| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 620 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 297 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 283 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 129 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 111 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 95 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 85 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 79 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 63 |
| Front Exhaust system insecure (6.1.2 (a)) | 46 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 45 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 39 |
| Offside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 39 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 39 |
| Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 36 |
| Offside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 35 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 26 |
| Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 24 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 24 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 23 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 22 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 22 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 20 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 18 |
| Nearside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 18 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 17 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 17 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 16 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 16 |
| Registration plate issues | 15 |
| Reversing lamp inoperative (4.6.1 (a)) | 15 |
| Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 14 |
| Exhaust system insecure (6.1.2 (a)) | 13 |
| Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 13 |
| Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 13 |
| Nearside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 12 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 11 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 10 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 9 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 9 |
| Nearside Rear Reversing lamp inoperative (4.6.1 (a)) | 8 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 8 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 8 |
| Nearside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 8 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 8 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim unable to be tested (4.1.2 (b)) | 8 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 8 |
| Central Front Exhaust system insecure (6.1.2 (a)) | 8 |
| Central Rear Seat belt not functioning as intended (7.1.2 (c)) | 7 |
| Emissions unable to be completed (8.2.1.2 (d)) | 7 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim unable to be tested (4.1.2 (b)) | 7 |
| 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)) | 7 |