| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 464 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 325 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 116 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 96 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a)) | 95 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 83 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively damaged or deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii)) | 73 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 72 |
| Registration plate issues | 57 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 49 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 46 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 42 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 41 |
| Offside Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively damaged or deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii)) | 40 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 39 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 39 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 39 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed default limit of 1.5m-1 (8.2.2.2 (b)) | 32 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 29 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 27 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 27 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 25 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 25 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 24 |
| Nearside Front Outline marker lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 24 |
| Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 23 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 21 |
| Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 20 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 19 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 19 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 19 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 18 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 18 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 17 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively damaged or deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii)) | 17 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 16 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 15 |
| Exhaust emits an excessive level of metered smoke |7.4.B.3a| | 15 |
| Offside Front Outline marker lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 15 |
| Nearside Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively damaged or deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii)) | 15 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 13 |
| Windscreen has damage | 13 |
| Nearside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn trailing arm (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 13 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively damaged or deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.1.3 |g| |ii|| | 12 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 12 |
| Nearside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 12 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint dust cover insecure so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii)) | 12 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed default limit of 1.5m-1 |8.2.2.2 |b|| | 12 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturer`s specified limit |8.2.2.2 |a|| | 12 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 11 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 11 |
| Offside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn trailing arm (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 11 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 11 |
| Offside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 10 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 10 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 9 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 9 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 9 |
| Offside Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively damaged or deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.1.3 |g| |ii|| | 9 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 9 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 9 |
| Headlamp levelling device inoperative (4.1.5 (a)) | 9 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 9 |