| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 4617 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 2208 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 2119 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 1956 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 1655 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 1628 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 1474 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 1140 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 1139 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 829 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 822 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 609 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 594 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 585 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |4.4.3 |a|| | 502 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |4.4.3 |a|| | 495 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 493 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 481 |
| Registration plate issues | 468 |
| Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 433 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 430 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 420 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 404 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 367 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 347 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 342 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h|| | 328 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 317 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 305 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 281 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 280 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 255 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 253 |
| Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 245 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 242 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a)) | 241 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 240 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 233 |
| Nearside Rear Axle swivel pins and bushes swivel pin and/or bush excessively worn (5.1.2 (b) (i)) | 231 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 228 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 227 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 225 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 224 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 223 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 210 |
| Offside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 209 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 205 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 199 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 196 |
| Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2| | 184 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 183 |
| Offside Rear Axle swivel pins and bushes swivel pin and/or bush excessively worn (5.1.2 (b) (i)) | 178 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 177 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 176 |
| Nearside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 175 |
| Emissions not tested (8.2.1.2 (d)) | 167 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 163 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 157 |
| Oil leaking excessively from engine (8.4.1 (a) (i)) | 157 |
| Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 155 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 155 |
| Nearside Rear Other passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle (6.2.3 (a)) | 154 |
| Offside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 149 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 143 |
| 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 |
| Nearside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 131 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 129 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a)) | 128 |
| Exhaust emissions likely to be affected by an exhaust leak (8.2.1.1 (b)) | 125 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 125 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 119 |
| Battery insecure and likely to fall from carrier (4.13 (a) (ii)) | 118 |
| Horn not working |1.6.2a| | 118 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 115 |
| Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 115 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 114 |
| Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 112 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 110 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 109 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 109 |
| Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 105 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 104 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 104 |
| Emissions unable to be completed (8.2.1.2 (d)) | 103 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp insecure (4.1.1 (c)) | 103 |