| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 541 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 369 |
| Offside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 164 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 158 |
| Nearside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 106 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 106 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 79 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 70 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 67 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 60 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 53 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 52 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 52 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 43 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 42 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 40 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 39 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 35 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 35 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 32 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 31 |
| Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 31 |
| Registration plate issues | 30 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 30 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 28 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 26 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 26 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 24 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 22 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 21 |
| Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 21 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 20 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 20 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a)) | 20 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 19 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 19 |
| Nearside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 19 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 18 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 18 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 18 |
| Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 18 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 17 |
| Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 17 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 17 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 17 |
| Emissions not tested (8.2.1.2 (d)) | 17 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 17 |
| Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2| | 17 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 16 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 16 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 15 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 15 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 15 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 14 |
| Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits |7.3.D.3| | 14 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 14 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2| | 14 |
| Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle excessive |7.3.D.3| | 14 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 14 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 13 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 13 |
| Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 13 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits |8.2.1.2 |c|| | 13 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 12 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 12 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 12 |
| Rear brake application uneven | 12 |
| Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 12 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 12 |
| Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 11 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 11 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 11 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 11 |
| Offside Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 10 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2| | 10 |
| Brake pedal anti-slip provision missing (1.1.2 (c)) | 10 |
| Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 10 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect |4.1.2 |c|| | 9 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits |8.2.1.2 |b|| | 9 |
| Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` |8.3.1e| | 9 |
| Reversing lamp inoperative (4.6.1 (a)) | 9 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp adversely affected by the operation of another lamp (4.2.3 (c)) | 9 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 9 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 9 |
| Fuel cap/sealing device does not fasten securely maintaining the sealing arrangement |7.2.4b| | 9 |
| Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 8 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 8 |
| Offside Obligatory mirror seriously damaged, affecting the rear view |8.1.2a| | 8 |
| Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b| | 8 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 8 |
| Stop lamp(s) all not working (4.3.1 (a) (iii)) | 8 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |4.4.3 |a|| | 8 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 8 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content at idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 8 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 8 |
| Nearside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 8 |