| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 1811 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 817 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 668 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 414 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 357 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 212 |
| Registration plate issues | 195 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 189 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 170 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 138 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 125 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 122 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 113 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 113 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a)) | 102 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 101 |
| Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 96 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 84 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 81 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 80 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 74 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 72 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 70 |
| Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 70 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 68 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 68 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 67 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 63 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 62 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 60 |
| Offside Steering rack gaiter missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii)) | 57 |
| Nearside Rear Trailing arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 56 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 55 |
| Windscreen has damage | 55 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 54 |
| Offside Front Steering rack gaiter missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii)) | 54 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 52 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 51 |
| Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 51 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 50 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 49 |
| Nearside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 47 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |4.4.3 |a|| | 47 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 45 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 45 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 45 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 45 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |4.4.3 |a|| | 44 |
| Offside Rear Trailing arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 43 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 43 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 43 |
| Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 43 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 42 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 42 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 38 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 38 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 38 |
| 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)) | 36 |
| Offside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 34 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 34 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 33 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 32 |
| Nearside Steering rack gaiter missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii)) | 31 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 31 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 31 |
| Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 29 |
| Nearside Front Steering rack gaiter missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii)) | 29 |
| Nearside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn trailing arm bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 29 |
| Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 28 |
| Nearside Front Outline marker lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 28 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 27 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 27 |
| Offside Front Outline marker lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 27 |