| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 277 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 274 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 150 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 123 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 119 |
| Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 110 |
| Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 102 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 95 |
| Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 85 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 68 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 52 |
| Nearside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 51 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 49 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 45 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 44 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 43 |
| Registration plate issues | 41 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 41 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 40 |
| Offside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 38 |
| Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 37 |
| Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 36 |
| Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |6.1.7 |g| |ii|| | 36 |
| Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |6.1.7 |g| |ii|| | 33 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 33 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 32 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 32 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 30 |
| Nearside Front Front constant velocity joint gaiter damaged to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc |2.5.C.1a| | 30 |
| Nearside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |6.1.7 |g| |ii|| | 27 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 27 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 26 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 23 |
| Nearside Outer Front constant velocity joint gaiter deteriorated to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc |2.5.C.1a| | 21 |
| Offside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |6.1.7 |g| |ii|| | 20 |
| Nearside Front Outer Front constant velocity joint gaiter damaged to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc |2.5.C.1a| | 20 |
| Nearside Outer Front constant velocity joint gaiter damaged to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc |2.5.C.1a| | 20 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 20 |
| Centre Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 20 |
| Offside Front Front constant velocity joint gaiter damaged to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc |2.5.C.1a| | 19 |
| Nearside Front constant velocity joint gaiter damaged to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc |2.5.C.1a| | 19 |
| Offside Front constant velocity joint gaiter damaged to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc |2.5.C.1a| | 19 |
| Nearside Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 18 |
| Central Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 18 |
| Offside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 17 |
| Offside Rear Seat belt locking mechanism does not secure or release |5.2.5a| | 15 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 15 |
| Nearside Front Outer Front constant velocity joint gaiter deteriorated to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc |2.5.C.1a| | 15 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 15 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 15 |
| Nearside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 15 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 14 |
| Offside Front Outer Front constant velocity joint gaiter damaged to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc |2.5.C.1a| | 14 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 14 |
| Brake hydraulic reservoir fluid level below minimum level |3.6.G.1b| | 13 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 12 |
| Offside Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 12 |
| Nearside Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 12 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |4.4.3 |a|| | 12 |
| Nearside Front constant velocity joint gaiter deteriorated to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc |2.5.C.1a| | 12 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |4.4.3 |a|| | 11 |
| Offside Outer Front constant velocity joint gaiter damaged to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc |2.5.C.1a| | 11 |
| Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` |8.3.1e| | 11 |
| Offside Rear Trailing arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 11 |
| Offside Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 11 |
| Nearside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn trailing arm (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 11 |
| Offside Outer Front constant velocity joint gaiter deteriorated to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc |2.5.C.1a| | 10 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 10 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 10 |
| Windscreen has damage | 10 |
| Offside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn trailing arm (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 10 |
| Central Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 9 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a| |ii|| | 9 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 9 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 9 |
| Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2| | 9 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 8 |
| Offside Rear Trailing arm rubber bush bonding deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 8 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 8 |
| Rear Exhaust system insecure (6.1.2 (a)) | 8 |
| Nearside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn trailing arm bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 8 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 8 |