| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 807 |
| Registration plate issues | 266 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 225 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 129 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 113 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 76 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 65 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 59 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 54 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 50 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 50 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 48 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 45 |
| Nearside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 44 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 40 |
| Nearside Rear Road wheel fractured (5.2.2 (a)) | 39 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 36 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 36 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 35 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 35 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 34 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 33 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 30 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 28 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 24 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 24 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 22 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a)) | 21 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 20 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a)) | 20 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 20 |
| Offside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 19 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 19 |
| Electronic braking system warning device indicates a fault (1.7 (b)) | 18 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fractured (5.2.2 (a)) | 17 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 16 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively damaged or deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii)) | 14 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 14 |
| Offside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 14 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 14 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 13 |
| Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 13 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 13 |
| Oil leaking excessively from engine (8.4.1 (a) (i)) | 13 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content at idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 13 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 12 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 12 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively damaged or deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii)) | 11 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 11 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 11 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator light intensity significantly reduced (4.4.3 (a)) | 11 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 11 |
| Nearside Front Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 11 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 11 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 11 |