| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 998 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 536 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 323 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 296 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 208 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 191 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 176 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 120 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 109 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 106 |
| Registration plate issues | 94 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 91 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 80 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 66 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 66 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 57 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 57 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 56 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 49 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 48 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 47 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 42 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 41 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 41 |
| Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 37 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 37 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 37 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 35 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 35 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 34 |
| Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 34 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 34 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 33 |
| Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 33 |
| Offside Rear Lower Suspension arm corroded and seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i)) | 32 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 31 |
| Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 31 |
| Offside Rear Suspension arm corroded and seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i)) | 31 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 29 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 29 |
| Nearside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 29 |
| Bonnet cannot be secured in the closed position (3.1 (b) (i)) | 29 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 28 |
| Nearside Rear Lower Suspension arm corroded and seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i)) | 28 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 28 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 27 |
| Nearside Rear Suspension arm corroded and seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i)) | 27 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 26 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 26 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 24 |
| Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 23 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 23 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.2.2 |g|| | 22 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 22 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 22 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 21 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 21 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a)) | 20 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 20 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 20 |
| Oil leaking excessively from engine (8.4.1 (a) (i)) | 19 |
| Offside Front Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 19 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 19 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 19 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a)) | 19 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 18 |
| Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 18 |
| Nearside Front Wheel bearing has excessive play (5.1.3 (a) (i)) | 18 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 18 |
| Nearside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 17 |
| Offside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 17 |