| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Registration plate lamp issues | 1346 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 555 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 293 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 280 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 231 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 205 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 194 |
| Front Exhaust system insecure (6.1.2 (a)) | 164 |
| Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 146 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 135 |
| Offside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 104 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 102 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 97 |
| Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 94 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 78 |
| Registration plate issues | 75 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 69 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 68 |
| Exhaust system insecure (6.1.2 (a)) | 63 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 56 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 56 |
| Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 56 |
| Nearside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 49 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 46 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 41 |
| Nearside Rear Passengers seat backrest cannot be secured in the upright position. (6.2.6 (a) (i)) | 38 |
| Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 37 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 29 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a)) | 29 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim not tested (4.1.2 (b)) | 27 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 26 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 25 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 24 |
| Headlamp aim not tested (4.1.2 (b)) | 23 |
| Offside Headlamp aim not tested (4.1.2 (b)) | 23 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 21 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim not tested (4.1.2 (b)) | 20 |
| Offside Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 20 |
| Offside Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 20 |
| Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 19 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a)) | 19 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim not tested (4.1.2 (b)) | 18 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a) (ii)) | 18 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 18 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 17 |