| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 158 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 65 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 43 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 23 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 21 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 20 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 16 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 15 |
| Central Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 13 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 12 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 12 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 11 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 9 |
| Stop lamp(s) all not working (4.3.1 (a) (iii)) | 9 |
| Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 9 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 9 |
| Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 7 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 7 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 6 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 5 |
| Registration plate issues | 5 |
| Central Upper Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 5 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 5 |
| Nearside Rear Rear reflector defective or damaged by more than 50% of the reflecting surface (4.8.1 (a) (ii)) | 4 |
| Nearside Rear reflector missing (4.8.2 (a) (ii)) | 4 |
| Front passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle (6.2.3 (a)) | 4 |
| Offside Rear Rear fog lamp does not emit a steady red light (4.5.4 (a)) | 4 |
| Nearside Rear Rear reflector missing (4.8.2 (a) (ii)) | 4 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 4 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 4 |
| Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 3 |
| Offside Rear Rear fog lamp lens defective such that emitted light is adversely affected (4.5.1 (b) (ii)) | 3 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 3 |
| Nearside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 3 |
| Central Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 3 |
| Reversing lamp inoperative (4.6.1 (a)) | 3 |
| Spare wheel carrier insecure (6.1.5 (a)) | 3 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp showing white light to the rear (4.2.3 (a) (ii)) | 3 |
| Hazard warning switch inoperative (4.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 3 |
| Hazard warning lamps inoperative (4.4.1 (e)) | 2 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 2 |
| Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Offside Front Direction indicator not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Offside Front Headlamp insecure (4.1.1 (c)) | 2 |
| Offside Front Seat belt webbing significantly weakened (7.1.2 (b) (ii)) | 2 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Rear fog lamp tell-tale not working (4.9.1 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp showing white light to the rear (4.2.3 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp lens defective such that emitted light is adversely affected (4.5.1 (b) (ii)) | 2 |
| Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 2 |
| Brake performance unable to be tested (1.2.1 (g)) | 2 |
| Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 2 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 2 |
| Offside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 2 |
| Nearside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 2 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp does not emit a steady red light (4.5.4 (a)) | 2 |
| Rear Stop lamp(s) all not working (4.3.1 (a) (iii)) | 2 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 2 |
| Drivers door cannot be opened from inside the vehicle (6.2.3 (a)) | 2 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp insecure (4.1.1 (c)) | 2 |
| Stop lamp(s) not working high level (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 2 |