| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 739 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 645 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 536 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 437 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 307 |
| Offside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 210 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 186 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 156 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 145 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 125 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 122 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 119 |
| Nearside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 116 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 114 |
| Registration plate issues | 104 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 101 |
| Offside Rear Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i)) | 100 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 92 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 92 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 90 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 90 |
| Nearside Rear Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i)) | 82 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 80 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 74 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 67 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 67 |
| Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 57 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 55 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 51 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 49 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 44 |
| Rear brake binding | 44 |
| Reversing lamp inoperative (4.6.1 (a)) | 43 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 40 |
| Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 38 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c)) | 36 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 34 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 33 |
| Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 32 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 32 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 31 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 29 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 29 |
| Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits |7.3.D.3| | 27 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 27 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a)) | 27 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 27 |
| Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 26 |
| Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 26 |
| Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 26 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 26 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 25 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 25 |
| Exhaust emissions likely to be affected by an exhaust leak (8.2.1.1 (b)) | 24 |
| Nearside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 24 |
| Offside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 24 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 24 |
| Emissions unable to be completed (8.2.1.2 (d)) | 23 |
| Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b| | 23 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 23 |
| Offside Rear Wheel bearing has excessive play (5.1.3 (a) (i)) | 23 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 22 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 22 |
| Nearside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 22 |
| Offside Front Macpherson strut top bush or bearing has excessive wear or free play (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 21 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 21 |
| Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 20 |
| Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 20 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 20 |
| Nearside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 19 |
| Brake pedal anti-slip provision missing (1.1.2 (c)) | 19 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 19 |
| Nearside Rear Wheel bearing has excessive play (5.1.3 (a) (i)) | 19 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment |1.1.6 |c|| | 19 |
| Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 19 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 18 |
| Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2| | 18 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 18 |
| Nearside Front Macpherson strut top bush or bearing has excessive wear or free play (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 17 |