| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Registration plate lamp issues | 1972 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 1005 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 996 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 832 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 494 |
| Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 365 |
| Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 359 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 214 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 176 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 174 |
| Nearside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 171 |
| Offside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 152 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 146 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 140 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 140 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 133 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 116 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 105 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a)) | 104 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 98 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 92 |
| Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |6.1.7 |g| |ii|| | 91 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 86 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 84 |
| Registration plate issues | 82 |
| 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| | 76 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 74 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 68 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 62 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 59 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 59 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 58 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 56 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 55 |
| Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 54 |
| Nearside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |6.1.7 |g| |ii|| | 53 |
| Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 51 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 49 |
| Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |6.1.7 |g| |ii|| | 49 |
| Nearside Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 48 |
| Nearside Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 47 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp insecure (4.1.1 (c)) | 47 |
| Offside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |6.1.7 |g| |ii|| | 47 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 45 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 44 |
| Offside Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 42 |
| Offside Front Headlamp insecure (4.1.1 (c)) | 42 |
| Offside Headlamp insecure (4.1.1 (c)) | 41 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 40 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 38 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 38 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed default limit of 0.7m-1 (8.2.2.2 (b)) | 37 |
| 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| | 37 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 36 |
| Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 36 |
| Nearside Headlamp insecure (4.1.1 (c)) | 36 |
| Offside Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 36 |
| 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| | 36 |
| Central Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 35 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 34 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 34 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 33 |
| Nearside Front constant velocity joint gaiter damaged to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc |2.5.C.1a| | 33 |
| Stop lamp(s) all not working (4.3.1 (a) (iii)) | 32 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 32 |
| 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| | 31 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 30 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 30 |
| Brake fluid significantly below minimum mark (1.1.10 (d) (ii)) | 28 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 27 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 27 |
| Front Position lamp not working both (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 27 |
| Rear Exhaust system insecure (6.1.2 (a)) | 26 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 25 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 25 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 25 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 23 |
| Offside Front constant velocity joint gaiter damaged to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc |2.5.C.1a| | 23 |