| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 5505 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 3425 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 961 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 921 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 875 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 559 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 488 |
| Registration plate issues | 442 |
| Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 425 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 322 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 316 |
| Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 272 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 261 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 207 |
| Nearside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 186 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 172 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 165 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 155 |
| Nearside Obligatory mirror seriously damaged, affecting the rear view (3.3 (b) (ii)) | 150 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 139 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 135 |
| Windscreen damaged and affecting the drivers view of the road (3.2 (a) (ii)) | 124 |
| Offside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 115 |
| Offside Obligatory mirror seriously damaged, affecting the rear view (3.3 (b) (ii)) | 114 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 109 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 102 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 97 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 95 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 94 |
| Offside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 93 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 92 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 88 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 82 |
| Offside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 82 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a)) | 77 |
| Nearside Front Front fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 76 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 74 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 70 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 69 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim unable to be tested (4.1.2 (b)) | 69 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 69 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a)) | 67 |
| Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 66 |
| Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 63 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 62 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 62 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 61 |
| Brake performance unable to be tested (1.2.1 (g)) | 61 |
| Nearside Front fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 60 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 60 |
| Bonnet cannot be secured in the closed position (3.1 (b) (i)) | 59 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 59 |
| Offside Front Front fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 57 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 56 |
| Nearside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 54 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 53 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 52 |
| Offside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 50 |