| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 918 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 395 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 318 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 181 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 127 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 127 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 120 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 119 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 105 |
| Registration plate issues | 93 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 89 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 84 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 82 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 76 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 75 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 73 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 70 |
| Offside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 59 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 59 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 58 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 57 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 56 |
| Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 55 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 54 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 52 |
| Nearside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 52 |
| Emissions not tested (8.2.1.2 (d)) | 49 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 47 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 41 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 39 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 39 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 37 |
| Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits |7.3.D.3| | 36 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits |8.2.1.2 |c|| | 35 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 34 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 34 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h|| | 34 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 33 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 32 |
| Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2| | 31 |
| Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 31 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 31 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 30 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 30 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 28 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 27 |
| Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 27 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 26 |
| Central Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 26 |
| Exhaust emissions likely to be affected by an exhaust leak (8.2.1.1 (b)) | 26 |
| Nearside Front Upper Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 24 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 24 |
| Horn not working |1.6.2a| | 23 |
| Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle excessive |7.3.D.3| | 23 |
| Rear brake binding | 22 |
| Nearside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 22 |
| Offside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 22 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 20 |
| Offside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 20 |
| Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 20 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a) (ii)) | 20 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 19 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 19 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a)) | 19 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 19 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 19 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 18 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 17 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 16 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 16 |
| Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content at idle excessive |7.3.D.4| | 16 |
| Front brake excessively fluctuating | 16 |
| Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 15 |
| Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 15 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding |1.2.1 |f|| | 15 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 15 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 14 |
| Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 14 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect |4.1.2 |c|| | 14 |
| Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` |8.3.1e| | 14 |
| Oil leaking excessively from engine (8.4.1 (a) (i)) | 14 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 14 |
| Reversing lamp inoperative (4.6.1 (a)) | 14 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 14 |