| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 3134 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 2913 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 918 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 863 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 849 |
| Offside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 827 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 796 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 712 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 641 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 615 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 515 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 499 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 490 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 480 |
| Nearside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 461 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 460 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 404 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 400 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 342 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 318 |
| Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 316 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 304 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 280 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 278 |
| Nearside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 272 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 272 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 270 |
| Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 254 |
| Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 254 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 250 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 250 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 243 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 237 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 224 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 221 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 221 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 199 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 199 |
| Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 196 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 196 |
| Registration plate issues | 194 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 194 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 194 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 184 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 183 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 177 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 177 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 167 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 166 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 160 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 160 |
| Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 157 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 156 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 155 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 153 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 148 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 147 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 134 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 123 |
| Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 123 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |4.4.3 |a|| | 121 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |4.4.3 |a|| | 120 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 118 |
| Exhaust emissions likely to be affected by an exhaust leak (8.2.1.1 (b)) | 116 |
| Brake pedal anti-slip provision missing (1.1.2 (c)) | 115 |
| Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 113 |
| Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 111 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 106 |
| Emissions not tested (8.2.1.2 (d)) | 105 |
| Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 104 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 94 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 90 |
| Nearside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 90 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 87 |
| Nearside Front Direction indicator not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 84 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 84 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 84 |
| Emissions unable to be completed (8.2.1.2 (d)) | 82 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 82 |
| Nearside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 81 |
| Reversing lamp inoperative (4.6.1 (a)) | 81 |
| Oil leaking excessively from engine (8.4.1 (a) (i)) | 79 |
| Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 79 |
| Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2| | 74 |
| Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits |7.3.D.3| | 71 |
| Offside Rear Other passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle (6.2.3 (a)) | 69 |
| Nearside Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 68 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 67 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 67 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 66 |
| Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 65 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a)) | 64 |
| Stop lamp(s) all not working (4.3.1 (a) (iii)) | 62 |
| Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 61 |
| Brake pedal anti-slip provision missing |3.3.A.1b| | 60 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a)) | 60 |