| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 2149 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 2114 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 1775 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 854 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 746 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 470 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 407 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c)) | 342 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 323 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 289 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 258 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 244 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 224 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 220 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 201 |
| Nearside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 191 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 178 |
| Nearside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 166 |
| Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 165 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 163 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 161 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 143 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 142 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 140 |
| Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 138 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 134 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 130 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 129 |
| Registration plate issues | 125 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 115 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a)) | 115 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 108 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 105 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 104 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 103 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 102 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 99 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 97 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 90 |
| Windscreen damaged and affecting the drivers view of the road (3.2 (a) (ii)) | 87 |
| Offside Front Outline marker lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 87 |
| Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 86 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment |1.1.6 |c|| | 86 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 85 |
| Offside Rear Outline marker lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 84 |
| Nearside Obligatory mirror seriously damaged, affecting the rear view (3.3 (b) (ii)) | 82 |
| Nearside Rear Outline marker lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 79 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 79 |
| Brake pedal anti-slip provision missing (1.1.2 (c)) | 78 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 76 |
| Nearside Front Outline marker lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 73 |
| Offside Obligatory mirror seriously damaged, affecting the rear view (3.3 (b) (ii)) | 73 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value |1.4.2 |a| |ii|| | 71 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 71 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 68 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 67 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 67 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 60 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 59 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 58 |
| Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 57 |
| Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 56 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 55 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 55 |
| Offside Headlamp aim not tested (4.1.2 (b)) | 54 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 54 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 51 |
| Offside Front Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 50 |
| Nearside Front Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 50 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 49 |
| Oil leaking excessively from engine (8.4.1 (a) (i)) | 49 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 47 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 46 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 44 |
| Nearside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 43 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed default limit of 0.7m-1 (8.2.2.2 (b)) | 42 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 42 |
| Nearside Outline marker lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 41 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 40 |
| Reversing lamp inoperative (4.6.1 (a)) | 40 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension component ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 39 |
| Windscreen in an unacceptable condition (3.2 (c) (i)) | 39 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 39 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 38 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 38 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 38 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 37 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 37 |