| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 519 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 208 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 116 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 51 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 49 |
| Offside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 44 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 41 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 39 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 32 |
| Rear Exhaust system insecure (6.1.2 (a)) | 30 |
| Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 27 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 26 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 26 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 26 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 24 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 22 |
| Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 18 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 18 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 18 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 17 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 17 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 16 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 16 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 16 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 14 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 14 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 13 |
| Nearside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 13 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 12 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 12 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 9 |
| Offside Headlamp insecure (4.1.1 (c)) | 9 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 9 |
| Registration plate issues | 8 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 8 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp insecure (4.1.1 (c)) | 8 |
| Nearside Headlamp insecure (4.1.1 (c)) | 8 |
| Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 8 |
| Oil leaking excessively from engine (8.4.1 (a) (i)) | 8 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 7 |
| Offside Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 7 |
| Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 7 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c)) | 6 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 6 |
| Offside Headlamp aim not tested (4.1.2 (b)) | 6 |
| Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 6 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 5 |
| Headlamp aim not tested (4.1.2 (b)) | 5 |
| Offside Front Headlamp insecure (4.1.1 (c)) | 5 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 5 |