| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 6980 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 5628 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 2836 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 2085 |
| Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 1793 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 1738 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 1572 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 1419 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 1331 |
| Rear brake binding | 1259 |
| Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b| | 1178 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 1069 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 1014 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 1006 |
| Brake hose excessively deteriorated | 1000 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 967 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 966 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 874 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 695 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 694 |
| Registration plate issues | 682 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 667 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 627 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 575 |
| Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits |7.3.D.3| | 558 |
| Offside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 558 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 554 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 541 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 540 |
| Brake servo vacuum pipe split |3.6.C.1b| | 524 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 519 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 507 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 479 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 465 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 456 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 449 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 444 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 444 |
| Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle excessive |7.3.D.3| | 442 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 414 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 409 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h|| | 403 |
| Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 400 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c)) | 398 |
| Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2| | 392 |
| Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 388 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 374 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 370 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 368 |
| Nearside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 368 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 359 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 358 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 343 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 340 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 338 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 334 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 332 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 331 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 294 |
| Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 293 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 293 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 283 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 282 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 281 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 280 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 278 |
| Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 274 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 273 |
| Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2| | 270 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 256 |
| Rear brake application uneven | 249 |
| Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 247 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 244 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 241 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 239 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 238 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2| | 237 |
| Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content at idle excessive |7.3.D.4| | 234 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2| | 233 |
| Brake lever has insufficient reserve travel (1.1.2 (a)) | 232 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 231 |
| Offside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 230 |
| Nearside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 228 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2| | 224 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2| | 216 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 214 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 213 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2| | 202 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 199 |
| Nearside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 195 |
| Offside Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 194 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a)) | 193 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 190 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |4.4.3 |a|| | 189 |
| Nearside Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 187 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |4.4.3 |a|| | 185 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2| | 183 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits |8.2.1.2 |c|| | 182 |
| Rear Mechanical brake component has restricted free movement | 182 |
| Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 179 |
| Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` |8.3.1e| | 175 |
| Offside Headlamp lens seriously defective (4.1.1 (b) (ii)) | 173 |
| Emissions not tested (8.2.1.2 (d)) | 166 |
| Nearside Headlamp lens seriously defective (4.1.1 (b) (ii)) | 165 |
| Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 164 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment |1.1.6 |c|| | 162 |
| Offside Headlamp has a product on the lens so that the light output is severely reduced (4.1.4 (b)) | 146 |
| Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 145 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 144 |
| Nearside Headlamp has a product on the lens so that the light output is severely reduced (4.1.4 (b)) | 144 |
| Nearside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 141 |
| Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 139 |
| Offside Front Headlamp has a product on the lens so that the light output is severely reduced (4.1.4 (b)) | 139 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 139 |
| Offside Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 137 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits |8.2.1.2 |b|| | 136 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 135 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 134 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp has a product on the lens so that the light output is severely reduced (4.1.4 (b)) | 134 |