| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 251 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 132 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 120 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 67 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 43 |
| Registration plate issues | 35 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 29 |
| Offside Rear Seat belt buckle not functioning as intended (7.1.2 (d)) | 26 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 24 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 23 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 23 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 21 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 21 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 17 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 17 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 16 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 14 |
| Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 12 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 12 |
| Offside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 12 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 12 |
| Offside Front Lower Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 11 |
| Nearside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 11 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 11 |
| Nearside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 10 |
| Brake pedal anti-slip provision missing (1.1.2 (c)) | 10 |
| Nearside Rear Seat belt buckle not functioning as intended (7.1.2 (d)) | 10 |
| Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 10 |
| Offside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 10 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim not tested (4.1.2 (b)) | 9 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 8 |
| Offside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 8 |
| Nearside Headlamp insecure (4.1.1 (c)) | 7 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp insecure (4.1.1 (c)) | 7 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 7 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 7 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 6 |
| Nearside Front Front fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 6 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a)) | 6 |
| Central Rear Seat belt buckle not functioning as intended (7.1.2 (d)) | 6 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 6 |
| Offside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 6 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 5 |
| Offside Headlamp insecure (4.1.1 (c)) | 5 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed default limit of 0.7m-1 (8.2.2.2 (b)) | 5 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 5 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 5 |
| Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 5 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 5 |
| Offside Front Headlamp insecure (4.1.1 (c)) | 5 |
| Offside Front Front fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 5 |
| Fuel cap/sealing device ineffective (6.1.3 (b) (i)) | 5 |
| Nearside Front Lower Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 5 |
| Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 5 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 5 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 5 |
| Fuel cap/sealing device missing (6.1.3 (b) (i)) | 4 |
| Exhaust on a vehicle fitted with a diesel particulate filter emits visible smoke of any colour (8.2.2.2 (d)) | 4 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 4 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 4 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 4 |
| Nearside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 4 |
| Central Rear Seat belt not functioning as intended (7.1.2 (c)) | 4 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 4 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 4 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 4 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 4 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 4 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 4 |