| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Registration plate lamp issues | 1537 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 1357 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 756 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 598 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 580 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 321 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 302 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 278 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 265 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 219 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 216 |
| Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 187 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 183 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 172 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 145 |
| Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 143 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 130 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 129 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 128 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 119 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 116 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 109 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 108 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 107 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 104 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 98 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 95 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 89 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 88 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 86 |
| Nearside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 80 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 80 |
| Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 79 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 76 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 75 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 73 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 72 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 66 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 65 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 62 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 61 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a)) | 59 |
| Offside Rear Anti-roll bar ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 54 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 52 |
| Registration plate issues | 51 |
| Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 50 |
| Offside Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 48 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 48 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 47 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 47 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 46 |
| Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 45 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a) (ii)) | 44 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 43 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 43 |
| Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 42 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 41 |
| Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 40 |
| Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 39 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 38 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 37 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 36 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 35 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 35 |
| Windscreen has damage | 34 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 33 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.2.2 |g|| | 32 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 32 |
| Central Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 32 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 31 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 30 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 30 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 28 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint likely to become detached (5.3.4 (a) (ii)) | 28 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 27 |
| Nearside Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 27 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 26 |
| Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 25 |
| Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 25 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 25 |
| Reversing lamp inoperative (4.6.1 (a)) | 24 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h|| | 22 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a| |ii|| | 22 |
| All direction indicators incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 21 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 21 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint likely to become detached (5.3.4 (a) (ii)) | 21 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 21 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 21 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 20 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |4.4.3 |a|| | 20 |