| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 165 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 136 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 117 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 105 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 94 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 94 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 82 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 47 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 46 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 46 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 40 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 36 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 33 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 31 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 29 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 28 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 28 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 26 |
| Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 26 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 24 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 24 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 23 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 22 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 21 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 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)) | 17 |
| Nearside Rear Outline marker lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 17 |
| Offside Rear Outline marker lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 16 |
| Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 16 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 16 |
| Offside Front Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 15 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 15 |
| Bonnet cannot be secured in the closed position (3.1 (b) (i)) | 15 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 15 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 15 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 14 |
| Nearside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 14 |
| Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 14 |
| Central Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 14 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 14 |
| Nearside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 13 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 13 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 13 |
| Offside Front Outline marker lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 12 |
| Nearside Outline marker lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 11 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 11 |
| Nearside Obligatory mirror seriously damaged, affecting the rear view (3.3 (b) (ii)) | 11 |
| Registration plate issues | 10 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 10 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 10 |
| Nearside Front Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 10 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 10 |
| Nearside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 9 |
| Power steering malfunctioning (2.1.5 (a)) | 9 |
| Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 9 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 9 |
| Nearside Front Outline marker lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 8 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a)) | 8 |
| Offside Rear Service brake lagging in operation (1.2.1 (d)) | 8 |
| Nearside Side repeater incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 8 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 8 |
| Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 8 |
| Offside Outline marker lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 7 |
| Reversing lamp inoperative (4.6.1 (a)) | 7 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 7 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 7 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 7 |
| Windscreen damaged and affecting the drivers view of the road (3.2 (a) (ii)) | 7 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 7 |
| Offside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 6 |
| Offside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 6 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 6 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 6 |
| Offside Front Direction indicator not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 6 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 6 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 6 |
| Offside Obligatory mirror seriously damaged, affecting the rear view (3.3 (b) (ii)) | 5 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 5 |
| Nearside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 5 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 5 |
| Offside Side repeater incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 5 |
| Nearside Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 5 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 5 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 5 |
| Bonnet primary retaining device ineffective (3.1 (c)) | 5 |
| Nearside Front Outer Prop shaft joint constant velocity boot no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 4 |
| Nearside Rear Rear reflector missing (4.8.2 (a) (ii)) | 4 |
| Brake pedal anti-slip provision missing (1.1.2 (c)) | 4 |
| Nearside Outline marker lamp missing (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 4 |
| Brake pedal anti-slip provision worn smooth (1.1.2 (c)) | 4 |
| Nearside Front Daytime running lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 4 |
| Stop lamp(s) all not working (4.3.1 (a) (iii)) | 4 |
| Front Bumper insecure (6.1.4 (a) (i)) | 4 |
| Offside Outline marker lamp with a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 4 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 4 |
| Offside Front Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i)) | 4 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 4 |
| Nearside Front Front fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 4 |
| Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 4 |
| Brake performance unable to be tested (1.2.1 (g)) | 4 |
| Central Stop lamp(s) emits other than a steady red light (4.3.3 (a) (ii)) | 4 |
| Nearside Side repeater lens defective such that the emitted light is adversely affected (4.4.1 (b) (ii)) | 4 |