| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 4472 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 4212 |
| Offside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 1568 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 1491 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 1136 |
| Nearside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 1082 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 960 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 939 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 893 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 871 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 839 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 834 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 834 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 482 |
| Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 446 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 435 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 435 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 433 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 421 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 419 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 414 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 397 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 395 |
| Nearside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 391 |
| Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 386 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 373 |
| Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 360 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 357 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 346 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 341 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 335 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 325 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 317 |
| Registration plate issues | 312 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 306 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 305 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 301 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 293 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 293 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 267 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 253 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 250 |
| Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 249 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 229 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 225 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 218 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 218 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 206 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 202 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 196 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 194 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h|| | 183 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 176 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 175 |
| Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 169 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 167 |
| Emissions not tested (8.2.1.2 (d)) | 163 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 162 |
| Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 156 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 155 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 155 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 154 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 150 |
| Exhaust emissions likely to be affected by an exhaust leak (8.2.1.1 (b)) | 148 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 148 |
| Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits |7.3.D.3| | 147 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits |8.2.1.2 |c|| | 146 |
| Brake pedal anti-slip provision missing (1.1.2 (c)) | 144 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 139 |
| Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 138 |
| Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2| | 137 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 137 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 136 |
| Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 135 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a)) | 130 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |4.4.3 |a|| | 129 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 122 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 118 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 117 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 117 |
| Stop lamp(s) all not working (4.3.1 (a) (iii)) | 116 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a)) | 115 |
| Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 111 |
| Reversing lamp inoperative (4.6.1 (a)) | 109 |
| Horn not working |1.6.2a| | 108 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |4.4.3 |a|| | 107 |
| Nearside Front Direction indicator not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 106 |
| Nearside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 102 |
| Emissions unable to be completed (8.2.1.2 (d)) | 94 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 92 |
| Brake pedal anti-slip provision missing |3.3.A.1b| | 92 |
| Fuel cap/sealing device ineffective (6.1.3 (b) (i)) | 90 |
| Oil leaking excessively from engine (8.4.1 (a) (i)) | 89 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 86 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 85 |