| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 4529 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 1750 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 1083 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 978 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 934 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 743 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 642 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 627 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 568 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 526 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 492 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 447 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 430 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 373 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 287 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 253 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 244 |
| Registration plate issues | 209 |
| Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 198 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 173 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 163 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 139 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 131 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 123 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 114 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 113 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 106 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 105 |
| Nearside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 97 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a)) | 96 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 93 |
| Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 89 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 87 |
| Nearside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 77 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 76 |
| Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 68 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 68 |
| Offside Rear Seat belt buckle not functioning as intended (7.1.2 (d)) | 67 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 67 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 66 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 65 |
| Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 65 |
| Emissions unable to be completed (8.2.1.2 (d)) | 65 |
| Offside Side repeater incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 64 |
| Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases flexi (6.1.2 (a)) | 63 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 60 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 56 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 56 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 54 |
| Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 51 |
| Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 51 |