| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 2827 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 1990 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 886 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 854 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 580 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 532 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 426 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 402 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 385 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 301 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 300 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 289 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 283 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 279 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 243 |
| Registration plate issues | 238 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 202 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 177 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 176 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 173 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 168 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 164 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 155 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 139 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 139 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 134 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 114 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 103 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 100 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 86 |
| Offside Side repeater incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 80 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 77 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 74 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 74 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 73 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 72 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 72 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 71 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 69 |
| 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)) | 66 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 65 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a)) | 62 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 61 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 61 |
| Central Rear Seat belt not functioning as intended (7.1.2 (c)) | 59 |
| Nearside Side repeater incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 58 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 57 |
| Exhaust on a vehicle fitted with a diesel particulate filter emits visible smoke of any colour (8.2.2.2 (d)) | 55 |
| Offside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 53 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 50 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.2.2 |g|| | 49 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 49 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 49 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 47 |
| Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 46 |
| Offside Front Side repeater incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 44 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 44 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h|| | 43 |
| Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 43 |