| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Registration plate lamp issues | 1285 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 1013 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 645 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 324 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 267 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 205 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 202 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 189 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 188 |
| Registration plate issues | 187 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 171 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 152 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 138 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 135 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 130 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 124 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 115 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 114 |
| Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 105 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 103 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 93 |
| Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 89 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 86 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 83 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 82 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 77 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 77 |
| Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b| | 76 |
| Offside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 73 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 72 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 70 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 67 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 67 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 66 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 65 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 64 |
| Nearside Steering rack gaiter insecure |2.2.D.2d| | 60 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 59 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 58 |
| Nearside Front Steering rack gaiter missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii)) | 56 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 55 |
| Nearside Steering rack gaiter missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii)) | 52 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 52 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 51 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 51 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 49 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |4.4.3 |a|| | 48 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 47 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 46 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 46 |
| Nearside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 46 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 45 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |4.4.3 |a|| | 45 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 44 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 42 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 42 |
| Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2| | 40 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 40 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 39 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 38 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 37 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 37 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 36 |
| Offside Steering rack gaiter missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii)) | 36 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 36 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 35 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 35 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 34 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c)) | 34 |
| Offside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 33 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 33 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 32 |
| Offside Front Steering rack gaiter missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii)) | 32 |
| Nearside Front Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i)) | 32 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 31 |
| Brake lever has insufficient reserve travel (1.1.2 (a)) | 30 |
| Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage fractured (5.3.3 (b) (ii)) | 29 |
| Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 29 |
| Offside Headlamp light intensity severely reduced (4.1.4 (a)) | 29 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 28 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 28 |
| Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` |8.3.1e| | 27 |
| Front Exhaust system insecure (6.1.2 (a)) | 27 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 26 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 26 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 26 |
| Nearside Front Steering rack gaiter insecure |2.2.D.2d| | 25 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 25 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a) (ii)) | 25 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 25 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 24 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 24 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 24 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 24 |
| Offside Front Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i)) | 24 |