| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 3088 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 1684 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 631 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 605 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 395 |
| Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b| | 300 |
| Registration plate issues | 195 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 194 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 180 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 177 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 161 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 153 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 149 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 130 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 126 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 122 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 114 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 107 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 105 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 98 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 97 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 96 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 95 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 92 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 89 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 82 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 77 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 72 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 69 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 67 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 58 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 58 |
| Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 57 |
| Electronic power steering warning lamp indicates a system malfunction (2.6 (a)) | 55 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c)) | 53 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 52 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 52 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 51 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 49 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 47 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 46 |
| Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 43 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 43 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 42 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 41 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 40 |
| Offside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 39 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 37 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 37 |
| Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 37 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 36 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 36 |
| Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 36 |
| Brake lever has insufficient reserve travel (1.1.2 (a)) | 32 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect |4.1.2 |c|| | 32 |