| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 2324 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 1372 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 581 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 540 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 453 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 418 |
| Registration plate issues | 266 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 237 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 231 |
| Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported |7.1.1| | 228 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 221 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 202 |
| Nearside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 199 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 182 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 176 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 168 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 167 |
| Offside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 164 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 153 |
| Rear brake binding | 140 |
| Offside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 138 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 137 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 131 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 120 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 120 |
| Windscreen has damage | 105 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 98 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 96 |
| Nearside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 93 |
| Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 89 |
| Offside Rear wheel bearing rough when rotated |2.6.1| | 85 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 85 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 80 |
| Offside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 80 |
| Nearside Rear wheel bearing rough when rotated |2.6.1| | 79 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 77 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 74 |
| Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 74 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 74 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 74 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 73 |
| Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b| | 73 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 71 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 69 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 68 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 65 |
| Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 65 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 65 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 62 |
| Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 61 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 61 |
| Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 60 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 60 |
| Offside Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 60 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 59 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 57 |
| Offside Rear Rear wheel bearing rough when rotated |2.6.1| | 57 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 55 |
| Exhaust system not adequately supported |7.1.1| | 55 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2| | 52 |
| Nearside Rear Rear wheel bearing rough when rotated |2.6.1| | 51 |
| Nearside Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 51 |
| Nearside Front coil spring fractured |2.4.C.1a| | 50 |
| Offside Front coil spring fractured |2.4.C.1a| | 48 |
| Front brake excessively fluctuating | 47 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 44 |
| Offside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 43 |
| Nearside Headlamp excessively deteriorated so that the light output is severely reduced |1.7.5a| | 42 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 41 |
| Offside Front wheel bearing rough when rotated |2.5.A.2| | 41 |
| Nearside Steering rack gaiter insecure |2.2.D.2d| | 40 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 39 |
| Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2| | 39 |
| Nearside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 39 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 38 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 38 |
| Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` |8.3.1e| | 37 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 37 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 37 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2| | 37 |
| Offside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 37 |
| Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 35 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 35 |
| Nearside Front wheel bearing rough when rotated |2.5.A.2| | 35 |
| Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 34 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 34 |
| Offside Headlamp excessively deteriorated so that the light output is severely reduced |1.7.5a| | 34 |
| Nearside Front coil spring incomplete |2.4.C.1a| | 34 |
| Rear brake application uneven | 33 |
| Offside Front coil spring incomplete |2.4.C.1a| | 32 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 32 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2| | 32 |
| Front brake application uneven | 32 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 31 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 31 |
| Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 31 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 30 |
| Offside Front Inner Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 30 |
| Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 30 |
| Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |6.1.7 |g| |ii|| | 29 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 29 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 29 |
| Offside Rear Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 29 |
| Offside Front constant velocity joint gaiter insecure to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc |2.5.C.1a| | 28 |
| Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 28 |
| Offside Front Wheel nut|s| missing |4.2.A.1e| | 28 |