| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 21338 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 13155 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 9115 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 5857 |
| Rear brake binding | 3885 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 3868 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a)) | 3857 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 3782 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 3697 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 3468 |
| Registration plate issues | 3402 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 2929 |
| Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 2744 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 2687 |
| Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 2566 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 2561 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 2469 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 2435 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 2300 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 2292 |
| Electronic stability system warning lamp indicates a fault |3.4.1c| | 2222 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 2136 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 2080 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 2001 |
| Offside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 1980 |
| Offside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 1908 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 1841 |
| Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 1808 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 1763 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 1720 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 1712 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 1699 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 1676 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 1634 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 1631 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 1624 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 1589 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 1585 |
| Exhaust emits an excessive level of metered smoke for a turbo charged engine |7.4.B.3b| | 1480 |
| Bonnet cannot be secured in the closed position |8.4.1| | 1420 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 1381 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 1343 |
| Nearside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 1337 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 1313 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 1279 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 1258 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 1235 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 1228 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturer`s specified limit |8.2.2.2 |a|| | 1213 |
| Offside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 1209 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 1191 |
| Nearside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 1163 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 1159 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 1153 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 1150 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 1115 |
| Nearside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 1113 |
| Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2| | 1111 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 1100 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 1092 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 1089 |
| Offside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 1088 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 1077 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 1071 |
| Offside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 1038 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 1038 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1033 |
| Nearside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 1028 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 1022 |
| Bonnet cannot be secured in the closed position (3.1 (b) (i)) | 1012 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed level of metered smoke for a turbo charged engine (8.2.2.2 (b)) | 972 |
| Offside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 960 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 956 |
| Windscreen has damage | 894 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 893 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 893 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 891 |
| Offside Headlamp lens seriously defective (4.1.1 (b) (ii)) | 846 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 807 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 804 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 789 |
| Nearside Headlamp lens seriously defective (4.1.1 (b) (ii)) | 780 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 723 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 716 |
| Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 715 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 712 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 708 |
| Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 706 |
| Nearside Front Front constant velocity joint gaiter damaged to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc |2.5.C.1a| | 703 |
| Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 698 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 697 |
| Offside Rear passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle |6.2.B.1c| | 681 |
| Rear Mechanical brake component has restricted free movement | 680 |
| Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` |8.3.1e| | 677 |
| Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 672 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |5.3.4 |b| |ii|| | 669 |
| Nearside Front Inner Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 668 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 665 |
| Nearside Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 659 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding |1.2.1 |f|| | 647 |
| Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 647 |
| Offside Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 633 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 604 |
| Nearside Front constant velocity joint gaiter damaged to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc |2.5.C.1a| | 601 |
| Nearside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 597 |
| Nearside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 592 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 580 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 573 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp has a product on the lens so that the light output is severely reduced (4.1.4 (b)) | 568 |
| Nearside Front Upper Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 568 |
| Offside Front Headlamp has a product on the lens so that the light output is severely reduced (4.1.4 (b)) | 564 |
| Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 549 |
| Offside Headlamp has a product on the lens so that the light output is severely reduced (4.1.4 (b)) | 548 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 541 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault |7.12 |e|| | 534 |
| Nearside Headlamp has a product on the lens so that the light output is severely reduced (4.1.4 (b)) | 529 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 518 |
| Nearside Rear passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle |6.2.B.1c| | 515 |
| Electronic power steering warning lamp indicates a system malfunction (2.6 (a)) | 512 |
| Exhaust emissions test not completed because smoke levels are significantly in excess of the specified limit values (8.2.2.2 (f)) | 509 |
| 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| | 493 |
| Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |6.1.7 |g| |ii|| | 489 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 488 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 486 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |5.3.4 |b| |ii|| | 482 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 475 |
| Offside Front Upper Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 474 |