| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 6024 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 5150 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 4272 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 2147 |
| Offside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 1906 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 1631 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 1560 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 1529 |
| Nearside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 1306 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 1080 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 1078 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 960 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 942 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 915 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 819 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 810 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 809 |
| Registration plate issues | 797 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 738 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 728 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 678 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 647 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 639 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 626 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 623 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 613 |
| Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 605 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 565 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 556 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 550 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 515 |
| Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 508 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 492 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 486 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 482 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 482 |
| Nearside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 473 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 464 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 441 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 439 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 426 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 422 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 415 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 409 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a)) | 366 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 351 |
| Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 334 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 329 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 329 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 319 |
| Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 311 |
| Front Sub-frame corroded and seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i)) | 293 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 288 |
| Nearside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 287 |
| Brake pedal anti-slip provision missing (1.1.2 (c)) | 270 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 258 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 251 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 240 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 236 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 236 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 232 |
| Nearside Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 225 |
| Brake pedal anti-slip provision missing |3.3.A.1b| | 221 |
| Nearside Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 214 |
| Exhaust emits an excessive level of metered smoke |7.4.B.3a| | 212 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 206 |
| Nearside Front Macpherson strut has excessive movement at the upper attachment |2.5.A.1c| | 201 |
| Horn not working |1.6.2a| | 193 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 189 |
| Offside Front Sub-frame corroded and seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i)) | 184 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 176 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 171 |
| Offside Front Macpherson strut has excessive movement at the upper attachment |2.5.A.1c| | 171 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 168 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 164 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.2.2 |g|| | 164 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 161 |
| Offside Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 158 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a)) | 155 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 154 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 149 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |4.4.3 |a|| | 149 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 146 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 144 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 143 |
| Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 143 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 139 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 139 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |4.4.3 |a|| | 139 |
| Front brake excessively fluctuating | 139 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 138 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 138 |
| Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour |4.4.3 |a|| | 136 |
| Offside Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 133 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c)) | 130 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 129 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 129 |