| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 1661 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 1200 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 1017 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 308 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 195 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 180 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 131 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 102 |
| Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b| | 91 |
| Registration plate issues | 88 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 83 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 77 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 75 |
| Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 74 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 73 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b| | 72 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 70 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 69 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 67 |
| Exhaust emits an excessive level of metered smoke |7.4.B.3a| | 66 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 64 |
| Rear brake binding | 64 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 63 |
| Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 59 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 59 |
| Windscreen has damage | 57 |
| Offside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 54 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 54 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a)) | 54 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 53 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 51 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 50 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.2.2 |g|| | 49 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 45 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 41 |
| Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2| | 41 |
| Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 39 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 39 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 37 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h|| | 37 |
| Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2| | 37 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 36 |
| Reversing lamp inoperative (4.6.1 (a)) | 35 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 35 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 35 |
| Horn not working |1.6.2a| | 32 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 32 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 30 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 30 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 30 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 30 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 30 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 29 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value |1.4.2 |a| |ii|| | 29 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 29 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 28 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 28 |
| Nearside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 28 |
| Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a| | 28 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 28 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 27 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 27 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed default limit of 1.5m-1 (8.2.2.2 (b)) | 26 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 26 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 26 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 26 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 26 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 25 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 25 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 25 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 25 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 25 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 24 |
| Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 24 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 24 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 24 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 24 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 24 |
| Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b| | 24 |
| Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 23 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 23 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 23 |
| Offside Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 23 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 23 |
| Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2| | 23 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 22 |
| Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 22 |
| Oil leaking excessively from engine (8.4.1 (a) (i)) | 22 |
| Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a| | 22 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 22 |
| Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b| | 22 |
| Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 22 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 22 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 21 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 21 |
| Nearside Obligatory mirror seriously damaged, affecting the rear view |8.1.2a| | 21 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 21 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 21 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator adversely affected by the operation of another lamp |1.4.A.2h| | 20 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 20 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturer`s specified limit |8.2.2.2 |a|| | 20 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 20 |
| Exhaust system not adequately supported |7.1.1| | 19 |
| Emissions not tested (8.2.2.2 (e)) | 19 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator adversely affected by the operation of another lamp |1.4.A.2h| | 19 |
| Nearside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 19 |
| Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 18 |
| Exhaust emissions test not completed because smoke levels are significantly in excess of the specified limit values (8.2.2.2 (f)) | 18 |
| Nearside Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 18 |
| Offside Obligatory mirror seriously damaged, affecting the rear view |8.1.2a| | 18 |
| Offside Rear Suspension has inadequate clearance with the bump stop |2.4.A.1a| | 18 |
| Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 18 |