| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Registration plate lamp issues | 27996 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 23601 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 8458 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 4321 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 4284 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 4165 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 4044 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 3996 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 3882 |
| Offside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 3599 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 3578 |
| Registration plate issues | 3351 |
| Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 3243 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 3220 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 2406 |
| Nearside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 2308 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 2267 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 2220 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 2201 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 2146 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 2117 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 2029 |
| Exhaust emits an excessive level of metered smoke for a turbo charged engine |7.4.B.3b| | 1984 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 1869 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 1751 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 1740 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 1665 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 1609 |
| Offside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 1568 |
| Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 1530 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 1506 |
| Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 1486 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 1439 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 1282 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 1266 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 1254 |
| Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 1247 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 1056 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 1000 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 993 |
| Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2| | 939 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 938 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 929 |
| Windscreen has damage | 926 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 925 |
| Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b| | 918 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 909 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 903 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 895 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 881 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a)) | 878 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 878 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 871 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 868 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 865 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 861 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 844 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 827 |
| Rear brake binding | 825 |
| Nearside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 819 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 813 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 789 |
| Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` |8.3.1e| | 787 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 757 |
| Front brake excessively fluctuating | 727 |
| Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b| | 716 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 710 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 686 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b| | 681 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 676 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 673 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 659 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 656 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 652 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 648 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 634 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 633 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 631 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 622 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 618 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 593 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 589 |
| Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 570 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 549 |
| Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 543 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2| | 497 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 492 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 490 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 475 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 468 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2| | 467 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 466 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 455 |
| Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 453 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |4.4.3 |a|| | 449 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 443 |
| Nearside Rear Trailing arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 440 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |4.4.3 |a|| | 438 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement rear bush |2.4.G.2| | 438 |
| Nearside Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 437 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement rear bush |2.4.G.2| | 432 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 429 |
| Front brake application uneven | 428 |
| Offside Rear Trailing arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 427 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 421 |