| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 100 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 56 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 50 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 17 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 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)) | 9 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 8 |
| Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 8 |
| Brake pedal anti-slip provision missing (1.1.2 (c)) | 7 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 7 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 6 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 6 |
| Registration plate issues | 6 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 6 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 5 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 5 |
| Nearside Rear Seat belt buckle damaged (7.1.2 (d)) | 5 |
| Offside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 4 |
| Nearside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 4 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 4 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 4 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 4 |
| Windscreen damaged and affecting the drivers view of the road (3.2 (a) (ii)) | 4 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 4 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 4 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 3 |
| Central Rear Seat belt buckle not functioning as intended (7.1.2 (d)) | 3 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a)) | 2 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 2 |
| Nearside Rear Seat belt damaged (7.1.2 (b) (i)) | 2 |
| Nearside Rear Rear fog lamp does not emit a steady red light (4.5.4 (a)) | 2 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 2 |
| Offside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 2 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 2 |
| Drivers view of the road through the swept area of the windscreen significantly affected by an obstruction (3.1 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Nearside Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 2 |
| Offside Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 2 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a)) | 2 |
| Nearside Front Seat belt buckle not functioning as intended (7.1.2 (d)) | 2 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed default limit of 0.7m-1 (8.2.2.2 (b)) | 2 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 2 |
| Offside Rear Passengers seat insecure (6.2.6 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Steering wheel has excessive movement up and down (2.2.2 (a)) | 2 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 2 |
| Drivers seat fore and aft adjustment mechanism not functioning as intended. (6.2.5 (b) (i)) | 2 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 2 |
| Offside Rear Rear fog lamp lens defective such that emitted light is adversely affected (4.5.1 (b) (ii)) | 2 |
| Offside Front Daytime running lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 2 |