| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 886 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 430 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 181 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 166 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 115 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 84 |
| Registration plate issues | 70 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 62 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 52 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 48 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 41 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 40 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 34 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 32 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 31 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 30 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 30 |
| Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 30 |
| Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 24 |
| Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 23 |
| Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 22 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 21 |
| Nearside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 20 |
| Offside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 20 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 20 |
| Offside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 20 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 19 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 19 |
| Offside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 18 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 18 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 17 |
| Offside Front Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 16 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 16 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 16 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 15 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 15 |
| Emissions unable to be completed (8.2.1.2 (d)) | 15 |
| Nearside Front Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 14 |
| Central Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 14 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 13 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working |4.4.1 |a| |ii|| | 13 |
| Exhaust emissions likely to be affected by an exhaust leak (8.2.1.1 (b)) | 11 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 11 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 11 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 10 |
| Nearside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 10 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 10 |