| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Registration plate lamp issues | 1456 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 1426 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 670 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 479 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 400 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 366 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 300 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 290 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 273 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 250 |
| Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 204 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 183 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 178 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 178 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 174 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 156 |
| Offside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 155 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 146 |
| Electronic parking brake warning indicates a malfunction (1.1.6 (e)) | 141 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 140 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 138 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 122 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 114 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 110 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 109 |
| Electronic parking brake control defective so that it cannot be satisfactorily operated (1.1.6 (d)) | 109 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 105 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 104 |
| Registration plate issues | 98 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 88 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 83 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 79 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 76 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 76 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 75 |
| Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 74 |
| Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 74 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 71 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 70 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 68 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 66 |
| Nearside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 60 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 57 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 54 |
| Brake pedal anti-slip provision missing (1.1.2 (c)) | 48 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 45 |
| Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 41 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 40 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 40 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 36 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 36 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 35 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 35 |
| Electronic parking brake control inoperative (1.1.6 (d)) | 35 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn |1.1.14 |a| |i|| | 34 |
| Offside Headlamp aim not tested (4.1.2 (b)) | 34 |