| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 623 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 319 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 289 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 171 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 146 |
| Registration plate issues | 129 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 122 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 102 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 96 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 93 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 84 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 83 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 82 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 81 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 80 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 74 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 74 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 70 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 64 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 57 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 55 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 52 |
| Nearside Front Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 50 |
| Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 47 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 43 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.2.2 |g|| | 43 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 43 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b| | 42 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 41 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 41 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 39 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working |4.4.1 |a| |ii|| | 39 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a)) | 38 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 38 |
| Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 37 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 36 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 35 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 31 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 31 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h|| | 30 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 29 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 29 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 28 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 28 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 28 |
| Windscreen has damage | 26 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 26 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 26 |
| Offside Front Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 25 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 25 |
| Rear brake binding | 25 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 24 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 23 |
| Nearside Front Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 23 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 23 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 22 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 22 |
| Offside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 22 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 21 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 19 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working |4.5.1 |a| |ii|| | 19 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 18 |
| Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b| | 18 |
| Central Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 16 |
| Reversing lamp inoperative (4.6.1 (a)) | 16 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 16 |
| Nearside Front Side repeater not working |4.4.1 |a| |ii|| | 16 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 16 |
| Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 16 |
| Brake pedal anti-slip provision missing |3.3.A.1b| | 16 |
| Nearside Rear Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i)) | 16 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 15 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 15 |
| Nearside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 15 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim not tested (4.1.2 (b)) | 15 |
| Offside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 15 |
| Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 15 |
| Drivers door cannot be opened from inside the vehicle (6.2.3 (a)) | 14 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 14 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 14 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 14 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 14 |