| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 1882 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 1837 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 1101 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 494 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 449 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 431 |
| Rear brake binding | 356 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 270 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 255 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 236 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 236 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c)) | 222 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 217 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 210 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 207 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 188 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 169 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 164 |
| Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b| | 158 |
| Registration plate issues | 156 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 132 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 132 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 123 |
| Brake lever has insufficient reserve travel (1.1.2 (a)) | 118 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.2.2 |g|| | 113 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 108 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 107 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 100 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 99 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 96 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 96 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 94 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 94 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 86 |
| Central Exhaust system insecure (6.1.2 (a)) | 82 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h|| | 78 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding |1.2.1 |f|| | 78 |
| Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 77 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 75 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 72 |
| Offside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 72 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 72 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding |1.2.1 |f|| | 69 |
| Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 68 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment |1.1.6 |c|| | 66 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 65 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 65 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |4.4.3 |a|| | 64 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |4.4.3 |a|| | 64 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 64 |
| Nearside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 64 |
| Exhaust system insecure (6.1.2 (a)) | 62 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 62 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 60 |
| Front brake excessively fluctuating | 59 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 58 |
| Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 58 |
| Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 57 |
| Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 56 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 53 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 53 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 52 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 50 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 47 |
| Nearside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 47 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 46 |
| Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 44 |
| Emissions not tested (8.2.2.2 (e)) | 44 |
| Windscreen has damage | 43 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 42 |
| Offside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 39 |
| Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 39 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 38 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 38 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 38 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 37 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 37 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 37 |
| Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 37 |
| Rear brake application uneven | 36 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 36 |
| Service brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 36 |
| Rear Mechanical brake component has restricted free movement | 35 |