| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Registration plate lamp issues | 1084 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 747 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 599 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 311 |
| Exhaust emits an excessive level of metered smoke |7.4.B.3a| | 300 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 258 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 252 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 234 |
| Offside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 144 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 109 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 99 |
| Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 92 |
| Nearside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 86 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed default limit of 1.5m-1 (8.2.2.2 (b)) | 84 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 82 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 80 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a)) | 79 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 77 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 76 |
| Nearside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 70 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 69 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 65 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 64 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 59 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 57 |
| Registration plate issues | 55 |
| Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 55 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 55 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 55 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed default limit of 1.5m-1 |8.2.2.2 |b|| | 54 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 54 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 52 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 52 |
| Exhaust emissions test not completed because smoke levels are significantly in excess of the specified limit values (8.2.2.2 (f)) | 50 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 50 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 49 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 46 |
| Offside Rear Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i)) | 46 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 44 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 41 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 40 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 40 |
| Nearside Rear Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i)) | 36 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 34 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 34 |
| Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 32 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 32 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 31 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 29 |
| Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 28 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 28 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 28 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 27 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a)) | 27 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturer`s specified limit |8.2.2.2 |a|| | 25 |
| Offside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 25 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 24 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 23 |
| Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2| | 20 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 20 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 20 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 19 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 19 |
| Offside Front Headlamp insecure (4.1.1 (c)) | 19 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 18 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 18 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 18 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 18 |
| Nearside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 18 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 17 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 17 |
| Offside Headlamp insecure (4.1.1 (c)) | 17 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c)) | 17 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 17 |
| Horn not working |1.6.2a| | 16 |
| Exhaust emits an excessive level of metered smoke for a turbo charged engine |7.4.B.3b| | 16 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect |4.1.2 |c|| | 16 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 16 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 15 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 15 |