| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Registration plate lamp issues | 2671 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 2281 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.C.1b| | 2036 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 1600 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 1395 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 1055 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 1001 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 998 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 990 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 770 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 730 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 666 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 647 |
| Registration plate issues | 412 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 380 |
| Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 354 |
| Brake hose excessively deteriorated | 351 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 339 |
| Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 325 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 266 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 260 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value |1.4.2 |a| |ii|| | 259 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 253 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 250 |
| Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 245 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 244 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 229 |
| Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b| | 215 |
| Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 212 |
| Nearside Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 211 |
| Offside Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 211 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 198 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 196 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 194 |
| Electronic stability system warning lamp indicates a fault |3.4.1c| | 187 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 179 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 176 |
| Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 175 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 169 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 168 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 168 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 168 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 163 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 150 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 142 |
| Offside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 130 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 129 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 124 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 123 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 119 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 119 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 118 |
| Rear brake binding | 116 |
| Windscreen has damage | 111 |
| Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 111 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 109 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 106 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 106 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 105 |
| Nearside Rear Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 104 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 97 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 94 |
| Offside Rear Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 93 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 91 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault |7.12 |e|| | 90 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 87 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 86 |
| Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 85 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 85 |
| Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 84 |
| Nearside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 82 |
| Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 81 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 80 |
| Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` |8.3.1e| | 75 |
| Nearside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 75 |
| Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 74 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 71 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 70 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 70 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 69 |
| Offside Headlamp lens seriously defective (4.1.1 (b) (ii)) | 69 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 67 |
| Fuel system component leaking |7.2.3| | 66 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 65 |
| Nearside Headlamp lens seriously defective (4.1.1 (b) (ii)) | 65 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 65 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 63 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b| | 62 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 62 |
| Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b| | 61 |