| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 11334 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 10445 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 10100 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 2031 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 1538 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 1434 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 1396 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 1330 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 1314 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 1276 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 1191 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 1132 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 1068 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 999 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c)) | 959 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 955 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 934 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 884 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 831 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 813 |
| Registration plate issues | 753 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 699 |
| Rear brake binding | 684 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 666 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 618 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 617 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 584 |
| Brake lever has insufficient reserve travel (1.1.2 (a)) | 532 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 522 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 515 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 510 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 484 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 456 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 442 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 431 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 428 |
| Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b| | 413 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 412 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 399 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 398 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 390 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding |1.2.1 |f|| | 382 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding |1.2.1 |f|| | 361 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 334 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 330 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 326 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 292 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 289 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 284 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 279 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 273 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 269 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 260 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 254 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 234 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 232 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 228 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 227 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment |1.1.6 |c|| | 216 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h|| | 215 |
| Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 210 |
| Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 203 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 199 |
| Offside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 189 |
| Fuel cap/sealing device ineffective (6.1.3 (b) (i)) | 187 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 183 |
| Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 182 |