| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Registration plate lamp issues | 882 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 270 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 169 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 132 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 132 |
| Rear Exhaust system insecure (6.1.2 (a)) | 131 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 130 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 113 |
| Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 100 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 100 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 67 |
| Offside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 65 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 62 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 61 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 57 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 53 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 51 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 49 |
| Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 49 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 48 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 48 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 48 |
| Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 46 |
| Registration plate issues | 40 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 38 |
| Nearside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 38 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 35 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 31 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 27 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 27 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 25 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 25 |
| Exhaust system insecure (6.1.2 (a)) | 23 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 22 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 21 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 20 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 20 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c)) | 20 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 19 |
| Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 19 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 19 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 17 |
| Offside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 16 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 16 |
| Offside Rear Exhaust system insecure (6.1.2 (a)) | 16 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 16 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 16 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 16 |
| Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 15 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a)) | 15 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim not tested (4.1.2 (b)) | 14 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 14 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn |1.1.14 |a| |i|| | 13 |
| Nearside Front Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 13 |
| Offside Front Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 13 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a) (ii)) | 13 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn |1.1.14 |a| |i|| | 12 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 12 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a)) | 12 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 12 |
| Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn |1.1.14 |a| |i|| | 12 |
| Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt insecure (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 12 |
| Brake lever has insufficient reserve travel (1.1.2 (a)) | 12 |
| Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 12 |