| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Registration plate lamp issues | 4900 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 4196 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 3326 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 3144 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 1777 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 1305 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 1201 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 1142 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 984 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 902 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 868 |
| Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 843 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 773 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 715 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 656 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 633 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 622 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a)) | 587 |
| Offside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 586 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 570 |
| Brake pedal anti-slip provision missing (1.1.2 (c)) | 542 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 526 |
| Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 446 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 424 |
| Central Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 383 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 370 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 353 |
| Central Front Seat belt not functioning as intended (7.1.2 (c)) | 352 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 347 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 347 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 330 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 290 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 282 |
| Nearside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 277 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 249 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 238 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 235 |
| Central Seat belt not functioning as intended (7.1.2 (c)) | 234 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 218 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 213 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 205 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a)) | 205 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 182 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 173 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 171 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 163 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 162 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 160 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 158 |
| Registration plate issues | 148 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 145 |
| Stop lamp(s) all not working (4.3.1 (a) (iii)) | 141 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 137 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 133 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 132 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 130 |
| Windscreen damaged and affecting the drivers view of the road (3.2 (a) (ii)) | 126 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 124 |
| Offside Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 121 |
| Central Front Seat belt retracting mechanism defective (7.1.2 (e)) | 120 |
| Central Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 117 |
| Nearside Front Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 112 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 109 |
| Offside Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 104 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 100 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a) (ii)) | 97 |
| Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 93 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 90 |
| Central Rear Upper Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 90 |
| Oil leaking excessively from engine (8.4.1 (a) (i)) | 88 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 82 |
| 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)) | 82 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 81 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed default limit of 0.7m-1 (8.2.2.2 (b)) | 81 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 81 |