| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Registration plate lamp issues | 4305 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 3975 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 1380 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 1115 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 902 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 869 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 635 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 623 |
| Nearside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 534 |
| Offside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 520 |
| Registration plate issues | 500 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 470 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 444 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 430 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 387 |
| Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported |7.1.1| | 381 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 355 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 345 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 344 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 325 |
| Nearside Rear wheel bearing rough when rotated |2.6.1| | 286 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 258 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 251 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 243 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 241 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 232 |
| Offside Rear wheel bearing rough when rotated |2.6.1| | 227 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 227 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 225 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 217 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 209 |
| Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 208 |
| Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 206 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 202 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 186 |
| Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b| | 185 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 184 |
| Windscreen has damage | 184 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 182 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 180 |
| Rear brake binding | 180 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 179 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 175 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 173 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 172 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 168 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 157 |
| Offside Front Inner Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 156 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 151 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 148 |
| Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 145 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 140 |
| Offside Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 139 |
| Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 138 |
| Offside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 135 |
| Offside Front wheel bearing rough when rotated |2.5.A.2| | 134 |
| Nearside Rear Rear wheel bearing rough when rotated |2.6.1| | 134 |
| Nearside Front coil spring fractured |2.4.C.1a| | 132 |
| Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` |8.3.1e| | 126 |
| Offside Rear Rear wheel bearing rough when rotated |2.6.1| | 125 |
| Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 122 |
| Offside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 122 |
| Offside Front coil spring fractured |2.4.C.1a| | 121 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 119 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2| | 113 |
| Nearside Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 112 |
| Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 111 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 109 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 108 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 107 |
| Nearside Steering rack gaiter insecure |2.2.D.2d| | 105 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 101 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 101 |
| Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 97 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2| | 95 |
| Nearside Front wheel bearing rough when rotated |2.5.A.2| | 95 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 95 |
| Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 93 |
| Offside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 93 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 93 |
| Nearside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 91 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 91 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 90 |
| Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 88 |
| Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 88 |
| Offside Steering rack gaiter insecure |2.2.D.2d| | 88 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 88 |
| Offside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 85 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 85 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 85 |
| Nearside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 83 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 82 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 82 |
| Rear Exhaust system insecure (6.1.2 (a)) | 81 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 80 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a)) | 80 |
| Nearside Front Inner Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 80 |
| Front brake excessively fluctuating | 80 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 80 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 79 |
| Offside Rear Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i)) | 79 |
| Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 79 |
| Nearside Front coil spring incomplete |2.4.C.1a| | 79 |
| Nearside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 77 |
| Nearside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 76 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |4.4.3 |a|| | 75 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 75 |
| Offside Front Front wheel bearing rough when rotated |2.5.A.2| | 74 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 74 |
| Offside Front Wheel nut|s| missing |4.2.A.1e| | 74 |
| Nearside Headlamp excessively deteriorated so that the light output is severely reduced |1.7.5a| | 74 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 72 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 71 |
| Offside Front Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i)) | 70 |
| Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2| | 69 |
| Offside Rear Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 69 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 69 |