| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 7144 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 5657 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 5473 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 5288 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 4733 |
| Registration plate issues | 971 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 824 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 723 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 718 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 653 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 623 |
| Offside Rear Upper Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 608 |
| Nearside Rear Upper Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 605 |
| Central Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 603 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 596 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 584 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 567 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a)) | 503 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 495 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 486 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 427 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 418 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 400 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 397 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 376 |
| Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 350 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 345 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 326 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 323 |
| Offside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 314 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 312 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 290 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 285 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 277 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 277 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 266 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 265 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 255 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 253 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 248 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 241 |
| Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 241 |
| Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 232 |
| Rear brake binding | 229 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 228 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 224 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 216 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 212 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a)) | 210 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 207 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 203 |
| Nearside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 191 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 190 |
| Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 168 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 146 |