| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 438 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 354 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 250 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 112 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 91 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a)) | 90 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 84 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 67 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 65 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 64 |
| Electronic parking brake warning indicates a malfunction (1.1.6 (e)) | 63 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 49 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 41 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 41 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 39 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 31 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 28 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 28 |
| Registration plate issues | 27 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed default limit of 0.7m-1 (8.2.2.2 (b)) | 24 |
| Nearside Rear Hydraulic brake calliper leaking (1.1.16 (b) (i)) | 22 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 22 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 21 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 20 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 19 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 18 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 17 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 17 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 16 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 16 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 16 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 15 |
| Nearside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 15 |
| Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 14 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 13 |
| Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 13 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 13 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 13 |
| Offside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 13 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 12 |
| Oil leaking excessively from engine (8.4.1 (a) (i)) | 12 |
| Offside Rear Hydraulic brake calliper leaking (1.1.16 (b) (i)) | 12 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 11 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 11 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 11 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 11 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively damaged or deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii)) | 11 |
| Offside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 11 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 11 |
| Electronic braking system warning device indicates a fault (1.7 (b)) | 11 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 11 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 10 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 10 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 10 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 10 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 10 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 9 |
| Exhaust on a vehicle fitted with a diesel particulate filter emits visible smoke of any colour (8.2.2.2 (d)) | 9 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 9 |
| Offside Front Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i)) | 8 |
| Brake fluid significantly below minimum mark (1.1.10 (d) (ii)) | 8 |
| Electronic parking brake warning indicates a malfunction |1.1.6 |e|| | 8 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 8 |
| Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 8 |
| Offside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 8 |