| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 196 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 170 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 55 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 50 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 42 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 30 |
| Registration plate issues | 29 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 28 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 28 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 25 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 22 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 22 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 22 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 21 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 21 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 20 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 18 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 17 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 17 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 16 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 16 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 16 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 16 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 16 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 14 |
| Offside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 14 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 13 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 13 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 13 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 12 |
| Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 11 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 11 |
| Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits |7.3.D.3| | 11 |
| Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 10 |
| Emissions not tested (8.2.1.2 (d)) | 9 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 9 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 9 |
| Nearside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 8 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 8 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 8 |
| Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 8 |
| Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 8 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 8 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 7 |
| Central Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 7 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits |8.2.1.2 |c|| | 7 |
| Windscreen has damage | 7 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 7 |
| Central Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 7 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 7 |
| Nearside Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 6 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 6 |
| Windscreen washer jets misaligned and not providing sufficient fluid to the windscreen (3.5 (a)) | 6 |
| Rear brake binding | 6 |
| Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2| | 6 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim not tested (4.1.2 (b)) | 6 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 6 |
| Emissions not tested |8.2.1.2 |d|| | 5 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 5 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 5 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 5 |
| Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 5 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 5 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 5 |
| Exhaust system not adequately supported |7.1.1| | 5 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 5 |
| Centre Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 4 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 4 |
| Offside Rear Service brake has no recorded effort at a wheel (1.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 4 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 4 |
| Reversing lamp inoperative (4.6.1 (a)) | 4 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 4 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 4 |
| Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 4 |
| Central Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 4 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 4 |
| Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2| | 4 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 4 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 4 |