| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 2661 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 1880 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 1190 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 1003 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 903 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 665 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 549 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 538 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 519 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 503 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 474 |
| Offside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 444 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 434 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 410 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 278 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 278 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 273 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 258 |
| Nearside Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 237 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 237 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 230 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 218 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 212 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 211 |
| Nearside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 209 |
| Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 207 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 200 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 196 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 194 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 192 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 191 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 188 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 187 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively damaged or deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii)) | 181 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 177 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 175 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 171 |
| Nearside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 169 |
| Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 165 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 162 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 151 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 148 |
| Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 148 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively damaged or deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii)) | 144 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 141 |
| Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 136 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 134 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 130 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 126 |
| Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 122 |
| Nearside Rear Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 121 |
| Stop lamp(s) all not working (4.3.1 (a) (iii)) | 120 |
| Nearside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 118 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 115 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 114 |
| Brake pedal anti-slip provision missing (1.1.2 (c)) | 110 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp light intensity significantly reduced (4.2.3 (a) (ii)) | 110 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |4.4.3 |a|| | 108 |
| Nearside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 107 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 102 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |4.4.3 |a|| | 98 |
| Nearside Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively damaged or deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii)) | 97 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 85 |
| Exhaust emissions likely to be affected by an exhaust leak (8.2.1.1 (b)) | 83 |
| Registration plate issues | 82 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 75 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 72 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 71 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c)) | 71 |
| Front Sub-frame corroded and seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i)) | 65 |
| Emissions unable to be completed (8.2.1.2 (d)) | 63 |
| Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 63 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 62 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 62 |
| Offside Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively damaged or deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii)) | 62 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 60 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 60 |
| Reversing lamp inoperative (4.6.1 (a)) | 60 |
| Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 59 |
| Emissions not tested (8.2.1.2 (d)) | 59 |
| Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 58 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 58 |
| Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 58 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 56 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 56 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 54 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 51 |
| Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 49 |
| Offside Front Macpherson strut top bush or bearing has excessive wear or free play (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 49 |