| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 5049 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 2133 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 2021 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 1837 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 1132 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 892 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 878 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 607 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 569 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 471 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 470 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h|| | 463 |
| Registration plate issues | 405 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 400 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 372 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 371 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 367 |
| Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 364 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 348 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 332 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 329 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 327 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 310 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 273 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 239 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 235 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 229 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 226 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 194 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 193 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 191 |
| Emissions not tested (8.2.1.2 (d)) | 185 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 185 |
| Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 171 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 170 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 166 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 150 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 145 |
| Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |6.1.2 |a|| | 143 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 139 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 138 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 138 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a) (ii)) | 137 |
| Offside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 129 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 126 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 124 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 121 |
| Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 120 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 119 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 118 |
| Nearside Rear Axle swivel pins and bushes swivel pin and/or bush excessively worn (5.1.2 (b) (i)) | 116 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 112 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a)) | 109 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 106 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 102 |
| Offside Rear Axle swivel pins and bushes swivel pin and/or bush excessively worn (5.1.2 (b) (i)) | 96 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |4.4.3 |a|| | 94 |
| Nearside Headlamp insecure |1.7.3| | 94 |
| Nearside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 94 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |4.4.3 |a|| | 93 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 93 |
| Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases flexi (6.1.2 (a)) | 91 |
| Nearside Headlamp insecure (4.1.1 (c)) | 89 |