| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Registration plate lamp issues | 1536 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 746 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 364 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 360 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 351 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 348 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 332 |
| Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 322 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 288 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 232 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 198 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 197 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 179 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 179 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 179 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 173 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 150 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 138 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 137 |
| Nearside Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 133 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 133 |
| Offside Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 122 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 121 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 113 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 106 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 105 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 92 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 87 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 86 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 85 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 82 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 82 |
| Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 79 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 79 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 78 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 71 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 70 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 69 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 69 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 65 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 64 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 56 |
| Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 55 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 53 |
| Offside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 52 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 52 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 51 |
| Electronic parking brake control defective so that it cannot be satisfactorily operated (1.1.6 (d)) | 46 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 44 |
| Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 44 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 43 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 43 |
| Registration plate issues | 42 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 42 |
| Electronic parking brake warning indicates a malfunction (1.1.6 (e)) | 41 |
| Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 40 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 38 |
| Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 37 |
| Nearside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 33 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 31 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 31 |
| Brake pedal anti-slip provision missing (1.1.2 (c)) | 31 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault |7.1.6 |a|| | 30 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 28 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 27 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 27 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 26 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 25 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 24 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect |4.1.2 |c|| | 24 |
| Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 23 |