| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 339 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 141 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 109 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 103 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 73 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 69 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 57 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 44 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 41 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 40 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 40 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 40 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 38 |
| Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 37 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 35 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 34 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 29 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 24 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 24 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 23 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 23 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a)) | 21 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 20 |
| Registration plate issues | 19 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 19 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 18 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 17 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 17 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 17 |
| Offside Front Macpherson strut top bush or bearing has excessive wear or free play (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 15 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 15 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 14 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 14 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 13 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 13 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 13 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 13 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 12 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 12 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a)) | 10 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 10 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 10 |
| Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 10 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 10 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 10 |
| Exhaust emissions likely to be affected by an exhaust leak (8.2.1.1 (b)) | 9 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content at idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 9 |
| Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 9 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 9 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 9 |
| Emissions unable to be completed (8.2.1.2 (d)) | 9 |
| Emissions not tested (8.2.1.2 (d)) | 8 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 7 |
| Nearside Front Macpherson strut top bush or bearing has excessive wear or free play (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 7 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 7 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 7 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 7 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content at idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 7 |
| Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 7 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 6 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 6 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 6 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 6 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 6 |
| Offside Front Upper Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush (5.3.2 (c)) | 6 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 6 |
| Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 6 |
| Exhaust hydrocarbon content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 6 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 6 |
| Nearside Front Inner Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 6 |
| Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 6 |