| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 3637 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 1779 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 698 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 589 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 560 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 530 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 401 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 225 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 223 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 217 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 200 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 195 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 193 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 157 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 154 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c)) | 148 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 146 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 145 |
| Offside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 140 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 136 |
| Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 124 |
| Registration plate issues | 123 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush likely to become detached (5.3.4 (a) (ii)) | 120 |
| Nearside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 118 |
| Fuel cap/sealing device ineffective (6.1.3 (b) (i)) | 113 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a)) | 111 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 108 |
| Brake lever has insufficient reserve travel (1.1.2 (a)) | 106 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 100 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a)) | 94 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 90 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 87 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush likely to become detached (5.3.4 (a) (ii)) | 84 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 84 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 83 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 82 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 82 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 76 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 74 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 73 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 72 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 71 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 71 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 69 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 68 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 66 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 64 |
| Exhaust hydrocarbon content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 59 |
| Rear Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 57 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 57 |
| Exhaust hydrocarbon content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a)) | 52 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content at idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 51 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content at idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 49 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 48 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn Rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 48 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn Rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 48 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 45 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 42 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 41 |