| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 63 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 56 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 35 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 29 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 19 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 17 |
| Registration plate issues | 13 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 13 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 10 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 5 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 4 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 4 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 4 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 4 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 4 |
| Offside Rear Fuel cap/sealing device ineffective (6.1.3 (b) (i)) | 3 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 3 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 3 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 3 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 3 |
| Fuel cap/sealing device sealing washer deteriorated |7.2.4c| | 3 |
| Nearside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 3 |
| Nearside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 2 |
| Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 2 |
| Rear brake binding | 2 |
| Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 2 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Offside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 2 |
| Fuel cap/sealing device ineffective |6.1.3 |b| |i|| | 2 |
| Fuel cap/sealing device sealing washer torn |7.2.4c| | 2 |
| Fuel cap/sealing device ineffective (6.1.3 (b) (i)) | 2 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 2 |
| Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 2 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h|| | 2 |
| Windscreen has damage | 1 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Fluid leak harmful to the environment or a risk to other road users radiator leaking (8.4.1 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases flexible joint broken (6.1.2 (a)) | 1 |
| Fuel cap/sealing device component leaking (6.1.3 (b) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 1 |
| Electronic parking brake warning indicates a malfunction (1.1.6 (e)) | 1 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 1 |
| Fuel cap/sealing device missing (6.1.3 (b) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Electronic parking brake control inoperative (1.1.6 (d)) | 1 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Central Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Brake lever has restricted free movement caliper lever not moving (1.1.15 (e)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 1 |
| Emissions not tested Engine overheating during test. |8.2.1.2 |d|| | 1 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect Bulb fitted incorrectly (4.1.2 (c)) | 1 |
| Front Headlamp aim not tested (4.1.2 (b)) | 1 |
| Front Headlamp levelling device inoperative (4.1.5 (a)) | 1 |
| Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 1 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush swivel |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Brake lever has restricted free movement (1.1.15 (e)) | 1 |
| Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 1 |
| Exhaust emissions likely to be affected by an exhaust leak (8.2.1.1 (b)) | 1 |
| Emissions not tested due to major leak (8.2.1.2 (d)) | 1 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim not tested (4.1.2 (b)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working side / driving light (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Central Front Drivers view of an obligatory external mirror materially affected by an obstruction (3.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Side repeater insecure |1.4.A.2b| | 1 |
| Rear Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator not working |4.4.1 |a| |ii|| | 1 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 1 |
| Brake pedal anti-slip provision worn smooth (1.1.2 (c)) | 1 |
| Nearside Headlamp are incorrectly positioned (4.1.4 (a)) | 1 |
| Offside Headlamp aim not tested (4.1.2 (b)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 1 |
| Rear Reversing lamp inoperative (4.6.1 (a)) | 1 |
| Fuel cap/sealing device ineffective perished seal (6.1.3 (b) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Fuel cap/sealing device ineffective seal perished |6.1.3 |b| |i|| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 1 |
| Offside Front Tie bar/rod attachment bracket/mounting insecure secure nut insecure |2.4.G.1| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Lower Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding |1.2.1 |f|| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear wheel bearing rough when rotated |2.6.1| | 1 |
| Offside Rear wheel bearing rough when rotated |2.6.1| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim so that beam "kick up" is not visible on the screen bulb not secure |4.1.2 |a|| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working sidelight inoperative |4.2.1 |a| |ii|| | 1 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working sidelight inoperative |4.2.1 |a| |ii|| | 1 |
| Reversing lamp inoperative (4.6.1 (a)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn lower suspension arm swivel to hub mounting- arm fouling hub (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Brake performance not tested (1.2.1 (g)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Service brake lagging in operation (1.2.1 (d)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake lagging in operation (1.2.1 (d)) | 1 |
| Road wheel more than one fixing missing 4 missing, 1 on each wheel (5.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` |8.3.1e| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding |1.2.1 |f|| | 1 |
| Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b| | 1 |
| Direction indicators flashing more than 120 times a minute |1.4.A.2g| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Direction indicator not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Bumper damaged and likely to cause injury when grazed or contacted FRONT BUMPER HAS SHARP EDGE (6.1.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |