| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 6408 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 3853 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 2895 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 2419 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 1927 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 1552 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 1480 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 1084 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 1054 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 904 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 798 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 746 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 690 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 655 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 655 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 646 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 615 |
| Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 574 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 554 |
| Registration plate issues | 516 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 511 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 507 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 497 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 481 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h|| | 463 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 444 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 410 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 404 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 392 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 382 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 340 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a)) | 319 |
| Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 314 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 274 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 270 |
| Nearside Rear Axle swivel pins and bushes swivel pin and/or bush excessively worn (5.1.2 (b) (i)) | 270 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 265 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 250 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 246 |
| Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 224 |
| Offside Rear Axle swivel pins and bushes swivel pin and/or bush excessively worn (5.1.2 (b) (i)) | 222 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 220 |
| Offside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 213 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 210 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 206 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 193 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a)) | 191 |
| Emissions not tested (8.2.1.2 (d)) | 189 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 189 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 185 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 181 |
| Nearside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 169 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 166 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 162 |
| Oil leaking excessively from engine (8.4.1 (a) (i)) | 157 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp insecure (4.1.1 (c)) | 154 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 152 |
| Exhaust emissions likely to be affected by an exhaust leak (8.2.1.1 (b)) | 148 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 147 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 145 |
| Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |6.1.2 |a|| | 143 |
| Nearside Headlamp insecure (4.1.1 (c)) | 143 |
| Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases flexi (6.1.2 (a)) | 141 |
| Emissions unable to be completed (8.2.1.2 (d)) | 140 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 138 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 137 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a) (ii)) | 137 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 132 |
| Offside Rear Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i)) | 131 |
| Offside Front Headlamp insecure (4.1.1 (c)) | 127 |