| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 36606 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 23012 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 20607 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 12688 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 10705 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 9132 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 9053 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 8477 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 6075 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 5958 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 4943 |
| Offside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 4938 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 4857 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 4794 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 4467 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 4100 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 3949 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 3563 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 3296 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 3257 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 3216 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 3179 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 3165 |
| Registration plate issues | 3094 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 3080 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 3012 |
| Nearside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 2998 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 2973 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 2940 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 2933 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 2855 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 2802 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 2794 |
| Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 2534 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 2487 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 2454 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 2280 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 2138 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 1967 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 1874 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h|| | 1858 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 1787 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 1736 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 1712 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 1516 |
| Nearside Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 1501 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 1344 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 1339 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 1299 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 1289 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 1257 |
| Brake pedal anti-slip provision missing (1.1.2 (c)) | 1253 |
| Nearside Front Service brake has no recorded effort at a wheel (1.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 1232 |
| Front Sub-frame corroded and seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i)) | 1183 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 1180 |
| Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 1119 |
| Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 1116 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c)) | 1111 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 1065 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 1059 |
| Offside Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 1033 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 1015 |
| Nearside Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 990 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 949 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a)) | 926 |
| Nearside Front Macpherson strut top bush or bearing has excessive wear or free play (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 922 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 889 |
| Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b| | 877 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 849 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 847 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 817 |
| Offside Front Service brake has no recorded effort at a wheel (1.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 807 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 792 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 776 |
| Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 757 |
| Offside Front Macpherson strut top bush or bearing has excessive wear or free play (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 742 |
| Nearside Front Macpherson strut has excessive movement at the upper attachment |2.5.A.1c| | 727 |
| Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 711 |
| Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 711 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 709 |
| Offside Front Sub-frame corroded and seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i)) | 696 |
| Brake lever has insufficient reserve travel (1.1.2 (a)) | 690 |
| Brake pedal anti-slip provision missing |3.3.A.1b| | 687 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 684 |
| Emissions not tested (8.2.1.2 (d)) | 678 |