| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 979 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 928 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 207 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 172 |
| Registration plate issues | 171 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 133 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 130 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 119 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 114 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 114 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 111 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 109 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 100 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 98 |
| Offside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 93 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 91 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 89 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 89 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 88 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 79 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 76 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 73 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 64 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 64 |
| Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 63 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 57 |
| Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 55 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 53 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 53 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 52 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 48 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 44 |
| Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits |7.3.D.3| | 44 |
| Nearside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 42 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 42 |
| Emissions not tested (8.2.1.2 (d)) | 41 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 39 |
| Rear brake binding | 39 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 38 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 36 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 36 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 35 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 35 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 33 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 31 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 31 |
| Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 30 |
| Centre Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 29 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits |8.2.1.2 |c|| | 27 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h|| | 27 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 27 |
| Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2| | 26 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 26 |
| Central Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 25 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 23 |
| Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 23 |
| Nearside Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 22 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 22 |
| Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 22 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 21 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 21 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 21 |
| Central Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 19 |
| Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 19 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 19 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 19 |
| Windscreen has damage | 18 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 18 |
| Exhaust emissions likely to be affected by an exhaust leak (8.2.1.1 (b)) | 17 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 17 |
| Exhaust system not adequately supported |7.1.1| | 17 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 16 |
| Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2| | 16 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding |1.2.1 |f|| | 16 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect |4.1.2 |c|| | 16 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 16 |