| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 2041 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 1369 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 1266 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 376 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 343 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 337 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 254 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 253 |
| Registration plate issues | 242 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 225 |
| Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 168 |
| Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 164 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 147 |
| Nearside Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 141 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 128 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 125 |
| Offside Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 122 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 114 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 108 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 97 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 95 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 95 |
| Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 91 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 91 |
| Offside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 90 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 88 |
| Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 86 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 84 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 82 |
| Nearside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 81 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h|| | 81 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 71 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 67 |
| Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 66 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 65 |
| Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 64 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 62 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 61 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 53 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 52 |
| Offside Front Front constant velocity joint gaiter damaged to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc |2.5.C.1a| | 48 |
| Offside Rear Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 48 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 48 |
| Offside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 45 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 45 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 43 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 43 |
| Windscreen wiper blade insecure | 41 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 40 |
| Nearside Rear Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 40 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 40 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 40 |
| Rear brake binding | 39 |
| Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` |8.3.1e| | 38 |
| Nearside Front Front constant velocity joint gaiter damaged to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc |2.5.C.1a| | 38 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 38 |
| Nearside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 37 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 37 |
| Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2| | 34 |
| Offside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 34 |
| Nearside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |6.1.7 |g| |ii|| | 34 |
| Offside Front Wheel nut|s| missing |4.2.A.1e| | 31 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 31 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 31 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 31 |
| Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 30 |
| Offside Front constant velocity joint gaiter damaged to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc |2.5.C.1a| | 30 |
| Windscreen has damage | 29 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 29 |
| Offside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |6.1.7 |g| |ii|| | 29 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 29 |
| Front brake application uneven | 29 |
| Offside Rear Wheel nut|s| missing |4.2.A.1e| | 28 |
| Offside Front Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i)) | 28 |
| Nearside Headlamp has a product on the lens so that the light output is severely reduced (4.1.4 (b)) | 28 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 27 |
| Nearside Headlamp lens seriously defective (4.1.1 (b) (ii)) | 27 |
| Offside Headlamp lens seriously defective (4.1.1 (b) (ii)) | 27 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 27 |
| Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 27 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 27 |
| Offside Headlamp has a product on the lens so that the light output is severely reduced (4.1.4 (b)) | 27 |