| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 8357 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 6542 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 4007 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 860 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 837 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 803 |
| Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 727 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 711 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 598 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 582 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 582 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 567 |
| Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 544 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 455 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 429 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 423 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 398 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 385 |
| Registration plate issues | 384 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 375 |
| Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2| | 361 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 351 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 338 |
| Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b| | 325 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 323 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 315 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 300 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 283 |
| Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits |7.3.D.3| | 272 |
| Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 263 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 245 |
| Rear brake binding | 237 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 237 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 237 |
| Offside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 217 |
| Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 217 |
| Nearside Rear wheel bearing rough when rotated |2.6.1| | 208 |
| Windscreen wiper blade insecure | 204 |
| Offside Rear wheel bearing rough when rotated |2.6.1| | 196 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 188 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage missing |2.4.G.1| | 182 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 182 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 181 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 181 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 179 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 178 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 176 |
| Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` |8.3.1e| | 168 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage missing |2.4.G.1| | 168 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 164 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim aimed so that it dazzles other road users |1.8.A.1a| | 160 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 159 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 156 |
| Nearside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 153 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 144 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 144 |
| Battery insecure |1.9.1| | 140 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 139 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 137 |
| Offside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 134 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 132 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 131 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 130 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 122 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 122 |
| Brake hose excessively deteriorated | 121 |
| Offside Headlamp aim aimed so that it dazzles other road users |1.8.A.1a| | 118 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 118 |
| Offside Rear Rear wheel bearing rough when rotated |2.6.1| | 114 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 114 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 113 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 110 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 108 |
| Windscreen has damage | 106 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 106 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage fractured |2.4.G.1| | 103 |
| Offside Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 102 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits |8.2.1.2 |c|| | 101 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 100 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 97 |
| Offside Rear Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i)) | 96 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 94 |
| Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 94 |
| Nearside Rear Rear wheel bearing rough when rotated |2.6.1| | 93 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault |7.1.6 |a|| | 91 |
| Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle excessive |7.3.D.3| | 90 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 90 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 89 |
| Nearside Rear Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i)) | 89 |
| Front brake application uneven | 88 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 87 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b| | 87 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 86 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 85 |
| Offside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 85 |
| Horn not working |1.6.2a| | 84 |