| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 4743 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 2920 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 1240 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 731 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 722 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 684 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 678 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 588 |
| Registration plate issues | 533 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 517 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 512 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 508 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 482 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 407 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 389 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a)) | 379 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 353 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 322 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 320 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 310 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 293 |
| Battery insecure |1.9.1| | 292 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 289 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 288 |
| Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 277 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 276 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |4.4.3 |a|| | 274 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |4.4.3 |a|| | 273 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 265 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 259 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 256 |
| Horn not working |1.6.2a| | 241 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 234 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 230 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 229 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 222 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 218 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 216 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 213 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 206 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 199 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 197 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 180 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 174 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 173 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 172 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 170 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 159 |
| Offside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 146 |
| Centre Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 146 |
| Nearside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 145 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 145 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 142 |
| Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 140 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 139 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a) (ii)) | 131 |
| Reversing lamp inoperative (4.6.1 (a)) | 129 |
| Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 127 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 126 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 126 |
| Nearside Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 125 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 122 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturer`s specified limit |8.2.2.2 |a|| | 117 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 117 |
| Windscreen has damage | 115 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a)) | 114 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 113 |
| Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 112 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 111 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 110 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 109 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 109 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 108 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.2.2 |g|| | 106 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 103 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 103 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 103 |
| Battery insecure and likely to fall from carrier (4.13 (a) (ii)) | 103 |
| Nearside Rear Axle swivel pins and bushes swivel pin and/or bush excessively worn (5.1.2 (b) (i)) | 101 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 99 |
| Nearside Headlamp insecure |1.7.3| | 98 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 98 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 94 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 93 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 92 |
| Offside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 91 |
| Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` |8.3.1e| | 91 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 88 |
| Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 87 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 87 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 87 |
| Front brake excessively fluctuating | 87 |
| Horn not working |7.7 |a| |ii|| | 87 |
| Offside Rear Axle swivel pins and bushes swivel pin and/or bush excessively worn (5.1.2 (b) (i)) | 85 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 83 |
| Nearside Rear Other passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle (6.2.3 (a)) | 83 |
| Nearside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 82 |
| Oil leaking excessively from engine (8.4.1 (a) (i)) | 82 |