| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 5672 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 3691 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 1710 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 1653 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 746 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 745 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 698 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 660 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 558 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 495 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 490 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 488 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 452 |
| Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 428 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 343 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 328 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 327 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 298 |
| Registration plate issues | 283 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 231 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 207 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 198 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 196 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 179 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 175 |
| Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 173 |
| Emissions not tested (8.2.1.2 (d)) | 170 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 155 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 150 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 148 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 148 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 140 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 138 |
| Offside Side repeater incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 136 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 131 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 118 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 112 |
| Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases flexi (6.1.2 (a)) | 111 |
| Nearside Side repeater incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 102 |
| Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 101 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 96 |
| Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 93 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 90 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 90 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 81 |
| Exhaust emissions likely to be affected by an exhaust leak (8.2.1.1 (b)) | 78 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h|| | 77 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 76 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a)) | 75 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 72 |