| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 33626 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 13057 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 12289 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 8212 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 8058 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 7988 |
| Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 7976 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 6928 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 6633 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 5517 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 4180 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 4071 |
| Registration plate issues | 3855 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 3454 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 3411 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 3381 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 3372 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 3264 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 3025 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 2971 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 2968 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 2847 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 2810 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 2779 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 2642 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 2602 |
| Offside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 2501 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 2257 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 2196 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 2188 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 2177 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 2119 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 2066 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 1899 |
| Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage fractured (5.3.3 (b) (ii)) | 1865 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 1750 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 1746 |
| Rear Exhaust system insecure (6.1.2 (a)) | 1714 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 1474 |
| Nearside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 1418 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 1382 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 1349 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 1291 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1267 |
| Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage fractured (5.3.3 (b) (ii)) | 1249 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 1238 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1233 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1214 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1212 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 1195 |
| Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 1194 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 1145 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1134 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1132 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 1101 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 1094 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 1092 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect |4.1.2 |c|| | 1086 |
| Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 1082 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect |4.1.2 |c|| | 1056 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 1025 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 1017 |
| Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported |7.1.1| | 1010 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 1007 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 998 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 993 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 985 |
| Offside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 953 |
| Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 937 |
| Front Exhaust system insecure (6.1.2 (a)) | 923 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 914 |
| Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 895 |
| Offside Front Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i)) | 884 |
| Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle excessive |7.3.D.3| | 872 |
| Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b| | 825 |
| Nearside Front Inner Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 820 |
| Offside Front Inner Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 816 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 815 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 813 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 801 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 801 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 801 |
| Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 796 |
| Nearside Front Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i)) | 769 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 734 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b| | 722 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) emits other than a steady red light (4.3.3 (a) (ii)) | 720 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a)) | 713 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) emits other than a steady red light (4.3.3 (a) (ii)) | 693 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 686 |
| Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 683 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 674 |
| Offside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 672 |
| Front brake excessively fluctuating | 666 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 661 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 658 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 644 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 644 |