| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 1387 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 539 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 234 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 131 |
| Front Exhaust system insecure (6.1.2 (a)) | 91 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 81 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 68 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 62 |
| Nearside Front Inner Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 57 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 55 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 52 |
| Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 50 |
| Offside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 49 |
| Registration plate issues | 44 |
| Offside Front Inner Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 44 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 38 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 36 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 35 |
| Nearside Front Inner Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |6.1.7 |g| |ii|| | 32 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 31 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 31 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 30 |
| Exhaust system insecure (6.1.2 (a)) | 27 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 26 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 25 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 24 |
| Offside Front Inner Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |6.1.7 |g| |ii|| | 22 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 22 |
| Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 21 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 21 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 21 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 21 |
| Offside Headlamp insecure (4.1.1 (c)) | 20 |
| Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 20 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 20 |
| Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 19 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 18 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp insecure (4.1.1 (c)) | 15 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 15 |
| Central Exhaust system insecure (6.1.2 (a)) | 14 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 14 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 13 |
| Nearside Inner Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 13 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 13 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 13 |
| Brake pedal anti-slip provision missing (1.1.2 (c)) | 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 |
| 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)) | 12 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 12 |
| Headlamp aim not tested (4.1.2 (b)) | 12 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 12 |
| Offside Front Headlamp insecure (4.1.1 (c)) | 11 |
| Offside Headlamp insecure |4.1.1 |c|| | 11 |
| Horn sound not in accordance with requirements (7.7 (c)) | 11 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 11 |
| Nearside Headlamp insecure (4.1.1 (c)) | 11 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 11 |
| Nearside Front Inner Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt insecure (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 11 |