| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 179 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 36 |
| Registration plate issues | 9 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 7 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 6 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 4 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 2 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Windscreen damaged and affecting the drivers view of the road (3.2 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Nearside Position lamp showing white light to the rear Lens Damaged (4.2.3 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Windscreen damaged and affecting the drivers view of the road zone A (3.2 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 1 |
| Rear Seat belt not functioning as intended middle belt damaged (7.1.2 (c)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Drivers seat insecure rear bolts loose (6.2.5 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Windscreen damaged and affecting the drivers view of the road large chip and cracked 25mm (3.2 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Central Rear Seat belt buckle missing (7.1.2 (d)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp showing white light to the rear lamp damaged (4.2.3 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn brake reaction bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Headlamp light intensity severely reduced light unit cover missing reflector and unit internals dirty. no beam pattern visible (4.1.4 (a)) | 1 |
| Front Inner Brake disc significantly and obviously worn Faces (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Body panel damaged and likely to cause injury razor sharp scews expozed (6.2.1 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Lower Suspension arm fractured (5.3.3 (b) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Lower Suspension arm damaged and seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i)) | 1 |
| Oil leaking excessively from engine (8.4.1 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing wheel bolt missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel more than one fixing loose road wheel loose (5.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Rear fog lamp does not emit a steady red light Reverse light illuminates instead of fog light (4.5.4 (a)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Windscreen wiper blade missing (3.4 (b) (ii)) | 1 |
| Front Front fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) emits other than a steady red light (4.3.3 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Obligatory indirect vision device insecure (3.3 (b) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp showing white light to the rear (4.2.3 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Rear fog lamp does not emit a steady red light (4.5.4 (a)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Body component damaged and likely to cause injury (6.2.1 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Headlamp levelling device inoperative (4.1.5 (a)) | 1 |
| Offside Obligatory mirror seriously damaged, affecting the rear view (3.3 (b) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Rear fog lamp does not emit a steady red light Showing a white light, not red (4.5.4 (a)) | 1 |
| Front Windscreen damaged and affecting the drivers view of the road (3.2 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Drivers view of the road through the swept area of the windscreen significantly affected by an obstruction (3.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear reflector missing (4.8.2 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator lens defective such that the emitted light is adversely affected (4.4.1 (b) (ii)) | 1 |
| Windscreen in an unacceptable condition windscreen cracked and chipped (3.2 (c) (i)) | 1 |
| Brake disc significantly and obviously worn both rear (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Central Front Drivers view of the road through the swept area of the windscreen significantly affected by an obstruction (3.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Windscreen damaged and affecting the drivers view of the road (3.2 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm attachment bracket/mounting insecure front bush (5.3.3 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Reversing lamp inoperative (4.6.1 (a)) | 1 |
| Fuel cap/sealing device ineffective locking mechanism incorrectly located (6.1.3 (b) (i)) | 1 |