| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 546 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 266 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 148 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 126 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 93 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a)) | 62 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 56 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 51 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 35 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 33 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 32 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 29 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 28 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 24 |
| Registration plate issues | 23 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 21 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 20 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 20 |
| Nearside Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 18 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 17 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 17 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 17 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 17 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 17 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 15 |
| Nearside Rear Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 14 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 14 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 13 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 12 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 12 |
| Offside Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 11 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a) (ii)) | 11 |
| Reversing lamp inoperative (4.6.1 (a)) | 10 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 10 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 9 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 9 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 9 |
| 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)) | 9 |
| Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 9 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 9 |
| Offside Rear Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 9 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 8 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 8 |
| Offside Front Lower Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 8 |
| Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 8 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 8 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 8 |
| Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 8 |
| Offside Rear All direction indicators incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 8 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 8 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 8 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 7 |
| Nearside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 7 |
| Nearside Rear All direction indicators incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 7 |
| Nearside 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)) | 7 |
| Nearside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 7 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 7 |