| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 988 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 349 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 166 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 132 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 129 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 120 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 109 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 103 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 97 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a)) | 90 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 87 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 80 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 71 |
| Drivers door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle (6.2.3 (a)) | 47 |
| Nearside Front Front passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle (6.2.3 (a)) | 47 |
| Front passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle (6.2.3 (a)) | 44 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 43 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 39 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 31 |
| Horn sound not in accordance with requirements (7.7 (c)) | 31 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 30 |
| Registration plate issues | 25 |
| Offside Front Drivers door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle (6.2.3 (a)) | 25 |
| Nearside Front Inner Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 25 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a) (ii)) | 24 |
| Nearside Rear Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i)) | 20 |
| Offside Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 19 |
| Offside Front Inner Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 19 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 19 |
| Offside Rear Other passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle (6.2.3 (a)) | 15 |
| Offside Front Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i)) | 15 |
| Offside Rear Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i)) | 15 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 15 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 13 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 13 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 13 |
| Driver`s door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle |6.2.B.1b| | 12 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 12 |
| Nearside Front passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle (6.2.3 (a)) | 12 |
| Offside Front Seat belt buckle not functioning as intended (7.1.2 (d)) | 12 |
| Nearside Front Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i)) | 12 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 11 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 11 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 11 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 10 |
| Brake pedal has insufficient reserve travel (1.1.2 (a)) | 10 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 10 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 10 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 9 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 9 |
| Nearside Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 9 |
| Driver`s door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle |6.2.3 |a|| | 9 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 9 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 9 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 9 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 9 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 9 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 9 |