| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 1904 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 570 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 548 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 466 |
| Registration plate issues | 384 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 248 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 199 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 183 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 176 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 155 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 153 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 144 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 136 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 131 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 130 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 115 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 113 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 101 |
| Nearside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 101 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 97 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 96 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 89 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 86 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 84 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 79 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 76 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 75 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 73 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 68 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 68 |
| Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 64 |
| Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 61 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a)) | 61 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 56 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 55 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 55 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 55 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 53 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 53 |
| Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits |7.3.D.3| | 52 |
| Offside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 52 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 50 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 49 |
| Nearside Front Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 45 |
| Offside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 43 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 43 |
| Nearside Rear Road wheel fractured (5.2.2 (a)) | 41 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a) (ii)) | 40 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 40 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 39 |
| Headlamp levelling device inoperative (4.1.5 (a)) | 39 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 38 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits |8.2.1.2 |c|| | 37 |
| Nearside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 36 |
| Offside Front Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 36 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 35 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 35 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a)) | 32 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 31 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 31 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 30 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 30 |
| Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 30 |
| Horn not working |1.6.2a| | 30 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 29 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 29 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 29 |