| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Registration plate lamp issues | 274 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 126 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 115 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 106 |
| Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 101 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 76 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 56 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 49 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 44 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 43 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 42 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 40 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 39 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 38 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 38 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 37 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h|| | 37 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 36 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 33 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 32 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 32 |
| Offside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 31 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 31 |
| Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 28 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 28 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 24 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 23 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 23 |
| Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle excessive |7.3.D.3| | 21 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 21 |
| Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 20 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 19 |
| Offside Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 19 |
| Oil leaking excessively from engine (8.4.1 (a) (i)) | 18 |
| Registration plate issues | 18 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 18 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a)) | 17 |
| Rear brake binding | 17 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 17 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 15 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 15 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 15 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 13 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 13 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 13 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 12 |
| Nearside Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 12 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 12 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 12 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits |8.2.1.2 |b|| | 12 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 12 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 12 |
| Offside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 11 |
| Exhaust hydrocarbon content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 11 |
| Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 11 |
| Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2| | 11 |
| Nearside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 11 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 11 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 11 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 10 |
| Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 10 |
| Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 10 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 10 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 10 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 10 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 9 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 8 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 8 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 8 |
| Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 8 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.1.3 |b| |i|| | 8 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault |7.1.6 |a|| | 8 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 7 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 7 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 7 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 7 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 7 |
| Emissions not tested (8.2.1.2 (d)) | 7 |
| Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content at idle excessive |7.3.D.4| | 7 |
| Electronic parking brake warning indicates a malfunction (1.1.6 (e)) | 7 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 7 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 6 |
| Nearside Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 6 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 6 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturer`s specified limits |8.2.1.2 |a|| | 6 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 6 |
| Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` |8.3.1e| | 6 |
| Exhaust emissions hydrocarbon content after 2nd fast idle excessive |7.3.D.3| | 6 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 6 |