| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 3609 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 1579 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 715 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 712 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 555 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 547 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 513 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 353 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 340 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 327 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 308 |
| Registration plate issues | 289 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 283 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 263 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 263 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 251 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 222 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 199 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 186 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 185 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 177 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 167 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 155 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a)) | 151 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 148 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 136 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 134 |
| Offside Side repeater incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 127 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 124 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 122 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 111 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 104 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 103 |
| Exhaust on a vehicle fitted with a diesel particulate filter emits visible smoke of any colour (8.2.2.2 (d)) | 99 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 96 |
| Nearside Side repeater incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 93 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 91 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 88 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 87 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 85 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 83 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 73 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 71 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively damaged or deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii)) | 67 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 62 |
| Rear brake binding | 61 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 60 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 60 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.2.2 |g|| | 56 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 56 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 55 |
| Offside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 55 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed default limit of 0.7m-1 (8.2.2.2 (b)) | 52 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 51 |
| Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 50 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 50 |
| Front brake excessively fluctuating | 48 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 48 |
| Nearside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 48 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively damaged or deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii)) | 48 |
| Offside Front Macpherson strut top bush or bearing has excessive wear or free play (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 45 |