| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 1626 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 1429 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 937 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 756 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 538 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 469 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 461 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 410 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 343 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 316 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c)) | 284 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a)) | 274 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 210 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 208 |
| Registration plate issues | 203 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 203 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 193 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 185 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 179 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 178 |
| Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 161 |
| Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 155 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 153 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 152 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a)) | 150 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 146 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 132 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 131 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 128 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 128 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 126 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 125 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 113 |
| Nearside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 113 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 107 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 104 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 103 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 103 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 100 |
| Nearside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 100 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 100 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 93 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 92 |
| Reversing lamp inoperative (4.6.1 (a)) | 92 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 86 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 83 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 83 |
| Horn sound not in accordance with requirements (7.7 (c)) | 81 |
| Brake lever has insufficient reserve travel (1.1.2 (a)) | 78 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 75 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 75 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 73 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 73 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 71 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 70 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 68 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 68 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 64 |
| Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 62 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.2.2 |g|| | 59 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 58 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturer`s specified limit |8.2.2.2 |a|| | 57 |
| Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 56 |
| Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 55 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 55 |
| Windscreen wiper not working (3.4 (a)) | 55 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 54 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 54 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 51 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 50 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 49 |
| Offside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 48 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment |1.1.6 |c|| | 47 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 43 |
| Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 42 |
| Nearside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 41 |
| Windscreen damaged and affecting the drivers view of the road (3.2 (a) (ii)) | 41 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a) (ii)) | 40 |
| Brake pedal has insufficient reserve travel (1.1.2 (a)) | 38 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 36 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed default limit of 0.7m-1 (8.2.2.2 (b)) | 36 |