| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 4266 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 2436 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 1830 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 1508 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 1236 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 1155 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 694 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 659 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 605 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 593 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 534 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 508 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 482 |
| Registration plate issues | 405 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 391 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 388 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 368 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 362 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a)) | 360 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 349 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 333 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 331 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 325 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 308 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 300 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 293 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 284 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 282 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 281 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 277 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 261 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 260 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 245 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 244 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 243 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 232 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 231 |
| Nearside Rear Axle swivel pins and bushes swivel pin and/or bush excessively worn (5.1.2 (b) (i)) | 229 |
| Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 210 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 197 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 192 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a)) | 186 |
| Offside Rear Axle swivel pins and bushes swivel pin and/or bush excessively worn (5.1.2 (b) (i)) | 181 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 180 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 176 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 174 |
| Offside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 148 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 147 |
| Reversing lamp inoperative (4.6.1 (a)) | 144 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 143 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 143 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 143 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 140 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 134 |
| Oil leaking excessively from engine (8.4.1 (a) (i)) | 132 |
| Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 126 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 120 |
| Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 120 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 118 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 116 |
| Nearside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 111 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 107 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 106 |
| Battery insecure and likely to fall from carrier (4.13 (a) (ii)) | 106 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 105 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 102 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 100 |
| Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 92 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 91 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 90 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 88 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 86 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 86 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 86 |
| Battery insecure and likely to cause a short circuit (4.13 (a) (ii)) | 85 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 85 |