| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Registration plate lamp issues | 178 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 70 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 52 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 42 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 28 |
| Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 13 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 12 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 12 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 10 |
| Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 9 |
| Rear Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 9 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 8 |
| Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 8 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 7 |
| Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 7 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 7 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 7 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 6 |
| Front Position lamp not working both (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 6 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 6 |
| Registration plate issues | 6 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 5 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 5 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 5 |
| Nearside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 4 |
| Offside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 4 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 4 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 4 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 4 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 4 |
| Offside Rear Rear fog lamp does not emit a steady red light (4.5.4 (a)) | 4 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a)) | 3 |
| Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 3 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 3 |
| Front Position lamp not working both side (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 3 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 3 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 3 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 3 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 3 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on main beam |1.7.5a| | 3 |
| Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` |8.3.1e| | 2 |
| Nearside Front Direction indicator not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 2 |
| Offside Rear Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i)) | 2 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 2 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 2 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 2 |
| Service brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.2.2 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 2 |
| Offside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 2 |
| Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b| | 2 |
| Rear fog lamp not working |4.5.1 |a| |ii|| | 2 |
| Front Position lamp not working both sides (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Rear fog lamp does not emit a steady red light (4.5.4 (a)) | 2 |
| Nearside Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working |4.5.1 |a| |ii|| | 2 |
| Rear fog lamp missing (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 2 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 2 |
| Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b| | 2 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 2 |
| Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Rear Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b| | 2 |