| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 698 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 560 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 276 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 154 |
| Registration plate issues | 151 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 149 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 145 |
| Brake hose excessively deteriorated | 137 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 136 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 132 |
| Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b| | 131 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 118 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h|| | 106 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 84 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 80 |
| Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 80 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 80 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 72 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam |1.7.5a| | 66 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 66 |
| Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 54 |
| Oil leaking excessively from engine (8.4.1 (a) (i)) | 47 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 45 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 44 |
| Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 44 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 43 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 42 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 41 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 41 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 40 |
| Nearside Headlamp cleaning device inoperative |1.7.2| | 40 |
| Offside Headlamp cleaning device inoperative |1.7.2| | 40 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 39 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 36 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on main beam |1.7.5a| | 35 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 34 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 34 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c)) | 32 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 32 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 32 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 31 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 31 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 30 |
| Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b| | 29 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 29 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 27 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 27 |
| Windscreen has damage | 27 |
| Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 25 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 24 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 24 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 23 |
| Oil leaking excessively from engine |8.4.1 |a| |i|| | 23 |
| Nearside Rear Trailing arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 23 |
| Headlamp levelling device obviously defective |1.7.2| | 23 |
| Rear brake binding | 22 |
| Headlamp cleaning device inoperative |1.7.2| | 21 |
| Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 20 |
| Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits |7.3.D.3| | 20 |
| Offside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 20 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b| | 20 |
| Offside Rear Trailing arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 19 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a)) | 19 |
| Main beam `tell-tale` not working |1.7.4c| | 18 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 18 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 18 |
| Brake lever has insufficient reserve travel (1.1.2 (a)) | 18 |
| Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 17 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 17 |
| Nearside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 17 |
| Rear Brake cable insecure | 17 |
| Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` |8.3.1e| | 17 |
| Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 16 |
| Headlamp levelling device inoperative (4.1.5 (a)) | 16 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 16 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 16 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 15 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 15 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 15 |