| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 2518 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 2294 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 1276 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 1260 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 608 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 336 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 318 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 311 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 307 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 304 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 295 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 285 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 262 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 250 |
| Registration plate issues | 233 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 207 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 197 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 181 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 141 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 140 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 140 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 126 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 113 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 113 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 104 |
| Electronic power steering warning lamp indicates a system malfunction (2.6 (a)) | 95 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 92 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 77 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 76 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 76 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 71 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 70 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 65 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 63 |
| Offside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 55 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 51 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 47 |
| Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 45 |
| Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 45 |
| Offside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 43 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 41 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a)) | 41 |
| Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 41 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 40 |