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This one item accounted for 0.1% of every MOT test carried out in Great Britain, and it is among the commonest faults on 40 different model-and-year combinations. Here is where it clusters, and what it looks like on a car you are standing in front of.

The models it hits hardest

Ranked by how often the fault came up as a share of that model's own tests, not by raw count — a fault in 8% of a small model's tests says more about that model than one in 3% of the Fiesta's. A linked row has a page of its own.

Model	Years	Share of its tests
Citroen Dispatch	2010–2013	4%
Peugeot Expert	2010–2013	3.5%
SEAT Ibiza	2014–2017	2.8%
Fiat Fiorino	2010–2013	2.8%
Vauxhall Astravan	2010–2013	2.8%
Vauxhall Corsa Sri Vx-Line Nav Black	2018–2021	2.5%
Citroen Nemo	2014–2017	2.4%
Ssangyong Tivoli	2014–2017	2.4%
DS DS3	2014–2017	2.2%
Volkswagen Polo	2014–2017	2%
Vauxhall Zafira	2014–2017	2%
Fiat Fiorino	2014–2017	1.9%
SEAT Ibiza	2018–2021	1.7%
Vauxhall Zafira	2018–2021	1.7%
Vauxhall Corsa	2018–2021	1.5%
DS DS3	2018–2021	1.5%
Peugeot Horizon	2018–2021	1.5%
Vauxhall Cascada	2014–2017	1.5%
Vauxhall Adam	2018–2021	1.4%
Volvo S60	2010–2013	1.4%

Showing the worst 20 of 40 affected model-and-year combinations. The full dataset is downloadable below.

Which manufacturers it clusters on

Pooled across each make's whole range, so this is a fact about the brand rather than about one of its models. Makes with at least 50,000 tests.

• 2% SEAT
• 1.7% Citroen
• 1.7% Volkswagen
• 1.5% Vauxhall
• 0.9% BMW
• 0.8% Skoda

Source: DVSA anonymised MOT tests and results, 2023. Class 4 standard tests only. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.