| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 1222 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 476 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 444 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 411 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 354 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 258 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 216 |
| Registration plate issues | 199 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 146 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 111 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 99 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 92 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 91 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 88 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 84 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 83 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 72 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 51 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has negligible damping effect (5.3.2 (d)) | 43 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 41 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 36 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has negligible damping effect (5.3.2 (d)) | 36 |
| Windscreen damaged and affecting the drivers view of the road (3.2 (a) (ii)) | 36 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 33 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 31 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 28 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 27 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 27 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 27 |
| Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 25 |
| Front Engine mounting damaged or deteriorated resulting in excessive movement (6.1.8 (a) (i)) | 25 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 24 |
| Offside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 24 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 24 |
| Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 24 |
| Nearside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 23 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 23 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 23 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 23 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 23 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a)) | 21 |
| Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 21 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 21 |
| Nearside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 20 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 20 |
| Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 20 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 19 |
| Offside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 19 |
| Drivers door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle (6.2.3 (a)) | 19 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 18 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 18 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 17 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 17 |
| Nearside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 17 |
| Oil leaking excessively from engine (8.4.1 (a) (i)) | 17 |