| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 768 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 372 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 355 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 328 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 251 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 227 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 167 |
| Registration plate issues | 151 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 136 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 134 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 131 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 124 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 120 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 115 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 113 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 102 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 100 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 98 |
| Nearside Front Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 96 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 93 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 83 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 77 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 76 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a)) | 72 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 72 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 71 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 71 |
| Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 71 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 67 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 62 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 58 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 55 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 55 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 54 |
| Offside Front Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 53 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 49 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 48 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 47 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 44 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 44 |
| 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 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 41 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working |4.4.1 |a| |ii|| | 39 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 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 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 36 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 34 |
| Drivers door cannot be opened from inside the vehicle (6.2.3 (a)) | 32 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 31 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h|| | 30 |
| Nearside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 29 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 28 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 28 |
| Nearside Rear Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i)) | 27 |
| Central Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 27 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 27 |
| Windscreen has damage | 26 |
| Reversing lamp inoperative (4.6.1 (a)) | 26 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 26 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 25 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 25 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 25 |
| Rear brake binding | 25 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 24 |
| Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 24 |
| Nearside Headlamp light intensity severely reduced (4.1.4 (a)) | 24 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 24 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 23 |
| Offside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 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 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 22 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 22 |
| Offside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 22 |
| Offside Headlamp light intensity severely reduced (4.1.4 (a)) | 22 |
| Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 22 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 21 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 21 |
| Brake pedal anti-slip provision missing (1.1.2 (c)) | 21 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 21 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 21 |
| Offside Rear Reversing lamp inoperative (4.6.1 (a)) | 20 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working |4.5.1 |a| |ii|| | 19 |
| Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 19 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a)) | 19 |