| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 4702 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 4391 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 2360 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 918 |
| Rear brake binding | 757 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 738 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 663 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 651 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 621 |
| Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b| | 540 |
| Registration plate issues | 537 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 470 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 468 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 430 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c)) | 420 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 416 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 394 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 379 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 378 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 377 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 370 |
| Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 316 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 315 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 313 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 311 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 304 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 299 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 285 |
| Offside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 283 |
| Brake lever has insufficient reserve travel (1.1.2 (a)) | 279 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 269 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 263 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 262 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 258 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 248 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 228 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 227 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 223 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 217 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 207 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 192 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 191 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 190 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 190 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 185 |
| Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2| | 185 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 181 |
| Offside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 178 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 176 |
| Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits |7.3.D.3| | 173 |
| Nearside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 170 |
| Emissions not tested (8.2.1.2 (d)) | 166 |
| Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 165 |
| Drivers door cannot be opened from inside the vehicle (6.2.3 (a)) | 163 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 161 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment |1.1.6 |c|| | 160 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 158 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding |1.2.1 |f|| | 157 |
| Windscreen has damage | 152 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 148 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 144 |
| Front brake excessively fluctuating | 140 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 140 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 137 |
| Offside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 136 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 135 |
| Nearside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 127 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 125 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 125 |
| Driver`s door cannot be opened from inside the vehicle |6.2.B.1b| | 124 |
| Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 121 |
| Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2| | 120 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 118 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 118 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 117 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 116 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 116 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 112 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 111 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 110 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 110 |
| Rear Mechanical brake component has restricted free movement | 110 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding |1.2.1 |f|| | 106 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 105 |
| Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle excessive |7.3.D.3| | 105 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a)) | 105 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 103 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits |8.2.1.2 |c|| | 103 |
| Offside Front Upper Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 100 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |5.3.4 |b| |ii|| | 100 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 100 |
| 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| | 96 |
| Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 95 |
| Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` |8.3.1e| | 94 |
| Rear brake application uneven | 90 |
| Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 89 |
| Offside Front Drivers door cannot be opened from inside the vehicle (6.2.3 (a)) | 89 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |5.3.4 |b| |ii|| | 87 |
| Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 86 |
| Brake lever has insufficient reserve travel |1.1.2 |a|| | 86 |