| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 7087 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 5627 |
| Brake hose excessively deteriorated | 4708 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 2403 |
| Registration plate issues | 1745 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 1707 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 1215 |
| Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2| | 1078 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 943 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 933 |
| Offside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 880 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 779 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 679 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 644 |
| Brake fluid warning lamp illuminated |3.6.G.2| | 622 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 615 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 596 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 577 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 574 |
| Electronic stability system warning lamp indicates a fault |3.4.1c| | 567 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 552 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 546 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 541 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 526 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 516 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 501 |
| Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 491 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 477 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 447 |
| Rear brake binding | 446 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 423 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 420 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 414 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 414 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault |7.1.6 |a|| | 407 |
| Windscreen has damage | 390 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 364 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 348 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 335 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 307 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 286 |
| Brake hose damaged | 274 |
| Bonnet cannot be secured in the closed position |8.4.1| | 268 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 252 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 250 |
| Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 247 |
| Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` |8.3.1e| | 245 |
| Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 236 |
| Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 219 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 214 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 205 |
| Nearside Rear Wheel bolt|s| missing |4.2.A.1e| | 202 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 201 |
| Nearside Front Wheel bolt|s| missing |4.2.A.1e| | 192 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 187 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 181 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 180 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 177 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 175 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |4.4.3 |a|| | 166 |
| Nearside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 166 |
| Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b| | 160 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault |7.12 |e|| | 160 |
| Bonnet cannot be secured in the closed position (3.1 (b) (i)) | 158 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 148 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |4.4.3 |a|| | 147 |
| Nearside Rear Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2| | 147 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 146 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 142 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 142 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 139 |
| Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported |7.1.1| | 138 |
| Nearside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 136 |
| Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 133 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 133 |
| Offside Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 132 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 132 |
| Exhaust emits an excessive level of metered smoke for a turbo charged engine |7.4.B.3b| | 131 |
| Front brake excessively fluctuating | 128 |
| Front brake application uneven | 127 |
| Centre Rear Seat belt retracting mechanism defective |5.2.5b| | 125 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 123 |