| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 1207 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 1073 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 896 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 889 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 691 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 554 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 412 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 268 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 267 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 254 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 191 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 182 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 177 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 167 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 166 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 165 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 156 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 152 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 151 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 145 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 144 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 140 |
| Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 139 |
| Nearside Front Outline marker lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 131 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 130 |
| Nearside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 120 |
| Offside Front Outline marker lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 116 |
| Nearside Rear Outline marker lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 113 |
| Nearside Outline marker lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 103 |
| Offside Rear Outline marker lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 102 |
| Registration plate issues | 100 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 99 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 98 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 97 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 95 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 93 |
| Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 90 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 87 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 85 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 82 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 81 |
| Windscreen damaged and affecting the drivers view of the road (3.2 (a) (ii)) | 77 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 76 |
| Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 75 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 73 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 73 |
| Central Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 72 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 71 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 71 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 71 |
| Offside Outline marker lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 68 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 67 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 60 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 59 |
| Nearside Front Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 58 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 49 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 48 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 47 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 47 |
| Offside Front Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 46 |
| Nearside Side repeater incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 43 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 43 |
| Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 43 |
| Nearside Obligatory mirror seriously damaged, affecting the rear view (3.3 (b) (ii)) | 42 |
| All outline marker lamps not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 41 |
| Stop lamp(s) all not working (4.3.1 (a) (iii)) | 41 |
| Nearside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 40 |
| Nearside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 40 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c)) | 39 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 39 |
| Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 39 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a)) | 38 |
| Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 37 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 37 |
| Offside Side repeater incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 36 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 35 |
| Drivers seat insecure (6.2.5 (a) (ii)) | 34 |
| Brake pedal anti-slip provision worn smooth (1.1.2 (c)) | 33 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 33 |
| Nearside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 32 |
| Nearside Front Outline marker lamp missing (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 32 |
| Reversing lamp inoperative (4.6.1 (a)) | 32 |
| Central Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 31 |
| Fuel tank leaking (6.1.3 (b) (i)) | 31 |
| Brake pedal has insufficient reserve travel (1.1.2 (a)) | 29 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 28 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 28 |
| Nearside Rear Outline marker lamp missing (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 28 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 27 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 27 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension component ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 26 |
| Windscreen in an unacceptable condition (3.2 (c) (i)) | 26 |
| Bonnet cannot be secured in the closed position (3.1 (b) (i)) | 26 |
| Nearside Front Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i)) | 26 |