| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 5586 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 3138 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 1765 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 1733 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 1317 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 1250 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 1191 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 1143 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a)) | 1019 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a) (ii)) | 819 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 819 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 646 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 635 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 625 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 594 |
| Registration plate issues | 572 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 529 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 517 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 452 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 446 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 443 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 417 |
| Horn not working |7.7 |a| |ii|| | 331 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 325 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 307 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 293 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 289 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 277 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 254 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 236 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 235 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 230 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 198 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 175 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 170 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working |4.4.1 |a| |ii|| | 169 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 167 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a)) | 161 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 150 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h|| | 148 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 142 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 142 |
| Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 141 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 139 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 137 |
| Nearside Front Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 133 |
| Nearside Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 131 |
| Offside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 129 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 129 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 127 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 120 |
| Horn not working |1.6.2a| | 119 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 117 |
| Nearside Front Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i)) | 117 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 117 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 116 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 112 |