| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 890 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 883 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 845 |
| Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 416 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 316 |
| Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 312 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 286 |
| Nearside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 164 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 153 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 138 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 138 |
| Offside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 127 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 122 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 109 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 109 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 100 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 92 |
| Registration plate issues | 92 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 91 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 87 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 86 |
| Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 83 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 72 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a)) | 71 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 66 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 64 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 62 |
| Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 59 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 58 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 58 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 58 |
| Oil leaking excessively from engine (8.4.1 (a) (i)) | 55 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 53 |
| Windscreen damaged and affecting the drivers view of the road (3.2 (a) (ii)) | 53 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 51 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 50 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 50 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 45 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 42 |
| Nearside Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 39 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 38 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 38 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 37 |
| Offside Rear Outline marker lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 34 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 33 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 32 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 32 |
| Offside Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 32 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 31 |
| Nearside Front Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 31 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 31 |
| Offside Front Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 30 |
| Offside Rear Rear reflector defective or damaged by more than 50% of the reflecting surface (4.8.1 (a) (ii)) | 26 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 26 |
| Nearside Rear Rear reflector defective or damaged by more than 50% of the reflecting surface (4.8.1 (a) (ii)) | 24 |
| Offside Obligatory mirror seriously damaged, affecting the rear view (3.3 (b) (ii)) | 23 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a)) | 23 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c)) | 23 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 23 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 22 |
| Nearside Rear Outline marker lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 22 |
| Nearside Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 22 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 21 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 21 |
| Nearside Obligatory mirror seriously damaged, affecting the rear view (3.3 (b) (ii)) | 21 |
| Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 20 |
| Offside Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 20 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 20 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp showing white light to the rear (4.2.3 (a) (ii)) | 20 |
| Offside Rear reflector defective or damaged by more than 50% of the reflecting surface (4.8.1 (a) (ii)) | 20 |
| Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 19 |
| Windscreen in an unacceptable condition (3.2 (c) (i)) | 19 |
| Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 19 |
| Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 19 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp showing white light to the rear (4.2.3 (a) (ii)) | 19 |
| Exhaust on a vehicle fitted with a diesel particulate filter emits visible smoke of any colour (8.2.2.2 (d)) | 18 |
| Offside Rear Rear reflector missing (4.8.2 (a) (ii)) | 18 |
| Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 18 |