| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 34740 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 32621 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 22047 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 8200 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 7770 |
| Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 7062 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 5835 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 5211 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 4909 |
| Offside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 4701 |
| Offside Side repeater incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 4376 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 4369 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 3927 |
| Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 3924 |
| Nearside Side repeater incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 3690 |
| Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 3686 |
| Registration plate issues | 3479 |
| Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2| | 3258 |
| Nearside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 3194 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 3031 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 2966 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 2699 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 2677 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 2673 |
| Nearside Rear wheel bearing rough when rotated |2.6.1| | 2626 |
| Offside Rear wheel bearing rough when rotated |2.6.1| | 2618 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 2483 |
| Offside Headlamp excessively deteriorated so that the light output is severely reduced |1.7.5a| | 2436 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 2341 |
| Nearside Headlamp excessively deteriorated so that the light output is severely reduced |1.7.5a| | 2337 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 2296 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 2205 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 2183 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 2015 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 1826 |
| Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 1754 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 1705 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 1660 |
| Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits |7.3.D.3| | 1650 |
| Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 1620 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 1594 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 1581 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 1574 |
| Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b| | 1477 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 1465 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 1457 |
| Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle excessive |7.3.D.3| | 1406 |
| Offside Rear Rear wheel bearing rough when rotated |2.6.1| | 1385 |
| Nearside Rear Rear wheel bearing rough when rotated |2.6.1| | 1361 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 1339 |
| Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 1292 |
| Windscreen wiper blade insecure | 1289 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 1266 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 1233 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 1229 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 1198 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 1158 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 1139 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 1096 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 1085 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 1083 |
| Offside Front Side repeater incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 1042 |
| Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content at idle excessive |7.3.D.4| | 1019 |
| Nearside Headlamp has a product on the lens so that the light output is severely reduced |1.7.5a| | 1018 |
| Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` |8.3.1e| | 1016 |
| Offside Headlamp has a product on the lens so that the light output is severely reduced |1.7.5a| | 1005 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 961 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 933 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 924 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 922 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 917 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 907 |
| Offside Front Headlamp excessively deteriorated so that the light output is severely reduced |1.7.5a| | 892 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp excessively deteriorated so that the light output is severely reduced |1.7.5a| | 888 |
| Offside Headlamp aim aimed so that it dazzles other road users |1.8.A.1a| | 870 |
| Battery insecure |1.9.1| | 865 |
| Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2| | 854 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 836 |
| Offside Side repeater incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 818 |
| Nearside Front Side repeater incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 816 |
| Nearside Side repeater incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 806 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 805 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 795 |
| Offside Headlamp lens seriously defective (4.1.1 (b) (ii)) | 779 |
| Horn not working |1.6.2a| | 777 |
| Nearside Headlamp lens seriously defective (4.1.1 (b) (ii)) | 773 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 768 |
| Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 762 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect |4.1.2 |c|| | 757 |
| Exhaust emissions hydrocarbon content after 2nd fast idle excessive |7.3.D.3| | 757 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h|| | 754 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 751 |
| Centre Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 751 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 743 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2| | 741 |
| Fuel cap/sealing device mounting flange/sealing method defective |7.2.4c| | 737 |
| Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 735 |
| Nearside Headlamp insecure |1.7.3| | 705 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect |4.1.2 |c|| | 682 |
| Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2| | 677 |
| Brake hose excessively deteriorated | 675 |
| Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a| | 674 |
| Nearside Rear Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i)) | 669 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 660 |
| Offside Rear Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i)) | 633 |
| Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a| | 629 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim aimed so that it dazzles other road users |1.8.A.1a| | 610 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault |7.1.6 |a|| | 607 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |4.4.3 |a|| | 606 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2| | 590 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp has a product on the lens so that the light output is severely reduced |1.7.5a| | 589 |
| Offside Front Headlamp has a product on the lens so that the light output is severely reduced |1.7.5a| | 586 |
| Nearside Indicator tell tale inoperative |1.4.A.2a| | 586 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 583 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 582 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |4.4.3 |a|| | 577 |
| Front brake application uneven | 575 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 569 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 556 |
| Windscreen has damage | 555 |
| Offside Front coil spring fractured |2.4.C.1a| | 544 |
| Offside Headlamp insecure |1.7.3| | 531 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 530 |
| Offside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 523 |
| Nearside Headlamp has a product on the lens so that the light output is severely reduced (4.1.4 (b)) | 506 |
| Offside Headlamp has a product on the lens so that the light output is severely reduced (4.1.4 (b)) | 506 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.1.3 |b| |i|| | 505 |