| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 337 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 162 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 150 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 49 |
| Registration plate issues | 47 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 47 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 45 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 44 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 41 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 39 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 38 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 30 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 27 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 23 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 22 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 22 |
| Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 19 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 19 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 18 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |4.4.3 |a|| | 17 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 17 |
| Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 16 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |4.4.3 |a|| | 15 |
| Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 14 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 14 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 14 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 14 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 13 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a)) | 12 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 10 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 10 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 10 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 10 |
| Windscreen has damage | 9 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 9 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 9 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 9 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.2.C.1c| | 8 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 8 |
| Offside Front Steering rack gaiter missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii)) | 8 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 8 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 8 |
| Horn not working |1.6.2a| | 7 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 7 |
| Front brake excessively fluctuating | 7 |
| Nearside Front Steering rack gaiter missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii)) | 7 |
| Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 7 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 7 |
| Nearside Rear Trailing arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 7 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 6 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.2.2 |g|| | 6 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.2.C.1c| | 6 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 6 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 6 |
| Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 6 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h|| | 6 |
| Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 6 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 6 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 5 |
| Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2| | 5 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 5 |
| Offside Steering rack gaiter insecure |2.2.D.2d| | 5 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 5 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 5 |
| Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour both |1.4.A.2f| | 5 |
| Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 5 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 5 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 5 |
| Exhaust emits an excessive level of metered smoke |7.4.B.3a| | 5 |