| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 4084 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 2929 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 2109 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 1090 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 1029 |
| Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 967 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 887 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 847 |
| Registration plate issues | 819 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a)) | 781 |
| Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2| | 728 |
| Exhaust emits an excessive level of metered smoke |7.4.B.3a| | 714 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 712 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 703 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 656 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 619 |
| Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2| | 616 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 543 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 525 |
| Offside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 511 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 504 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 492 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 488 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 478 |
| Offside Rear Trailing arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 458 |
| Centre Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2| | 455 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 453 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 449 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed default limit of 1.5m-1 (8.2.2.2 (b)) | 435 |
| Centre Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 427 |
| Nearside Rear Trailing arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 406 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 389 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 387 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 356 |
| Offside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 347 |
| Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 343 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 324 |
| Nearside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 321 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 320 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 307 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 305 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 304 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 296 |
| Offside Rear Trailing arm rubber bush bonding deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 282 |
| Nearside Rear Trailing arm rubber bush bonding deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 267 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 253 |
| Nearside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 245 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 233 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 232 |
| Bonnet cannot be secured in the closed position |8.4.1| | 228 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 226 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 226 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 222 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 210 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 204 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 202 |
| Offside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 198 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 195 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturer`s specified limit |8.2.2.2 |a|| | 193 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 193 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 193 |
| Offside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn trailing arm (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 193 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 191 |
| Nearside Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 191 |
| Offside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn trailing arm bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 184 |
| Central Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 183 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 180 |
| Offside Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 177 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 177 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |4.4.3 |a|| | 174 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 172 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |4.4.3 |a|| | 172 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 167 |
| Nearside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn trailing arm bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 167 |
| Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 166 |
| Central Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 164 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 161 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 160 |
| Nearside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn trailing arm (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 160 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 158 |
| Offside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 158 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a)) | 157 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed default limit of 1.5m-1 |8.2.2.2 |b|| | 156 |
| Offside Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 155 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 153 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 152 |
| Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 146 |
| Nearside Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 145 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 140 |
| Horn not working |1.6.2a| | 136 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 136 |
| Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 134 |
| Offside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 134 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 134 |
| Front brake excessively fluctuating | 132 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 128 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 128 |
| Bonnet cannot be secured in the closed position (3.1 (b) (i)) | 125 |
| Exhaust emissions test not completed because smoke levels are significantly in excess of the specified limit values (8.2.2.2 (f)) | 124 |
| Nearside Headlamp insecure (4.1.1 (c)) | 120 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 118 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 117 |
| Offside Rear Inner Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 112 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 111 |