| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 14159 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 8080 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 5507 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 4965 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 4749 |
| Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 4393 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 4078 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 3308 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 3283 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 2502 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 2185 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 2122 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 2085 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a)) | 2068 |
| Registration plate issues | 1965 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 1912 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 1910 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 1889 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 1882 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 1781 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 1749 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 1695 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 1642 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 1621 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 1602 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 1501 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 1358 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1337 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 1333 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 1302 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 1210 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1165 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 1079 |
| Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage fractured (5.3.3 (b) (ii)) | 1064 |
| Offside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 1043 |
| Reversing lamp inoperative (4.6.1 (a)) | 1029 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 998 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 990 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 965 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 934 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 932 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 884 |
| Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage fractured (5.3.3 (b) (ii)) | 883 |
| Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 854 |
| Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 813 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 807 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 729 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 723 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 674 |
| Nearside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 661 |
| Offside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 643 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 631 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 612 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 601 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturer`s specified limit |8.2.2.2 |a|| | 578 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 573 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 557 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect |4.1.2 |c|| | 553 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 549 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect |4.1.2 |c|| | 522 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 499 |
| Exhaust emits an excessive level of metered smoke |7.4.B.3a| | 474 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 463 |
| Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 443 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 439 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 437 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 429 |
| Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 421 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |4.4.3 |a|| | 415 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 412 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 403 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |4.4.3 |a|| | 381 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 380 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed default limit of 1.5m-1 (8.2.2.2 (b)) | 373 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 368 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 360 |
| Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage missing (5.3.3 (a) (ii)) | 342 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 340 |
| Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage insecurely attached (5.3.3 (a) (i)) | 331 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 321 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 317 |
| Windscreen has damage | 316 |
| Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 313 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.2.2 |g|| | 303 |
| Offside Front Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i)) | 301 |