| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 1480 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 795 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 621 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 184 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 170 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 168 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 136 |
| Registration plate issues | 125 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 115 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 111 |
| Offside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 92 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 88 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 77 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 76 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 71 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 71 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 71 |
| Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 67 |
| Nearside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 67 |
| Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2| | 67 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 65 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 65 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 64 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 64 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 59 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 58 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 58 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 58 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 56 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 54 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 54 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 54 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator not working |1.4.A.2c| | 54 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 50 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 48 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator not working |1.4.A.2c| | 43 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 42 |
| Front brake excessively fluctuating | 40 |
| Windscreen has damage | 37 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 37 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h|| | 36 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 36 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam |1.7.5a| | 32 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 31 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 30 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 28 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 28 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 27 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a)) | 27 |
| Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits |7.3.D.3| | 26 |
| Electronic stability system warning lamp indicates a fault |3.4.1c| | 26 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 26 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 26 |
| Offside Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 26 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 25 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 24 |
| Nearside Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 24 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault |7.1.6 |a|| | 24 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on main beam |1.7.5a| | 24 |
| Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b| | 24 |
| Reversing lamp inoperative (4.6.1 (a)) | 23 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 23 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 22 |
| Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 22 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 21 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 20 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 20 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 20 |
| Rear brake binding | 19 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 19 |
| Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 19 |
| Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` |8.3.1e| | 19 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp adversely affected by the operation of another lamp (4.2.3 (c)) | 19 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 19 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 18 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator not working |4.4.1 |a| |ii|| | 18 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 18 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 18 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 18 |
| Emissions not tested (8.2.1.2 (d)) | 18 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 17 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 17 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 17 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively damaged or deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii)) | 17 |