| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 236 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 217 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 85 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 56 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 56 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 55 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 53 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 48 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 43 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 41 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 37 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 36 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 34 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 31 |
| Registration plate issues | 31 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 30 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 29 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 28 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 28 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 28 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 26 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 25 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 25 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 25 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 24 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 23 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 18 |
| Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 16 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 16 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 16 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 15 |
| Offside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 14 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 13 |
| Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 13 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 12 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 12 |
| Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 11 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 11 |
| Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits |7.3.D.3| | 11 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 10 |
| Emissions not tested (8.2.1.2 (d)) | 9 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 9 |
| Nearside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 8 |
| Central Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 8 |
| Offside Rear Service brake has no recorded effort at a wheel (1.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 8 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 8 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 8 |
| Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 8 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 8 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 8 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 7 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits |8.2.1.2 |c|| | 7 |
| Windscreen has damage | 7 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 7 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake has no recorded effort at a wheel (1.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 7 |
| Emissions unable to be completed (8.2.1.2 (d)) | 7 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 7 |
| Central Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 7 |
| Windscreen washer jets misaligned and not providing sufficient fluid to the windscreen (3.5 (a)) | 7 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 7 |
| Exhaust emissions likely to be affected by an exhaust leak (8.2.1.1 (b)) | 7 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 7 |
| Nearside Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 6 |
| Reversing lamp inoperative (4.6.1 (a)) | 6 |
| Brake pedal has insufficient reserve travel (1.1.2 (a)) | 6 |
| Rear brake binding | 6 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 6 |
| Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2| | 6 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim not tested (4.1.2 (b)) | 6 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 6 |
| Emissions not tested |8.2.1.2 |d|| | 5 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 5 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 5 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 5 |
| Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 5 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 5 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 5 |
| Offside Headlamp light intensity severely reduced (4.1.4 (a)) | 5 |
| Exhaust system not adequately supported |7.1.1| | 5 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 5 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 5 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 5 |