 23 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 23 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 23 |
| Windscreen has damage | 22 |
| Horn not working |1.6.2a| | 22 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim aimed so that it dazzles other road users |1.8.A.1a| | 21 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 21 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 20 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 20 |
| Nearside Rear Rear wheel bearing rough when rotated |2.6.1| | 19 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 19 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2| | 19 |
| Brake hose excessively deteriorated | 19 |
| Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 19 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 19 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 19 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 18 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage rubber mounting deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 18 |
| Nearside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 17 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 17 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 17 |
| Offside Side repeater incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 17 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 17 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 17 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 16 |
| Nearside Front coil spring incomplete |2.4.C.1a| | 16 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 16 |
| Nearside Side repeater incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 16 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 15 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 15 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage fractured |2.4.G.1| | 15 |
| Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2| | 15 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 15 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 15 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 15 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 15 |
| Rear brake application uneven | 14 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2| | 14 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 14 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage insecure |2.4.G.1| | 13 |
| Offside Headlamp aim aimed so that it dazzles other road users |1.8.A.1a| | 13 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2| | 13 |
| Front brake application uneven | 13 |
| Offside Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 13 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 13 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 13 |