| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 241 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 139 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 126 |
| Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 62 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 59 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 55 |
| Rear fog lamp missing |1.3.2a| | 54 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 54 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 50 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 47 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 46 |
| Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b| | 42 |
| Offside Front Inner Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 40 |
| Rear fog lamp switch missing |1.3.1a| | 37 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 37 |
| Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 36 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 36 |
| Nearside Front Inner Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 34 |
| Rear fog lamp tell tale missing |1.3.1b| | 31 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp does not emit a steady red light (4.5.4 (a)) | 31 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 31 |
| Registration plate issues | 30 |
| Rear fog lamp does not emit a steady red light (4.5.4 (a)) | 30 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 29 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 29 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 26 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 26 |
| Rear fog lamp emits a light other than red |1.3.2e| | 25 |
| Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle excessive |7.3.D.3| | 24 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 24 |
| Rear fog lamp missing |4.5.1 |a| |ii|| | 24 |
| Nearside Front Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i)) | 24 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 24 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 24 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 24 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 24 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp missing |1.3.2a| | 23 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |5.3.4 |b| |ii|| | 23 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 23 |
| Rear fog lamp not working |4.5.1 |a| |ii|| | 22 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2| | 22 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 22 |
| Rear fog lamp missing (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 22 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 21 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2| | 21 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 21 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b| | 20 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 20 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2| | 19 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp emits a light other than red |1.3.2e| | 19 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 19 |
| Nearside Front Wheel bearing has excessive play (5.1.3 (a) (i)) | 19 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 18 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 18 |
| Offside Front Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i)) | 18 |
| Offside Rear Rear fog lamp does not emit a steady red light (4.5.4 (a)) | 18 |
| Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 18 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 17 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2| | 17 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |5.3.4 |b| |ii|| | 17 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 17 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 17 |
| Offside Front Inner Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |6.1.7 |g| |ii|| | 16 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 16 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 15 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 15 |
| Offside Rear Rear fog lamp does not emit a steady red light |4.5.4 |a|| | 15 |
| Nearside Front Inner Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |6.1.7 |g| |ii|| | 15 |
| Nearside Rear Wheel bearing has excessive play (5.1.3 (a) (i)) | 15 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 15 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 15 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 15 |
| Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 15 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 14 |
| Rear brake binding | 14 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 14 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a)) | 14 |
| Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content at idle excessive |7.3.D.4| | 13 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 13 |
| Nearside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 13 |
| Nearside Headlamp lens seriously defective (4.1.1 (b) (ii)) | 13 |
| Offside Headlamp lens seriously defective (4.1.1 (b) (ii)) | 13 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 13 |
| Offside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 13 |
| Rear fog lamp switch missing (4.5.3 (a)) | 13 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working |4.5.1 |a| |ii|| | 12 |
| Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b| | 12 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 12 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 12 |
| Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 12 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp has a product on the lens so that the light output is severely reduced (4.1.4 (b)) | 12 |
| Battery insecure and likely to fall from carrier (4.13 (a) (ii)) | 12 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 12 |
| Offside Front Wheel bearing has excessive play (5.1.3 (a) (i)) | 12 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 12 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 11 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2| | 11 |
| Rear fog lamp does not emit a steady red light |4.5.4 |a|| | 11 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 11 |
| Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 11 |
| Rear fog lamp switch missing (4.5.3 (a) (ii)) | 11 |
| Offside Front Headlamp has a product on the lens so that the light output is severely reduced (4.1.4 (b)) | 11 |
| Offside Front Upper Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 11 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 11 |
| Nearside Front Inner Front constant velocity joint gaiter damaged to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc |2.5.C.1a| | 10 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 10 |
| Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits |7.3.D.3| | 10 |
| Offside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |5.3.4 |b| |ii|| | 10 |
| Rear fog lamp switch missing |4.5.3 |a| |ii|| | 10 |
| Offside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 10 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content at idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 10 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 10 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content at idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 10 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 9 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2| | 9 |
| Offside Rear Rear fog lamp emits a light other than red |1.3.2e| | 9 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h|| | 9 |
| Rear fog lamp tell tale not working |1.3.1b| | 9 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 9 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 9 |
| Offside Rear Wheel bearing has excessive play (5.1.3 (a) (i)) | 9 |
| Rear Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 9 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 9 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 9 |
| Windscreen has damage | 8 |
| Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b| | 8 |
| Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 8 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 8 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |5.3.4 |b| |ii|| | 8 |
| Nearside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 8 |
| Exhaust hydrocarbon content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 8 |
| Nearside Headlamp has a product on the lens so that the light output is severely reduced (4.1.4 (b)) | 8 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 8 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 8 |
| Offside Front Steering rack gaiter missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii)) | 8 |
| Nearside Rear wheel bearing has excessive play |2.6.2| | 7 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 7 |
| Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 7 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 7 |
| Nearside Front Wheel bearing rough when rotated |5.1.3 |b| |i|| | 7 |
| Offside Front Inner Front constant velocity joint gaiter damaged to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc |2.5.C.1a| | 7 |
| Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |6.1.7 |g| |ii|| | 7 |
| Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working |4.5.1 |a| |ii|| | 7 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits |8.2.1.2 |c|| | 7 |
| Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 7 |
| Nearside Rear Wheel bearing has excessive play |5.1.3 |a| |i|| | 7 |
| Driver`s view of the road through the swept area of the windscreen materially affected by an obstruction |3.1 |a| |ii|| | 7 |
| Offside Rear Rear fog lamp missing |1.3.2a| | 7 |
| Nearside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |5.3.4 |b| |ii|| | 7 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |5.3.4 |b| |ii|| | 7 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value |1.4.2 |a| |ii|| | 7 |
| Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` |8.3.1e| | 7 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 7 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 7 |
| Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 7 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c)) | 7 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 7 |
| Rear fog lamp tell-tale not working (4.9.1 (a) (ii)) | 7 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 7 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 7 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 7 |