| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Registration plate lamp issues | 1014 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 508 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 378 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 315 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 315 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 278 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 243 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 188 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 182 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 181 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 152 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 140 |
| Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 132 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 129 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 128 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 110 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 100 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 96 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 94 |
| Offside Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 90 |
| Nearside Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 89 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 84 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 80 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 79 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 72 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 71 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 71 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 69 |
| Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 65 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 62 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 60 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 59 |
| Offside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 58 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 58 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 57 |
| Electronic parking brake warning indicates a malfunction (1.1.6 (e)) | 57 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 54 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 50 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 49 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 49 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 47 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 46 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 44 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 42 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 41 |
| Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 39 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 36 |
| Brake pedal anti-slip provision missing (1.1.2 (c)) | 35 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 34 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 33 |
| Electronic parking brake control defective so that it cannot be satisfactorily operated (1.1.6 (d)) | 32 |
| Reversing lamp inoperative (4.6.1 (a)) | 31 |
| Registration plate issues | 30 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 30 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 30 |
| Nearside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 29 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 28 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 28 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 28 |
| Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 27 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 26 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 26 |
| Electronic parking brake control inoperative (1.1.6 (d)) | 24 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 23 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 22 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 22 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 22 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 21 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 21 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 21 |
| Stop lamp(s) all not working (4.3.1 (a) (iii)) | 20 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 20 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 20 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 20 |
| Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 20 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 20 |
| Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 19 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 19 |
| Nearside Rear Seat belt buckle not functioning as intended (7.1.2 (d)) | 18 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 17 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a)) | 17 |