| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Registration plate lamp issues | 5931 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 5425 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 3294 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 899 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a)) | 854 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 851 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 815 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 803 |
| Exhaust emits an excessive level of metered smoke |7.4.B.3a| | 779 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 755 |
| Registration plate issues | 734 |
| Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 696 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 599 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 538 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 516 |
| Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2| | 512 |
| Windscreen has damage | 499 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 476 |
| Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 476 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 472 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 459 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 441 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 417 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 398 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 382 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 375 |
| Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 354 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 335 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 318 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 313 |
| Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 309 |
| Offside Rear Anti-roll bar pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 307 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 290 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 288 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturer`s specified limit |8.2.2.2 |a|| | 287 |
| Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2| | 274 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 272 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 266 |
| Nearside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 257 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 254 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 250 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed default limit of 1.5m-1 (8.2.2.2 (b)) | 246 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 245 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 239 |
| Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 227 |
| Nearside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 227 |
| Rear brake binding | 226 |
| Offside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 218 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 216 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 212 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 209 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 206 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 206 |
| Offside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 196 |
| Offside Obligatory mirror seriously damaged, affecting the rear view |8.1.2a| | 194 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 181 |
| Central Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 172 |
| Nearside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 171 |
| Offside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 171 |
| Nearside Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 166 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 166 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2| | 165 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 161 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 160 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 160 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 159 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 158 |
| Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 155 |
| Offside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 154 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 154 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 143 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 141 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 140 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 137 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 134 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 133 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2| | 132 |
| Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 132 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 132 |
| Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2| | 130 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 129 |
| Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar pin or bush excessively worn D bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 129 |
| Offside Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 125 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a)) | 124 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 124 |
| Offside Obligatory mirror seriously damaged, affecting the rear view (3.3 (b) (ii)) | 123 |
| Nearside Headlamp insecure |1.7.3| | 122 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |5.3.4 |b| |ii|| | 121 |
| Nearside Front Upper Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 120 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2| | 119 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 118 |
| Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2| | 117 |
| Exhaust emissions test not completed because smoke levels are significantly in excess of the specified limit values (8.2.2.2 (f)) | 116 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 115 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 114 |
| Offside Rear Anti-roll bar rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 113 |
| Offside Headlamp insecure |1.7.3| | 109 |
| Offside Rear Anti-roll bar pin or bush excessively worn D bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 108 |
| Emissions not tested (8.2.2.2 (e)) | 104 |
| Emissions not tested |7.0| | 104 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 103 |