| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 7762 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 6592 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 4145 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 1197 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 848 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 825 |
| Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 785 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 777 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 763 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 749 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 713 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 696 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 649 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 624 |
| Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 563 |
| Registration plate issues | 432 |
| Offside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 426 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 412 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 384 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 353 |
| Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b| | 348 |
| Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits |7.3.D.3| | 344 |
| Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2| | 332 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 331 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 329 |
| Nearside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 324 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 297 |
| Offside Rear wheel bearing rough when rotated |2.6.1| | 296 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 293 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 290 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 290 |
| Rear brake binding | 285 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 283 |
| Offside Side repeater incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 271 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 262 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 253 |
| Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 252 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 249 |
| Nearside Side repeater incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 248 |
| Nearside Rear wheel bearing rough when rotated |2.6.1| | 235 |
| Offside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 233 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 223 |
| Windscreen wiper blade insecure | 220 |
| Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 215 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 201 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 201 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 194 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 193 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 191 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim aimed so that it dazzles other road users |1.8.A.1a| | 183 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 182 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 182 |
| Offside Rear Rear wheel bearing rough when rotated |2.6.1| | 167 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 160 |
| Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` |8.3.1e| | 156 |
| Brake hose excessively deteriorated | 153 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 152 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 152 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 151 |
| Nearside Rear Rear wheel bearing rough when rotated |2.6.1| | 151 |
| Offside Headlamp aim aimed so that it dazzles other road users |1.8.A.1a| | 150 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage missing |2.4.G.1| | 149 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 147 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2| | 147 |
| Battery insecure |1.9.1| | 136 |
| Windscreen has damage | 135 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage missing |2.4.G.1| | 134 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits |8.2.1.2 |c|| | 132 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 132 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 130 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 128 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 125 |
| Offside Rear Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i)) | 125 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 119 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 113 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 113 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage fractured |2.4.G.1| | 112 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 112 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 111 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 110 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 109 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 109 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 107 |
| Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle excessive |7.3.D.3| | 106 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 101 |
| Nearside Rear Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i)) | 101 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 100 |
| Offside front brake binding |3.7.B.1| | 100 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2| | 97 |
| Front brake application uneven | 96 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 96 |
| Horn not working |1.6.2a| | 95 |
| Offside Side repeater incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 94 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 92 |
| Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 90 |
| Nearside Side repeater incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 90 |
| Offside Front coil spring fractured |2.4.C.1a| | 89 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 88 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 86 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 84 |