| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Registration plate lamp issues | 3153 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 2877 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 2326 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 2214 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 1403 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 1104 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 808 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 730 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 685 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 665 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 636 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a)) | 622 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 560 |
| Brake pedal anti-slip provision missing (1.1.2 (c)) | 515 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 471 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 441 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 439 |
| Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 404 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 343 |
| Central Front Seat belt not functioning as intended (7.1.2 (c)) | 323 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 309 |
| Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 289 |
| Central Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 283 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 248 |
| Offside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 224 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 220 |
| Central Seat belt not functioning as intended (7.1.2 (c)) | 211 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 206 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 201 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a)) | 191 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 189 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 181 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 169 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 168 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 163 |
| Nearside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 153 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 150 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 129 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 123 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 118 |
| Central Front Seat belt retracting mechanism defective (7.1.2 (e)) | 116 |
| Central Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 115 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 115 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 111 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 108 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 107 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 98 |
| Registration plate issues | 95 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 89 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 89 |
| Central Rear Upper Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 78 |
| Windscreen damaged and affecting the drivers view of the road (3.2 (a) (ii)) | 76 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 73 |
| Stop lamp(s) all not working (4.3.1 (a) (iii)) | 70 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 68 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 67 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a) (ii)) | 66 |
| Oil leaking excessively from engine (8.4.1 (a) (i)) | 66 |
| Central Seat belt retracting mechanism defective (7.1.2 (e)) | 65 |
| Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 61 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 61 |
| Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 61 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed default limit of 0.7m-1 (8.2.2.2 (b)) | 59 |
| Central Upper Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 58 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 56 |
| Nearside Front Brake hose excessively twisted (1.1.12 (b) (ii)) | 55 |