| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 657 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 514 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 338 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 257 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a)) | 112 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a)) | 104 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 72 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 65 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 63 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 60 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 54 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 54 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 49 |
| Registration plate issues | 45 |
| Registration plate issues | 41 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 33 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 29 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 28 |
| Offside Rear Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i)) | 28 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 25 |
| Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 25 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 24 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 24 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 24 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 23 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 19 |
| Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 18 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 18 |
| Offside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 18 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 18 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 17 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed default limit of 0.7m-1 (8.2.2.2 (b)) | 17 |
| Offside Rear Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i)) | 16 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 16 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 16 |
| Nearside Rear Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i)) | 15 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 14 |
| Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 14 |
| Offside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 14 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 13 |
| Offside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 12 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 12 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 12 |
| Nearside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 12 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 11 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 11 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 11 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 10 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 10 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 10 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a)) | 10 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed default limit of 0.7m-1 (8.2.2.2 (b)) | 10 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 10 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 9 |
| Nearside Rear Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i)) | 9 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 9 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 9 |
| Offside Rear Inner Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 9 |
| Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 9 |
| Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 9 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 9 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 9 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 9 |
| Nearside Rear Inner Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 8 |
| Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 8 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 8 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 8 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a) (ii)) | 8 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 8 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 8 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 7 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 7 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a)) | 7 |
| Nearside Rear Passengers seat insecure (6.2.6 (a) (ii)) | 7 |
| Nearside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn trailing arm bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 7 |
| Offside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 7 |
| Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 7 |
| Brake fluid significantly below minimum mark (1.1.10 (d) (ii)) | 7 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp showing white light to the rear (4.2.3 (a) (ii)) | 7 |