| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 285 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 62 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 39 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 30 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 15 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 15 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 13 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 8 |
| Registration plate issues | 6 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a)) | 6 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 6 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 6 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 5 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 5 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 5 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 4 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a)) | 4 |
| Nearside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn trailing arm bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 3 |
| Offside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn trailing arm bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 3 |
| Nearside Front Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 3 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 3 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 3 |
| Emissions not tested (8.2.2.2 (e)) | 2 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 2 |
| Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 2 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 2 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 2 |
| Nearside Front fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 2 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed default limit of 0.7m-1 (8.2.2.2 (b)) | 2 |
| Nearside Front Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i)) | 2 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect bulb incorrectly fitted (4.1.2 (c)) | 2 |
| Windscreen damaged and affecting the drivers view of the road (3.2 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Nearside Rear Fuel pipe leaking (6.1.3 (b) (i)) | 2 |