| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Registration plate lamp issues | 614 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 587 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 349 |
| Offside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 191 |
| Nearside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 154 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 144 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 142 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 121 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 103 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 102 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 84 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 69 |
| Registration plate issues | 65 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 45 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 40 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 37 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 36 |
| Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 34 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 34 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 34 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 33 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 29 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 29 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 27 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 25 |
| Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 24 |
| Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b| | 22 |
| Nearside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 22 |
| Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 22 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h|| | 22 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 22 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 21 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 21 |
| Offside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 20 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 20 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 20 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 18 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 18 |
| Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 16 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 15 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 15 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 15 |
| Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits |7.3.D.3| | 14 |
| Emissions not tested (8.2.1.2 (d)) | 14 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 14 |
| Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 14 |
| Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 13 |
| Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 13 |
| Offside Front Front constant velocity joint gaiter damaged to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc |2.5.C.1a| | 13 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 13 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 13 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 12 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 12 |
| All direction indicators incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 12 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 12 |
| Nearside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 11 |
| Windscreen wiper blade insecure | 11 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c)) | 10 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 10 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 10 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 9 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 9 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 9 |
| Nearside Front Windscreen wiper not working (3.4 (a)) | 9 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 9 |
| Brake lever has insufficient reserve travel (1.1.2 (a)) | 9 |
| Oil leaking excessively from engine (8.4.1 (a) (i)) | 9 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 9 |