| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Registration plate lamp issues | 6185 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 4826 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 4088 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 3833 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 2178 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 1562 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 1460 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 1110 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 1092 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 998 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 962 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 958 |
| Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 832 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 791 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 782 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 761 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 716 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 609 |
| Brake pedal anti-slip provision missing (1.1.2 (c)) | 601 |
| Offside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 579 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 566 |
| Central Front Seat belt not functioning as intended (7.1.2 (c)) | 559 |
| Central Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 484 |
| Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 478 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a)) | 466 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 437 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 384 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 381 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 353 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 352 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 340 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 326 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 318 |
| Nearside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 316 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 313 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 300 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 297 |
| Central Seat belt not functioning as intended (7.1.2 (c)) | 278 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 277 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 248 |
| Registration plate issues | 227 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 208 |
| Central Front Seat belt retracting mechanism defective (7.1.2 (e)) | 200 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 188 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a)) | 178 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 177 |
| Central Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 176 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 176 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 171 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 170 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 169 |
| Stop lamp(s) all not working (4.3.1 (a) (iii)) | 168 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 166 |
| Windscreen damaged and affecting the drivers view of the road (3.2 (a) (ii)) | 162 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 145 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 143 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 131 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 130 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 130 |
| Central Seat belt retracting mechanism defective (7.1.2 (e)) | 126 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 123 |
| Nearside Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 121 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 117 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 116 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 106 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a| |ii|| | 105 |
| Nearside Front Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 100 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 96 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 94 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a| |ii|| | 92 |
| Offside Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 91 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 91 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a) (ii)) | 91 |
| Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt insecure (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 91 |