| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 6003 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 3962 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 2619 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 1821 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 1671 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 1071 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 1059 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 932 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 867 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c)) | 811 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 780 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 686 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 568 |
| Rear brake binding | 530 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 523 |
| Brake lever has insufficient reserve travel (1.1.2 (a)) | 514 |
| Registration plate issues | 499 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 498 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 472 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 469 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 444 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 426 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 419 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 417 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 407 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 395 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 352 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 352 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 348 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 326 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 321 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 320 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 287 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 285 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 279 |
| Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b| | 269 |
| Reversing lamp inoperative (4.6.1 (a)) | 262 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 257 |
| Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 247 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 229 |
| Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 225 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 219 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 218 |
| Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 214 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding |1.2.1 |f|| | 212 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding |1.2.1 |f|| | 186 |
| Nearside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 168 |
| Exhaust system insecure (6.1.2 (a)) | 167 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 163 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 161 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 157 |
| Nearside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 156 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 151 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 146 |
| Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 145 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 143 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 142 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 142 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment |1.1.6 |c|| | 139 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 134 |
| Central Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 131 |
| Central Exhaust system insecure (6.1.2 (a)) | 130 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 129 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 126 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has negligible damping effect (5.3.2 (d)) | 125 |
| Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2| | 122 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a)) | 122 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 121 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 118 |
| Offside Front Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i)) | 118 |
| Offside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 116 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 115 |
| Emissions unable to be completed (8.2.1.2 (d)) | 115 |
| Front brake excessively fluctuating | 113 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 112 |
| Drivers door cannot be opened from inside the vehicle (6.2.3 (a)) | 111 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 111 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 108 |
| Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 107 |
| Nearside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 106 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 106 |
| Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 104 |
| Emissions not tested (8.2.1.2 (d)) | 104 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 104 |
| Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 103 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 100 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has negligible damping effect (5.3.2 (d)) | 100 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 100 |
| Fuel cap/sealing device ineffective (6.1.3 (b) (i)) | 99 |
| Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 97 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 96 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 96 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 96 |