| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 1943 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 1201 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 683 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 564 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 469 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 432 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 431 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 357 |
| Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 351 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 325 |
| Rear Exhaust system insecure (6.1.2 (a)) | 294 |
| Offside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 294 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 228 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 228 |
| Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 226 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 222 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 221 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 221 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 194 |
| Nearside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 191 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 179 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 149 |
| Exhaust system insecure (6.1.2 (a)) | 144 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 143 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 138 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 135 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 127 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 123 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 108 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a)) | 105 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 101 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 97 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 93 |
| Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 93 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 90 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 85 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 85 |
| Offside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 79 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 79 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 76 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 75 |
| Nearside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 71 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 70 |
| Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 69 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 69 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 68 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 63 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a)) | 62 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 62 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 59 |
| Registration plate issues | 56 |
| 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)) | 52 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 51 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 50 |
| Nearside Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 50 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 47 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 46 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 45 |
| Offside Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 45 |
| Front Exhaust system insecure (6.1.2 (a)) | 44 |
| Offside Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 42 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 40 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 40 |
| Brake pedal anti-slip provision missing (1.1.2 (c)) | 39 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 38 |
| Offside Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 35 |
| Reversing lamp inoperative (4.6.1 (a)) | 34 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed default limit of 0.7m-1 (8.2.2.2 (b)) | 33 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 33 |
| Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 32 |