| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 1408 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 1346 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 802 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 739 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 705 |
| Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 221 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 218 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 215 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 212 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 204 |
| Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 194 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 193 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 191 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 183 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 182 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 166 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 148 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 145 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 139 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 136 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 134 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 122 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 117 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 116 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 109 |
| Nearside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 101 |
| Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 101 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 96 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 87 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 79 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 77 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 74 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 68 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 67 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 65 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 63 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 59 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 58 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 57 |
| Registration plate issues | 55 |
| Offside Rear Anti-roll bar ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 52 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 52 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 51 |
| Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 50 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 49 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |4.4.3 |a|| | 49 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 46 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 45 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 42 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |4.4.3 |a|| | 40 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a)) | 40 |
| Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 40 |
| Nearside Rear Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i)) | 40 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 38 |
| Offside Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 36 |
| Central Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 35 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 34 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 33 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 33 |
| Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 33 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 33 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 31 |
| All direction indicators incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 31 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a) (ii)) | 31 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 30 |
| Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 30 |
| Offside Obligatory mirror seriously damaged, affecting the rear view (3.3 (b) (ii)) | 29 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 27 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 27 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 26 |
| Nearside Obligatory mirror seriously damaged, affecting the rear view (3.3 (b) (ii)) | 26 |
| Reversing lamp inoperative (4.6.1 (a)) | 26 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c)) | 24 |
| Offside Rear Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i)) | 24 |
| Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 23 |
| Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour |4.4.3 |a|| | 22 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 22 |
| Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 21 |
| Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 21 |
| Nearside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour |4.4.3 |a|| | 21 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault |7.12 |e|| | 21 |
| Offside Front Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i)) | 20 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 20 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 20 |