| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 1163 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 973 |
| Offside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 392 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 305 |
| Nearside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 288 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 247 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 189 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 176 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 169 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 165 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 155 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 148 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 135 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 134 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 131 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 122 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 116 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 109 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 100 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 98 |
| Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 97 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 95 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 93 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 92 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 92 |
| Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 88 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 85 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 83 |
| Registration plate issues | 82 |
| Nearside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 81 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 80 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 78 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 72 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 72 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 61 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 60 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 60 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 58 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 55 |
| Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 55 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 52 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 51 |
| Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 50 |
| Emissions not tested (8.2.1.2 (d)) | 49 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 48 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 48 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h|| | 47 |
| Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2| | 47 |
| Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 45 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 45 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |4.4.3 |a|| | 42 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 42 |
| Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 40 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |4.4.3 |a|| | 39 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 39 |
| Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits |7.3.D.3| | 38 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 38 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 37 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 37 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 36 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 35 |
| Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 35 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 33 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 33 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 32 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 30 |
| Nearside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 30 |
| Brake pedal anti-slip provision missing (1.1.2 (c)) | 29 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits |8.2.1.2 |c|| | 29 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 28 |
| Horn not working |1.6.2a| | 28 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 28 |
| Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 27 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 27 |
| Reversing lamp inoperative (4.6.1 (a)) | 27 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 26 |
| 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| | 26 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 24 |
| Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 24 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 24 |
| Front brake excessively fluctuating | 23 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 23 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 23 |
| Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour |4.4.3 |a|| | 22 |
| Brake pedal anti-slip provision missing |3.3.A.1b| | 21 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 20 |
| Nearside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour |4.4.3 |a|| | 20 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault |7.1.6 |a|| | 20 |