| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 5410 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 3082 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 1845 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 1100 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 936 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 669 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 653 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 562 |
| Rear brake binding | 530 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 491 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c)) | 468 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 451 |
| Registration plate issues | 409 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 362 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 337 |
| Brake lever has insufficient reserve travel (1.1.2 (a)) | 319 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 280 |
| Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b| | 269 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 268 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 267 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 265 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 250 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 244 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 236 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 231 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 230 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 219 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 218 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding |1.2.1 |f|| | 212 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 207 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 202 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 194 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 192 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding |1.2.1 |f|| | 186 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 181 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 171 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 166 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 155 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 155 |
| Reversing lamp inoperative (4.6.1 (a)) | 154 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 151 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 142 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment |1.1.6 |c|| | 139 |
| Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 136 |
| Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 127 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 126 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 124 |
| Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2| | 122 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 121 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 118 |
| Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 115 |
| Front brake excessively fluctuating | 113 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 106 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 106 |
| Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 103 |
| Exhaust system insecure (6.1.2 (a)) | 99 |
| Emissions not tested (8.2.1.2 (d)) | 98 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 96 |
| Nearside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 92 |
| Rear Mechanical brake component has restricted free movement | 91 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 91 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 86 |
| Central Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 83 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 81 |
| Nearside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 81 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 77 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 76 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 75 |
| Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 74 |
| Brake lever has insufficient reserve travel |1.1.2 |a|| | 74 |
| Central Exhaust system insecure (6.1.2 (a)) | 73 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 72 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 71 |
| Windscreen wiper blade insecure | 71 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 69 |