| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 3470 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 2021 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 1345 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 975 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 778 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 676 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 397 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 388 |
| Registration plate issues | 326 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 322 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 303 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 300 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 284 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 265 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 252 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 235 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 232 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 229 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 221 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 218 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 217 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 201 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 197 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 196 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 188 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 174 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a)) | 164 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 156 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 143 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 143 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 143 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 139 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 136 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 136 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 134 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 131 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 129 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 126 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 123 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 118 |
| Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 110 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 107 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 100 |
| Nearside Rear Axle swivel pins and bushes swivel pin and/or bush excessively worn (5.1.2 (b) (i)) | 95 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 91 |
| Offside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 88 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 86 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 85 |
| Reversing lamp inoperative (4.6.1 (a)) | 84 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 82 |
| Offside Rear Axle swivel pins and bushes swivel pin and/or bush excessively worn (5.1.2 (b) (i)) | 82 |
| Offside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 82 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 81 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 80 |
| Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 76 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |4.4.3 |a|| | 76 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 74 |
| Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 74 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 74 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 74 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 74 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a)) | 72 |
| Horn not working |1.6.2a| | 72 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |4.4.3 |a|| | 72 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a) (ii)) | 70 |
| Nearside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 69 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 68 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 68 |
| Nearside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 68 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 67 |
| Oil leaking excessively from engine (8.4.1 (a) (i)) | 66 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 66 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.2.2 |g|| | 65 |
| Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 65 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 64 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 62 |