| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 3871 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 1598 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 1583 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 1258 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 1227 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 1180 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 893 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 829 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 822 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 703 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 670 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |4.4.3 |a|| | 502 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |4.4.3 |a|| | 495 |
| Registration plate issues | 370 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h|| | 328 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 326 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 326 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 324 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 319 |
| Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 316 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 310 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 305 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 288 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 281 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 263 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 255 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 254 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 254 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 223 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 221 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 213 |
| Offside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 209 |
| Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2| | 184 |
| Nearside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 175 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 171 |
| Emissions not tested (8.2.1.2 (d)) | 163 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 161 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 157 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 156 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 155 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 152 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 143 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 141 |
| Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 141 |
| Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 135 |
| Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits |7.3.D.3| | 134 |
| Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |6.1.2 |a|| | 134 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 133 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 132 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 125 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 122 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 119 |
| Horn not working |1.6.2a| | 118 |
| Nearside Rear Axle swivel pins and bushes swivel pin and/or bush excessively worn (5.1.2 (b) (i)) | 116 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 114 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 112 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 111 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 110 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 102 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 98 |
| Offside Rear Axle swivel pins and bushes swivel pin and/or bush excessively worn (5.1.2 (b) (i)) | 96 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 96 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 95 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 94 |
| Nearside Rear Other passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle (6.2.3 (a)) | 93 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a)) | 90 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a) (ii)) | 88 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 87 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 85 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 80 |
| Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 80 |
| Offside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 79 |
| Oil leaking excessively from engine (8.4.1 (a) (i)) | 76 |