| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 144 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 59 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 40 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 39 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 26 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 19 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 14 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 13 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 12 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 10 |
| Registration plate issues | 9 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 8 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 6 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 6 |
| Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 6 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 6 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 5 |
| Exhaust on a vehicle fitted with a diesel particulate filter emits visible smoke of any colour (8.2.2.2 (d)) | 5 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 5 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 5 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 5 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 4 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a)) | 4 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 4 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 4 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed default limit of 0.7m-1 (8.2.2.2 (b)) | 3 |
| Central Rear Seat belt buckle missing (7.1.2 (d)) | 3 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 3 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 3 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 3 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 3 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 3 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 3 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 3 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 3 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 3 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 3 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 3 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Nearside Rear Seat belt buckle missing (7.1.2 (d)) | 2 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 2 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Central Rear Seat belt not functioning as intended (7.1.2 (c)) | 2 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 2 |
| Nearside Front Wheel bearing has excessive play (5.1.3 (a) (i)) | 2 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 2 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 2 |
| Offside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 2 |