| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 3435 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 2609 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 1634 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 847 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 813 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 547 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 534 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 451 |
| Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 389 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 376 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 367 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 359 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 299 |
| Registration plate issues | 294 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a)) | 286 |
| Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 259 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 245 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 241 |
| Offside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 236 |
| Nearside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 225 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively damaged or deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii)) | 216 |
| Rear Exhaust system insecure (6.1.2 (a)) | 204 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 190 |
| Offside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn trailing arm bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 189 |
| Nearside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 176 |
| Nearside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn trailing arm bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 172 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 162 |
| Nearside Front Steering rack gaiter missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii)) | 160 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 150 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 145 |
| Nearside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn trailing arm (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 144 |
| Offside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn trailing arm (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 142 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 136 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a)) | 135 |
| Bonnet cannot be secured in the closed position (3.1 (b) (i)) | 131 |
| Nearside Steering rack gaiter missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii)) | 127 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 125 |
| Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 124 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 121 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 120 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 119 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 114 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 113 |
| Exhaust system insecure (6.1.2 (a)) | 109 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 105 |
| Offside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 104 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 102 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 98 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 94 |
| Offside Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively damaged or deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii)) | 92 |
| Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 90 |
| Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 89 |
| Nearside Front Inner Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 87 |
| Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 85 |
| Offside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 84 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect |4.1.2 |c|| | 83 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively damaged or deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii)) | 79 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 79 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 78 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed default limit of 0.7m-1 (8.2.2.2 (b)) | 77 |
| Nearside Steering rack gaiter insecure |2.2.D.2d| | 77 |
| Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 76 |
| Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 75 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect |4.1.2 |c|| | 75 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 74 |
| Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 72 |
| Offside Front Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i)) | 68 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 66 |