| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 694 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 530 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 416 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 149 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 141 |
| Offside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 136 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 133 |
| Registration plate issues | 118 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 111 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 111 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 100 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 70 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 70 |
| Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2| | 68 |
| Nearside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 66 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 60 |
| Offside Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 52 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 50 |
| Nearside Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 49 |
| Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 48 |
| Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 47 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 46 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 42 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 39 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 38 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 34 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 33 |
| Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2| | 33 |
| Rear brake binding | 30 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 30 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 29 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 29 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 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 Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 27 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 26 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h|| | 26 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 25 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 25 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 23 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 23 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 23 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 21 |
| Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 21 |
| Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` |8.3.1e| | 21 |
| Offside Rear Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 20 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 19 |
| Nearside Rear Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 19 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 19 |
| Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 19 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 18 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 18 |
| Windscreen has damage | 18 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 18 |
| Offside Obligatory mirror seriously damaged, affecting the rear view |8.1.2a| | 17 |
| Offside Rear coil spring fractured |2.4.C.1a| | 16 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 16 |
| Offside Front Wheel bearing has excessive play (5.1.3 (a) (i)) | 16 |
| Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b| | 16 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 16 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 15 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 15 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 15 |
| Offside Headlamp lens seriously defective (4.1.1 (b) (ii)) | 15 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 14 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp has a product on the lens so that the light output is severely reduced (4.1.4 (b)) | 14 |
| Nearside Headlamp lens seriously defective (4.1.1 (b) (ii)) | 14 |
| Offside Front Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i)) | 14 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 13 |
| Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 13 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 13 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 13 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 13 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 12 |
| Offside Front Headlamp has a product on the lens so that the light output is severely reduced (4.1.4 (b)) | 12 |
| Offside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 11 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 11 |
| Offside Headlamp has a product on the lens so that the light output is severely reduced (4.1.4 (b)) | 11 |
| Front brake application uneven | 10 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 10 |
| Offside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 10 |
| Nearside Headlamp has a product on the lens so that the light output is severely reduced (4.1.4 (b)) | 10 |