| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 3124 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 3098 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 2807 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 1599 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 1179 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 820 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 614 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 506 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c)) | 500 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 471 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 436 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 408 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 369 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 351 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 348 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 348 |
| Nearside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 320 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a)) | 287 |
| Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 275 |
| Nearside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 274 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 272 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 261 |
| Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 247 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 244 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 244 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 242 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 242 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 241 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 231 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 221 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 216 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 207 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 207 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 200 |
| Registration plate issues | 200 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 198 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 189 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 180 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 179 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 169 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 154 |
| Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 153 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 142 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 132 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 129 |
| Nearside Obligatory mirror seriously damaged, affecting the rear view (3.3 (b) (ii)) | 127 |
| Offside Front Outline marker lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 124 |
| Brake pedal anti-slip provision missing (1.1.2 (c)) | 124 |
| Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 117 |
| Nearside Front Outline marker lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 117 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 117 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 116 |
| Nearside Rear Outline marker lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 116 |
| Offside Rear Outline marker lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 116 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 113 |
| Offside Obligatory mirror seriously damaged, affecting the rear view (3.3 (b) (ii)) | 111 |
| Windscreen damaged and affecting the drivers view of the road (3.2 (a) (ii)) | 109 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 107 |
| Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 106 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 105 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 98 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 94 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 93 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed default limit of 0.7m-1 (8.2.2.2 (b)) | 92 |
| Oil leaking excessively from engine (8.4.1 (a) (i)) | 92 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 91 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment |1.1.6 |c|| | 86 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 85 |
| Nearside Front Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 83 |
| Offside Front Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 82 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a)) | 79 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 75 |
| Nearside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 72 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 72 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value |1.4.2 |a| |ii|| | 71 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 68 |
| Nearside Outline marker lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 67 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 67 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 67 |
| Reversing lamp inoperative (4.6.1 (a)) | 67 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 66 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension component ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 62 |
| Offside Side repeater incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 60 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 57 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 56 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 56 |