| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Registration plate lamp issues | 1245 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 987 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 444 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 313 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 289 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 254 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 222 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 154 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 152 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 124 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 122 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 119 |
| Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 114 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 108 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 106 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 97 |
| Offside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 96 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 86 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 85 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 82 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 80 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 77 |
| Registration plate issues | 72 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has negligible damping effect (5.3.2 (d)) | 69 |
| Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 69 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 69 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has negligible damping effect (5.3.2 (d)) | 67 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 62 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 62 |
| Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 61 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 58 |
| Nearside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 57 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 56 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 53 |
| Electronic parking brake warning indicates a malfunction (1.1.6 (e)) | 52 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 51 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 50 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 48 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 48 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 45 |
| Electronic parking brake control defective so that it cannot be satisfactorily operated (1.1.6 (d)) | 44 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 44 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 43 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn |1.1.14 |a| |i|| | 40 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 39 |
| Nearside Front Macpherson strut top bush or bearing has excessive wear or free play (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 38 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 36 |
| Nearside Rear Seat belt buckle not functioning as intended (7.1.2 (d)) | 35 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 35 |
| Brake pedal anti-slip provision missing (1.1.2 (c)) | 29 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 28 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 27 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 26 |
| Offside Headlamp aim not tested (4.1.2 (b)) | 26 |
| Offside Rear Seat belt buckle not functioning as intended (7.1.2 (d)) | 25 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn |1.1.14 |a| |i|| | 24 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 24 |