| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 1149 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 821 |
| Registration plate issues | 398 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 323 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 232 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 160 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 154 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 100 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 90 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fractured (5.2.2 (a)) | 57 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 56 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 55 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 52 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 47 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 44 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 40 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 39 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 38 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 38 |
| Offside Front Road wheel fractured (5.2.2 (a)) | 35 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 33 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 32 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 30 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 30 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 30 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 30 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 29 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 29 |
| Nearside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 29 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 28 |
| Nearside Front Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 26 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 25 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 24 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 23 |
| Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 23 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 23 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 22 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 22 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 22 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 21 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content at idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 20 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a)) | 20 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 20 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 20 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 19 |
| Offside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 19 |
| Nearside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 18 |