| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 2523 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 1536 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 1347 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 1078 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 1020 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 937 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 378 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 371 |
| Registration plate issues | 342 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 253 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 188 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 165 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 164 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 162 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 152 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 148 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 147 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 141 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 140 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 140 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 137 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 136 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 129 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 123 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 117 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 114 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 107 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 105 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 99 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 86 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 79 |
| Nearside Rear Inner Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 73 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 72 |
| Offside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 71 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 69 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.2.2 |g|| | 69 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 68 |
| Offside Rear Inner Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 66 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 63 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 63 |
| Offside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 60 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 57 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 56 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 56 |
| Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 54 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a)) | 53 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 52 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 50 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 49 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 49 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 49 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 49 |