| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 2963 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 2314 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 1777 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 1550 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 625 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 513 |
| Registration plate issues | 460 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 414 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 371 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 363 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 251 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 241 |
| Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 235 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 228 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 228 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 224 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 218 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a)) | 201 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 196 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 188 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 184 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 171 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 165 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 164 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 159 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 156 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 152 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 152 |
| Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 148 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 146 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 143 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 134 |
| Brake pedal anti-slip provision missing (1.1.2 (c)) | 133 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 131 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 128 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 128 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 124 |
| Central Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 114 |
| Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 113 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 109 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 107 |
| Rear Sub-frame corroded and seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i)) | 106 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 104 |
| Offside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 103 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 102 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 99 |
| Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 96 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 92 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 91 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 88 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 85 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 82 |
| Offside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 80 |
| Rear Exhaust system insecure (6.1.2 (a)) | 77 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 75 |
| Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 74 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 72 |
| Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 69 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 67 |
| Offside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 66 |
| Nearside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 64 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 64 |
| Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 64 |
| Nearside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 61 |
| Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 61 |