| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 3298 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 2086 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 1482 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 1049 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 901 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 767 |
| Registration plate issues | 514 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 482 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 313 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 295 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 292 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 238 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 232 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 227 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 220 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 201 |
| Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 173 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 168 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 156 |
| Offside Front Daytime running lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 131 |
| Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 126 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 110 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 108 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 103 |
| Exhaust fumes entering cabin (6.1.2 (b) (i)) | 98 |
| Windscreen damaged and affecting the drivers view of the road (3.2 (a) (ii)) | 97 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 94 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 89 |
| Oil leaking excessively from engine (8.4.1 (a) (i)) | 85 |
| Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 80 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 77 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 74 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 73 |
| Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 69 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 67 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 65 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 64 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 63 |
| Nearside Front Daytime running lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 63 |
| Offside Daytime running lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 62 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 59 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 58 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 58 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 58 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 58 |
| Nearside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 56 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 55 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 54 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 53 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 52 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 51 |
| Offside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 48 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 48 |