| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 44 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 39 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 39 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 25 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 21 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 19 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 16 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 14 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 14 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 13 |
| Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 12 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 11 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 10 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 10 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 9 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 9 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 8 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 7 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 7 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 6 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 6 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 6 |
| Headlamp levelling device inoperative (4.1.5 (a)) | 6 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 5 |
| Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 5 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 5 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 5 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 5 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 4 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 4 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 4 |
| Nearside Rear Headlamp levelling device inoperative (4.1.5 (a)) | 4 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 4 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 4 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a)) | 4 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 4 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 3 |
| Rear fog lamp not working |4.5.1 |a| |ii|| | 3 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.2.2 |g|| | 3 |
| Front brake excessively fluctuating | 3 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 3 |
| Nearside Rear Inner Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 3 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 3 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 3 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 3 |
| Nearside Rear Upper Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 3 |
| Electronic parking brake warning indicates a malfunction (1.1.6 (e)) | 3 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b| | 2 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 2 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 2 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working |4.5.1 |a| |ii|| | 2 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 2 |
| Horn not working |7.7 |a| |ii|| | 2 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault |7.12 |e|| | 2 |
| Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working |4.5.1 |a| |ii|| | 2 |
| Nearside Rear Outer Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Offside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 2 |
| Headlamp cleaning device for LED or HID headlamp inoperative (4.1.6 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 2 |
| Electronic braking system warning device indicates a fault (1.7 (b)) | 2 |
| Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 2 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 2 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn Rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 2 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 2 |
| Nearside Headlamp lens seriously defective (4.1.1 (b) (ii)) | 2 |
| Offside Headlamp lens seriously defective (4.1.1 (b) (ii)) | 2 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 2 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint likely to become detached (5.3.4 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Battery insecure and likely to fall from carrier (4.13 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 2 |
| Nearside Rear Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i)) | 2 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 2 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 2 |