| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 431 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 188 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 117 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 83 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 82 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 58 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 43 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 32 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 29 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 28 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 28 |
| Nearside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 24 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 24 |
| Registration plate issues | 24 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 24 |
| Offside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 22 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 22 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 21 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 20 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator not working |1.4.A.2c| | 19 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 19 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 18 |
| Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2| | 17 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 17 |
| Front brake excessively fluctuating | 17 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam |1.7.5a| | 17 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator not working |1.4.A.2c| | 17 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 16 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 15 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 14 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 14 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 13 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 13 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 13 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 12 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 12 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 11 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 11 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h|| | 10 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 10 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 10 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 10 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 10 |
| Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 10 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a)) | 9 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 9 |
| Exhaust hydrocarbon content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a)) | 9 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 9 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 9 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 8 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 8 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 8 |
| Electronic stability system warning lamp indicates a fault |3.4.1c| | 8 |
| Exhaust hydrocarbon content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 8 |
| Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits |7.3.D.3| | 8 |
| Windscreen has damage | 8 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 8 |
| Nearside Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 7 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator not working |4.4.1 |a| |ii|| | 7 |
| Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` |8.3.1e| | 7 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits |8.2.1.2 |c|| | 7 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 7 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 6 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim not tested (4.1.2 (b)) | 6 |
| Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 6 |
| Emissions not tested (8.2.1.2 (d)) | 6 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 6 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 6 |
| Rear brake binding | 6 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 6 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 5 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content at idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 5 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 5 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 5 |
| Rear fog lamp emits a light other than red |1.3.2e| | 5 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 5 |
| Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle excessive |7.3.D.3| | 5 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 5 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 5 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 5 |
| Brake hose excessively deteriorated | 5 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 5 |