| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 109 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 89 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 50 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 16 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 11 |
| Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 11 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 10 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 10 |
| Registration plate issues | 9 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 8 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 8 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 8 |
| Rear brake binding | 7 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 7 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 7 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 7 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 6 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 6 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 6 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 5 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 5 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 5 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 5 |
| Offside Front Direction indicator not working |1.4.A.2c| | 4 |
| Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle excessive |7.3.D.3| | 4 |
| Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits |7.3.D.3| | 4 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 4 |
| Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 4 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 4 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 4 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 4 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 4 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 3 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam |1.7.5a| | 3 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 3 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 3 |
| Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content at idle excessive |7.3.D.4| | 3 |
| Nearside Rear wheel bearing rough when rotated |2.6.1| | 3 |
| Nearside Front Wheel bearing has excessive play (5.1.3 (a) (i)) | 3 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 3 |
| Offside Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 3 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 3 |
| Offside Front Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i)) | 3 |
| Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 3 |
| Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b| | 3 |
| Nearside Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 3 |
| Nearside Rear Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i)) | 3 |
| Nearside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 2 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 2 |
| Rear Mechanical brake component has restricted free movement | 2 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h|| | 2 |
| Windscreen wiper blade insecure | 2 |
| Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2| | 2 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on main beam |1.7.5a| | 2 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 2 |
| Driver`s door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle |6.2.B.1b| | 2 |
| Drivers door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle (6.2.3 (a)) | 2 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect |4.1.2 |c|| | 2 |
| Offside Front Wheel bearing has excessive play (5.1.3 (a) (i)) | 2 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 2 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect |4.1.2 |c|| | 2 |
| Stop lamp(s) all not working (4.3.1 (a) (iii)) | 2 |
| Offside Front Direction indicator not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 2 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on main beam |1.7.5a| | 2 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 2 |
| Offside Front wheel bearing rough when rotated |2.5.A.2| | 2 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b| | 2 |
| Offside Rear wheel bearing rough when rotated |2.6.1| | 2 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 2 |
| Nearside Front Outer Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 2 |
| Nearside Headlamp light source and lamp not compatible (4.1.4 (c)) | 2 |
| Offside Headlamp light source and lamp not compatible (4.1.4 (c)) | 2 |
| Nearside Side repeater insecure |1.4.A.2b| | 2 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 2 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 2 |
| Brake lever has insufficient reserve travel |1.1.2 |a|| | 2 |
| Offside Rear Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i)) | 2 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 2 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2| | 2 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 2 |
| Nearside Front Direction indicator incomplete |1.5.A1b| | 2 |
| Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 2 |
| Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` |8.3.1e| | 2 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 2 |
| Offside Rear Rear wheel bearing rough when rotated |2.6.1| | 2 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c)) | 2 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 2 |
| Brake lever has insufficient reserve travel (1.1.2 (a)) | 2 |
| Offside Rear Parking (secondary brake) on a single line braking system has inadequate effort at a wheel (1.3.1 (a) (i)) | 2 |