| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 6118 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 5145 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 2088 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 1746 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 1493 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 1143 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 1064 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 1042 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c)) | 935 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 892 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 824 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 815 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 804 |
| Rear brake binding | 760 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 739 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 638 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 631 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 628 |
| Registration plate issues | 607 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 579 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 559 |
| Brake lever has insufficient reserve travel (1.1.2 (a)) | 557 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 525 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 500 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 468 |
| Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b| | 458 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 439 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 410 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 408 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 399 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 384 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 375 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 343 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 322 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 315 |
| Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 314 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 312 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 294 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 290 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 286 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 275 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 266 |
| Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 263 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 260 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 252 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 252 |
| Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 250 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 250 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 246 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 241 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 228 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 227 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 225 |
| Reversing lamp inoperative (4.6.1 (a)) | 225 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding |1.2.1 |f|| | 222 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 219 |
| Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 213 |
| Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 209 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 201 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment |1.1.6 |c|| | 196 |
| Nearside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 191 |
| Offside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 189 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 185 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding |1.2.1 |f|| | 183 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 180 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 177 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 176 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 174 |
| Exhaust system insecure (6.1.2 (a)) | 172 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 166 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 164 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 159 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively damaged or deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii)) | 159 |
| Nearside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 156 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a)) | 155 |
| Central Exhaust system insecure (6.1.2 (a)) | 151 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 151 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 150 |
| Emissions not tested (8.2.1.2 (d)) | 146 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively damaged or deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii)) | 145 |
| Exhaust emissions likely to be affected by an exhaust leak (8.2.1.1 (b)) | 136 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 135 |
| Nearside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 135 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 134 |
| Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 133 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 133 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has negligible damping effect (5.3.2 (d)) | 133 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has negligible damping effect (5.3.2 (d)) | 131 |
| Emissions unable to be completed (8.2.1.2 (d)) | 129 |
| Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2| | 128 |
| Rear Mechanical brake component has restricted free movement | 127 |
| Central Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 126 |
| Offside Front Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i)) | 124 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 122 |
| Front brake excessively fluctuating | 122 |
| Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 121 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 120 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 118 |
| Drivers door cannot be opened from inside the vehicle (6.2.3 (a)) | 117 |
| Offside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 111 |