| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 2484 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 1633 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 1231 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 1217 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 1176 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 1146 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 1070 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 1057 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 865 |
| Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 851 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 815 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 767 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 586 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 571 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 551 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 520 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 482 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 464 |
| Nearside Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 463 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 445 |
| Offside Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 434 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 423 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 404 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 389 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 371 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 364 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 299 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 291 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 290 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 282 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 261 |
| Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 254 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 246 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 243 |
| Offside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 237 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 218 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 210 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 206 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 203 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 203 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 202 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 196 |
| Electronic parking brake control defective so that it cannot be satisfactorily operated (1.1.6 (d)) | 196 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 192 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 187 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 177 |
| Registration plate issues | 165 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 162 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 159 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 154 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 149 |
| Electronic parking brake warning indicates a malfunction (1.1.6 (e)) | 147 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 146 |
| Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 143 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 142 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 134 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 131 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 126 |
| Nearside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 125 |
| Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 124 |
| Offside Rear Inner Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 122 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 115 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 112 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 110 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 108 |
| Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 100 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 97 |
| Nearside Rear Inner Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 97 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault |7.1.6 |a|| | 93 |
| Offside Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 91 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 91 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 86 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 85 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 84 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 84 |
| Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 84 |
| Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 78 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 77 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 77 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect |4.1.2 |c|| | 74 |