| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Registration plate lamp issues | 3954 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 3436 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 2357 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 2170 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 1481 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 828 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 749 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 623 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 603 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 555 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 497 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 448 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 419 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 391 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 382 |
| Brake pedal anti-slip provision missing (1.1.2 (c)) | 369 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 353 |
| Central Front Seat belt not functioning as intended (7.1.2 (c)) | 331 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 327 |
| Central Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 308 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 300 |
| Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 288 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 270 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 253 |
| Offside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 247 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 224 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 218 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 208 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 203 |
| Central Seat belt not functioning as intended (7.1.2 (c)) | 172 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 169 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 167 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 164 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 163 |
| Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 152 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 147 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 145 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 140 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a)) | 139 |
| Registration plate issues | 137 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 132 |
| Nearside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 130 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 130 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 129 |
| Central Front Seat belt retracting mechanism defective (7.1.2 (e)) | 126 |
| Nearside Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 121 |
| Central Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 118 |
| Windscreen damaged and affecting the drivers view of the road (3.2 (a) (ii)) | 114 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 113 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a| |ii|| | 105 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 93 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a| |ii|| | 92 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 91 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a) (ii)) | 91 |
| Brake pedal anti-slip provision missing |1.1.2 |c|| | 88 |
| Central Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 86 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 83 |
| Stop lamp(s) all not working (4.3.1 (a) (iii)) | 83 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 82 |
| Central Seat belt retracting mechanism defective (7.1.2 (e)) | 81 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 79 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 73 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 73 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 70 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim not tested (4.1.2 (b)) | 62 |
| Offside Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 62 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 61 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 60 |
| Headlamp aim not tested (4.1.2 (b)) | 59 |
| Nearside Front Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 58 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 56 |