| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Registration plate lamp issues | 1251 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.C.1b| | 689 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 651 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 606 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 429 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 394 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 388 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 340 |
| Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2| | 172 |
| Fuel cap/sealing device sealing washer deteriorated |7.2.4c| | 124 |
| Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 121 |
| Registration plate issues | 114 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 110 |
| Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 109 |
| Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 108 |
| Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported |7.1.1| | 107 |
| Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 89 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 79 |
| Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 73 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 73 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 72 |
| Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2| | 71 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 71 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 68 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b| | 64 |
| Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b| | 63 |
| Exhaust system not adequately supported |7.1.1| | 61 |
| Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a| | 59 |
| Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits |7.3.D.3| | 58 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 56 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 55 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 54 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 52 |
| Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 51 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 48 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value |1.4.2 |a| |ii|| | 48 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 47 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 46 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 45 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 45 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 44 |
| Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b| | 42 |
| Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle excessive |7.3.D.3| | 41 |
| Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2| | 41 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h|| | 41 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 40 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 39 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 38 |
| Nearside Rear reflector missing |1.5.1a| | 35 |
| Brake hose excessively deteriorated | 35 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 34 |
| Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a| | 34 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 33 |
| Nearside Rear Trailing arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 33 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 32 |
| Centre Exhaust system not adequately supported |7.1.1| | 32 |
| Offside Rear Trailing arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 32 |
| Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 32 |
| Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 32 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 29 |
| Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 27 |
| Steering system has excessive free play detected at the steering wheel |steering rack fitted| |2.2.A.1b| | 27 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 27 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 26 |
| Rear brake binding | 26 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 25 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 25 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 24 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 24 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 24 |
| Fuel cap/sealing device sealing washer torn |7.2.4c| | 24 |
| Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2| | 23 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 23 |
| Windscreen has damage | 23 |
| Offside Steering arm has relative movement at its fixings |2.2.B.1h| | 23 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 23 |
| Rear Exhaust has part of the system excessively deteriorated |7.1.1a| | 22 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 22 |
| Nearside Headlamp excessively deteriorated so that the light output is severely reduced |1.7.5a| | 22 |
| Offside Headlamp excessively deteriorated so that the light output is severely reduced |1.7.5a| | 22 |
| Nearside Front Wheel bolt|s| missing |4.2.A.1e| | 22 |
| Parking brake lever defective so that it cannot be satisfactorily operated |3.1.3c| | 22 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 22 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim aimed so that it dazzles other road users |1.8.A.1a| | 21 |
| Offside Front Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a| | 21 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 21 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 21 |
| Steering wheel retaining device insecure |2.1.6| | 20 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 20 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 20 |
| Offside Front Steering arm has relative movement at its fixings |2.2.B.1h| | 19 |
| Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content at idle excessive |7.3.D.4| | 19 |
| Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b| | 19 |
| Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 19 |
| Steering column movement between the shaft and steering wheel |2.1.2b| | 19 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 18 |
| Electronic stability system warning lamp indicates a fault |3.4.1c| | 18 |
| Service brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.C.1a| | 18 |
| Nearside Front Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a| | 18 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 18 |
| Nearside Rear Wheel bolt|s| missing |4.2.A.1e| | 17 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2| | 17 |
| Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 17 |
| Fuel cap/sealing device ineffective (6.1.3 (b) (i)) | 17 |
| Offside Rear Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 16 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 16 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2| | 16 |