| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Registration plate lamp issues | 1611 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 1282 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 1248 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 1188 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 1129 |
| Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 570 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 492 |
| Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 393 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 317 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 296 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 288 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 239 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 216 |
| Nearside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 216 |
| Exhaust system insecure (6.1.2 (a)) | 207 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 205 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 196 |
| Brake pedal anti-slip provision missing (1.1.2 (c)) | 192 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 180 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 171 |
| Offside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 165 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 161 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 144 |
| Central Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 136 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 127 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 120 |
| Rear Exhaust system insecure (6.1.2 (a)) | 118 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 117 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a)) | 115 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 108 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 105 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 102 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 99 |
| Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 99 |
| Offside Front Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i)) | 98 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 95 |
| Registration plate issues | 87 |
| Offside Front Inner Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 85 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 82 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 79 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 78 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 78 |
| Nearside Front Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i)) | 76 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 74 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 72 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 65 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 64 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 63 |
| Nearside Front Inner Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 62 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 62 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 58 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 58 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 57 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 57 |
| Nearside Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 55 |
| Nearside Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 54 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 52 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 50 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 50 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 49 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 48 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 44 |
| Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 41 |
| Central Exhaust system insecure (6.1.2 (a)) | 41 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 40 |
| Windscreen damaged and affecting the drivers view of the road (3.2 (a) (ii)) | 40 |
| Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 39 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 38 |
| Offside Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 38 |
| Drivers seat insecure (6.2.5 (a) (ii)) | 38 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed default limit of 0.7m-1 (8.2.2.2 (b)) | 37 |
| Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 36 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 35 |
| Hazard warning switch inoperative (4.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 33 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 33 |
| Drivers seat moving inadvertently (6.2.5 (b) (ii)) | 31 |
| Central Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 31 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has negligible damping effect (5.3.2 (d)) | 31 |
| Brake pedal anti-slip provision missing |1.1.2 |c|| | 30 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 30 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 29 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has negligible damping effect (5.3.2 (d)) | 29 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a)) | 29 |
| Central Rear Upper Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 28 |
| Offside Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 28 |
| Exhaust on a vehicle fitted with a diesel particulate filter emits visible smoke of any colour (8.2.2.2 (d)) | 28 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 28 |