| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Registration plate lamp issues | 3330 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 2618 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 1180 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 676 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 548 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 540 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 483 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 442 |
| Registration plate issues | 394 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 373 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 357 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 343 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 338 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 321 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 281 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 280 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 279 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 252 |
| Offside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 233 |
| Nearside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 216 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 214 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 205 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 193 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 186 |
| Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 185 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 181 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 167 |
| Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported |7.1.1| | 166 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 161 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 157 |
| Offside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 147 |
| Windscreen has damage | 147 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 145 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 145 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 143 |
| Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 142 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 141 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 136 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 135 |
| Offside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 134 |
| Offside Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 134 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 133 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 129 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 127 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 125 |
| Rear brake binding | 124 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 124 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 123 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 121 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 120 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 115 |
| Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 111 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 106 |
| Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b| | 103 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 102 |
| Offside Front Inner Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 101 |
| Nearside Front wheel bearing rough when rotated |2.5.A.2| | 99 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 97 |
| Offside Front wheel bearing rough when rotated |2.5.A.2| | 94 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 92 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 92 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 91 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 89 |
| Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` |8.3.1e| | 86 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |4.4.3 |a|| | 85 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2| | 84 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 82 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |4.4.3 |a|| | 81 |
| Nearside Front Inner Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 81 |
| Offside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 80 |
| Exhaust emits an excessive level of metered smoke for a turbo charged engine |7.4.B.3b| | 80 |
| Nearside Steering rack gaiter insecure |2.2.D.2d| | 78 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 76 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 75 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 75 |
| Nearside Rear wheel bearing rough when rotated |2.6.1| | 74 |
| Front brake excessively fluctuating | 74 |
| Nearside Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 74 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 73 |
| Electronic stability system warning lamp indicates a fault |3.4.1c| | 73 |
| Rear Exhaust system insecure (6.1.2 (a)) | 72 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 70 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2| | 70 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 68 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 66 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 64 |
| Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 61 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 61 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 61 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 60 |
| Nearside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 59 |
| Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 59 |
| Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 59 |
| Brake hose excessively deteriorated | 58 |
| Offside Headlamp excessively deteriorated so that the light output is severely reduced |1.7.5a| | 57 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 57 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 56 |