| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Registration plate lamp issues | 1930 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 1162 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 1162 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 1084 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 1060 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 457 |
| Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 437 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 307 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 285 |
| Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 244 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 241 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 231 |
| Nearside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 214 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 205 |
| Central Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 177 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 176 |
| Exhaust system insecure (6.1.2 (a)) | 171 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 168 |
| Rear Exhaust system insecure (6.1.2 (a)) | 153 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 148 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 133 |
| Offside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 132 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 132 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 127 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 116 |
| Brake pedal anti-slip provision missing (1.1.2 (c)) | 115 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 112 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 111 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 107 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 104 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 104 |
| Registration plate issues | 99 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 89 |
| Nearside Front Inner Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 82 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 81 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 80 |
| Offside Front Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i)) | 80 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 80 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 74 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 74 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a)) | 71 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 69 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 68 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 64 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 64 |
| Nearside Front Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i)) | 64 |
| Offside Front Inner Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 62 |
| Central Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 61 |
| Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |6.1.7 |g| |ii|| | 60 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 55 |
| Brake pedal anti-slip provision missing |1.1.2 |c|| | 55 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 54 |
| Nearside Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 51 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 50 |
| Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 50 |
| Offside Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 49 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 48 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 46 |
| Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |6.1.7 |g| |ii|| | 46 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 44 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 44 |
| Central Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 43 |
| Offside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |6.1.7 |g| |ii|| | 42 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 40 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 40 |
| Central Exhaust system insecure (6.1.2 (a)) | 40 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 40 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 39 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 39 |
| Windscreen damaged and affecting the drivers view of the road (3.2 (a) (ii)) | 38 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 38 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed default limit of 0.7m-1 (8.2.2.2 (b)) | 37 |
| Nearside Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 37 |
| Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 35 |
| Nearside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |6.1.7 |g| |ii|| | 35 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect |4.1.2 |c|| | 34 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 34 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a| |ii|| | 34 |
| Windscreen damaged and affecting the driver`s view of the road |3.2 |a| |ii|| | 32 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 31 |
| Windscreen has damage | 31 |
| Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 31 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 31 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 30 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 30 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a| |ii|| | 30 |
| Nearside Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 29 |
| Offside Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 27 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 27 |
| Offside Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 27 |