| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Registration plate lamp issues | 3754 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 3360 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 2892 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 1701 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 1192 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 1152 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 1106 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 847 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 671 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 665 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 622 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 603 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 597 |
| Registration plate issues | 543 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 529 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 514 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 506 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 497 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 467 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 457 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 454 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 453 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 430 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 425 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 421 |
| Offside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 420 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 411 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 401 |
| Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 390 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 368 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 326 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 309 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 290 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 289 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 272 |
| Offside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 250 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 245 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 244 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 237 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 237 |
| Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 224 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 222 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 221 |
| Offside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 221 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 221 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 219 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 205 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 203 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 201 |
| Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 191 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 180 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 177 |
| Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 175 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 173 |
| Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b| | 169 |
| Nearside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 165 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 163 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 157 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 151 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a)) | 147 |
| Nearside Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 146 |
| Offside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 135 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 134 |
| Offside Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 134 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 133 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 132 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 129 |
| 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)) | 129 |
| Brake hose excessively deteriorated | 128 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 122 |
| Nearside Headlamp lens seriously defective (4.1.1 (b) (ii)) | 122 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 118 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 113 |
| Offside Headlamp lens seriously defective (4.1.1 (b) (ii)) | 110 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 109 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 109 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 106 |
| 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)) | 106 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 103 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 103 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 101 |
| Nearside Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 99 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 95 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 94 |
| Nearside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 93 |
| Offside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 91 |
| Offside Front Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 87 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 86 |
| Battery insecure |1.9.1| | 86 |
| Nearside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 86 |
| Nearside Headlamp has a product on the lens so that the light output is severely reduced (4.1.4 (b)) | 84 |