| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 1606 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 1161 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 906 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 898 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 532 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 375 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 219 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 201 |
| Registration plate issues | 200 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 184 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 174 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 174 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 167 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 163 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 152 |
| Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b| | 148 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 147 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 133 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 130 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 129 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 127 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 126 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 119 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 114 |
| Electronic power steering warning lamp indicates a system malfunction (2.6 (a)) | 112 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 104 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 104 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 104 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 93 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 83 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 82 |
| Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 76 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 75 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 64 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 62 |
| Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 58 |
| 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)) | 52 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c)) | 52 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 52 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 51 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 51 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 51 |
| 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)) | 47 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 46 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 45 |
| Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 42 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 40 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 39 |
| Nearside 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)) | 39 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 38 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 37 |
| Brake hose excessively deteriorated | 37 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 36 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 36 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 36 |
| Nearside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 35 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 34 |
| Offside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 33 |
| Offside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 32 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 31 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect |4.1.2 |c|| | 29 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 28 |