| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Registration plate lamp issues | 635 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 341 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 186 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 166 |
| Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 151 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 125 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 123 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 104 |
| Offside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 97 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 87 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 84 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 74 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 74 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 74 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 73 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 71 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 70 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a)) | 66 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 65 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 65 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 61 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 57 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 50 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 47 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 46 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 45 |
| Nearside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 43 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 43 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 43 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 40 |
| Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 40 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 40 |
| Offside Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 39 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 38 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 37 |
| Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 35 |
| Rear brake binding | 34 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 33 |
| Nearside Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 33 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 32 |
| Registration plate issues | 32 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 29 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 28 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 28 |
| Offside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 28 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 27 |
| Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 27 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 27 |
| Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 26 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 26 |
| Nearside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 26 |
| Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 25 |
| Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 24 |
| Exhaust emits an excessive level of metered smoke |7.4.B.3a| | 24 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 24 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 23 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 23 |
| Nearside Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 23 |
| Offside Rear Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 23 |
| Nearside Rear Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 22 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 22 |
| Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 22 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 22 |
| Offside Inner Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 21 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 21 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 21 |
| Offside Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 21 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 20 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 20 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 20 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 20 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 20 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 20 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 20 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 19 |
| Offside Front constant velocity joint gaiter insecure to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc |2.5.C.1a| | 19 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 19 |
| Electronic parking brake warning indicates a malfunction (1.1.6 (e)) | 18 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed default limit of 1.5m-1 (8.2.2.2 (b)) | 17 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 17 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 16 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 16 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 16 |
| Electronic parking brake control defective so that it cannot be satisfactorily operated (1.1.6 (d)) | 16 |
| Offside Rear Seat belt locking mechanism does not secure or release |5.2.5a| | 15 |
| Offside Front Front constant velocity joint gaiter insecure to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc |2.5.C.1a| | 15 |
| Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2| | 15 |
| Nearside Front constant velocity joint gaiter insecure to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc |2.5.C.1a| | 14 |
| Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |6.1.7 |g| |ii|| | 14 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 14 |
| Offside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |6.1.7 |g| |ii|| | 13 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 13 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.1.3 |b| |i|| | 13 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 13 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 12 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 12 |
| Electronic parking brake warning indicates a malfunction |3.1.7| | 12 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 12 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 12 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.1.3 |b| |i|| | 12 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 12 |
| Offside Rear Inner Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 11 |
| Offside Front Outer Front constant velocity joint gaiter insecure to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc |2.5.C.1a| | 11 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 11 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 11 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension component ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 11 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 11 |