| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Registration plate lamp issues | 76 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 56 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 32 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 21 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 21 |
| Registration plate issues | 14 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 12 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2| | 9 |
| Windscreen has damage | 8 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 8 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 8 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 8 |
| Rear brake binding | 7 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2| | 6 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 6 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 6 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 5 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 5 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 5 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.C.1b| | 5 |
| Nearside Headlamp cleaning device inoperative |1.7.2| | 4 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 4 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 4 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 4 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator has less than 50% of the light sources illuminating |1.4.A.2c| | 4 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h|| | 4 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 4 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 4 |
| Offside Headlamp cleaning device inoperative |1.7.2| | 3 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator adversely affected by the operation of another lamp (4.4.3 (b)) | 3 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator with a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 3 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 3 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 3 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 3 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 3 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator with a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 3 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 3 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 3 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 3 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 3 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 2 |
| Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 2 |
| Offside Rear passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle |6.2.B.1c| | 2 |
| Nearside Rear Other passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle (6.2.3 (a)) | 2 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 2 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam |1.7.5a| | 2 |
| Front brake excessively fluctuating | 2 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 2 |
| Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 2 |
| Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 2 |
| Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b| | 2 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working |4.5.1 |a| |ii|| | 2 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 2 |
| Front Headlamp cleaning device inoperative |1.7.2| | 2 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage pin or bush excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 2 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel cracked |4.2.A.1a| | 2 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.2.2 |g|| | 2 |
| Offside Front Lower Anti-roll bar linkage rubber bush bonding deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 2 |
| Nearside Front Lower Anti-roll bar linkage rubber bush bonding deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 2 |
| Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2| | 2 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2| | 2 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator has less than 50% of the light sources illuminating |1.4.A.2c| | 2 |
| Offside Front Front constant velocity joint gaiter damaged to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc |2.5.C.1a| | 2 |
| Electronic stability system warning lamp indicates a fault |3.4.1c| | 2 |
| Service brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 2 |
| Offside Front Upper Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 2 |