| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 653 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 630 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 390 |
| Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 319 |
| Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 244 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 231 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 216 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 147 |
| Nearside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 132 |
| Offside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 132 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 114 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 107 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 104 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 93 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 91 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 88 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 87 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 86 |
| Registration plate issues | 67 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 67 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 60 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a)) | 57 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 48 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 47 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 45 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 44 |
| Oil leaking excessively from engine (8.4.1 (a) (i)) | 43 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 39 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 39 |
| Nearside Front Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 39 |
| Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 38 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 34 |
| Offside Front Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 31 |
| Windscreen damaged and affecting the drivers view of the road (3.2 (a) (ii)) | 31 |
| Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 28 |
| Offside Rear Rear reflector defective or damaged by more than 50% of the reflecting surface (4.8.1 (a) (ii)) | 27 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 27 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 26 |
| Offside Rear reflector defective or damaged by more than 50% of the reflecting surface (4.8.1 (a) (ii)) | 26 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 25 |
| Nearside Rear Outline marker lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 24 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 23 |
| Offside Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 22 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 22 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 21 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 20 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 20 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp showing white light to the rear (4.2.3 (a) (ii)) | 19 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 19 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 19 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 19 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 19 |
| Nearside Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 18 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 17 |
| Offside Rear Outline marker lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 17 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c)) | 17 |
| Nearside Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 17 |
| Nearside Obligatory mirror seriously damaged, affecting the rear view (3.3 (b) (ii)) | 16 |
| Nearside Rear Reversing lamp inoperative (4.6.1 (a)) | 16 |
| Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 16 |
| Nearside Rear reflector defective or damaged by more than 50% of the reflecting surface (4.8.1 (a) (ii)) | 15 |
| Offside Rear reflector missing (4.8.2 (a) (ii)) | 14 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 14 |
| Nearside Rear Rear reflector missing (4.8.2 (a) (ii)) | 14 |
| Fuel system component leaking (6.1.3 (b) (i)) | 14 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 14 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp with a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 13 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp with a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 13 |
| Headlamp aim unable to be tested (4.1.2 (b)) | 13 |