| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Registration plate lamp issues | 7274 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 4267 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 2252 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 1915 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 1844 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 1076 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 1033 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 904 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 811 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 807 |
| Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 718 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 642 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 621 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 562 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 559 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 554 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 544 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 529 |
| Offside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 509 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 496 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 494 |
| Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 421 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 402 |
| Brake pedal anti-slip provision missing (1.1.2 (c)) | 394 |
| Nearside Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 377 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 370 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 339 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 333 |
| Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 332 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 300 |
| Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 284 |
| Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 283 |
| Brake pedal anti-slip provision missing |3.3.A.1b| | 282 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 279 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 276 |
| Offside Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 276 |
| Central Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 268 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 255 |
| Nearside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 242 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 239 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 228 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 227 |
| Windscreen has damage | 224 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 223 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 215 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a)) | 214 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 207 |
| Registration plate issues | 185 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 180 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |4.4.3 |a|| | 179 |
| Central Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 176 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 172 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 171 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |4.4.3 |a|| | 171 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 166 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 157 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 157 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a)) | 156 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 151 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 149 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 142 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a) (ii)) | 140 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 137 |
| Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |6.1.7 |g| |ii|| | 136 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 134 |
| Stop lamp(s) all not working (4.3.1 (a) (iii)) | 133 |
| Central Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 131 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 128 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 126 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 124 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 123 |
| Rear brake binding | 119 |
| Offside Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 116 |
| Offside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |6.1.7 |g| |ii|| | 116 |
| Offside Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 114 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 107 |
| Brake pedal anti-slip provision missing |1.1.2 |c|| | 105 |
| Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 104 |
| Centre Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 103 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 102 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 96 |
| Central Front Seat belt not functioning as intended (7.1.2 (c)) | 96 |
| Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt insecure (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 95 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 94 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 93 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed default limit of 1.5m-1 (8.2.2.2 (b)) | 91 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 88 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 86 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 86 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 86 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 85 |
| Central Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 83 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 82 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 81 |