| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Registration plate lamp issues | 1497 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 1227 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 1068 |
| Exhaust emits an excessive level of metered smoke |7.4.B.3a| | 553 |
| Offside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 320 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 255 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 254 |
| Nearside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 252 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 195 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 194 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 138 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 133 |
| Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 128 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 125 |
| Registration plate issues | 117 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 112 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 105 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 103 |
| Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 96 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a)) | 91 |
| Nearside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 83 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed default limit of 1.5m-1 (8.2.2.2 (b)) | 82 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 77 |
| Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 71 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 68 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 68 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 68 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 68 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 67 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 61 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 61 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 61 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed default limit of 1.5m-1 |8.2.2.2 |b|| | 57 |
| Centre Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 57 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 57 |
| Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 56 |
| Nearside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 55 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 54 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 53 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 52 |
| Exhaust emits an excessive level of metered smoke for a turbo charged engine |7.4.B.3b| | 51 |
| Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 51 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 50 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 50 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 46 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 44 |
| Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2| | 42 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 41 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 40 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 39 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 39 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 38 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 38 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturer`s specified limit |8.2.2.2 |a|| | 37 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 37 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 36 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 35 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 34 |
| Windscreen wiper blade insecure | 33 |
| Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour |4.4.3 |a|| | 33 |
| Exhaust emissions test not completed because smoke levels are significantly in excess of the specified limit values (8.2.2.2 (f)) | 32 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 32 |
| Central Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 30 |
| Nearside Rear Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i)) | 29 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 28 |
| Front brake excessively fluctuating | 28 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 28 |
| Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 28 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 28 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 28 |
| Offside Headlamp insecure |1.7.3| | 24 |
| Offside Rear Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i)) | 24 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 24 |
| Central Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 22 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 22 |
| Horn not working |1.6.2a| | 22 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 22 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 21 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 21 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 21 |
| Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b| | 21 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 21 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 21 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 21 |