| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Registration plate lamp issues | 115 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 100 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 64 |
| Nearside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 52 |
| Offside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 50 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 49 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 41 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 40 |
| Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 39 |
| Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 36 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 35 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 30 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 26 |
| Offside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 24 |
| Nearside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 23 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 23 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 22 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 21 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 21 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 21 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 21 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 20 |
| Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 20 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 19 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 18 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 18 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 16 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 16 |
| Registration plate issues | 15 |
| Electronic parking brake warning indicates a malfunction (1.1.6 (e)) | 14 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 13 |
| Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 13 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 13 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 13 |
| Centre Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 12 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 11 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.1.3 |b| |i|| | 11 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 11 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 11 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 11 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 11 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 10 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 10 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 10 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 10 |
| Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 10 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 10 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 10 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 10 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 9 |
| Offside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 9 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 9 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 9 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 9 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 9 |
| Electronic parking brake warning indicates a malfunction |3.1.7| | 9 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 8 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 8 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 8 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 8 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 8 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 7 |
| Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2| | 7 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.1.3 |b| |i|| | 7 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 7 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 7 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 7 |
| Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 7 |
| Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.1.3 |b| |i|| | 7 |
| Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 6 |
| Offside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 6 |
| Nearside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 6 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 6 |
| Rear brake binding | 6 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 6 |
| Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 6 |
| Offside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 6 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 6 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 6 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 6 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 5 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 5 |
| Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 5 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 5 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2| | 5 |
| Central Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 5 |
| Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 5 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 5 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 5 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 5 |
| Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a| | 5 |
| Hazard warning switch faulty |1.4.B.1d| | 5 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 5 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 5 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 5 |
| Centre Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 5 |
| Nearside Front Inner Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 5 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 5 |
| Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 4 |
| Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side |1.4.1 |a|| | 4 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault |7.1.6 |a|| | 4 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 4 |
| Nearside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 4 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 4 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 4 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 4 |
| Offside Front Upper Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 4 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 4 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 4 |
| Nearside Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 4 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 4 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.2.2 |g|| | 4 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault |7.12 |e|| | 4 |
| Front brake application uneven | 4 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 4 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 4 |
| Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 4 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim aimed so that it dazzles other road users |1.8.A.1a| | 4 |
| Offside Headlamp aim aimed so that it dazzles other road users |1.8.A.1a| | 4 |
| Nearside Outer Front constant velocity joint gaiter insecure to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc |2.5.C.1a| | 4 |
| Offside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |6.1.7 |g| |ii|| | 3 |
| Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b| | 3 |
| Exhaust system not adequately supported |7.1.1| | 3 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 3 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |4.4.3 |a|| | 3 |
| Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.1.3 |b| |i|| | 3 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 3 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 3 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 3 |
| Offside Front Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a| | 3 |
| Centre Rear Upper Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 3 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2| | 3 |
| Battery insecure |1.9.1| | 3 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 3 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 3 |
| Centre Upper Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 3 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 3 |
| Nearside Front Wheel bolt|s| missing |4.2.A.1e| | 3 |
| Offside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2| | 3 |
| Brake fluid contaminated (1.8 (a)) | 3 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 3 |
| Central Rear Upper Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 3 |
| Offside rear brake recording little or no effort |3.7.B.5a| | 3 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 3 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 3 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |5.3.4 |b| |ii|| | 3 |
| Central Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 3 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h|| | 3 |
| Offside Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 3 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 3 |
| Electronic stability system warning lamp indicates a fault |3.4.1c| | 3 |