| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 368 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 294 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 270 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 264 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 84 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 59 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 46 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 44 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 42 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 34 |
| Offside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 32 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 31 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 30 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 30 |
| Nearside Rear Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i)) | 28 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 26 |
| Registration plate issues | 24 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 24 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 22 |
| Offside Rear Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i)) | 22 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 20 |
| Offside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 19 |
| Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 19 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 18 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 15 |
| 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)) | 15 |
| Nearside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 14 |
| Emissions not tested (8.2.1.2 (d)) | 14 |
| Rear brake binding | 13 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 13 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 13 |
| Nearside Rear Wheel bearing rough when rotated |5.1.3 |b| |i|| | 13 |
| Nearside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 13 |
| Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 12 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 11 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 11 |
| 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)) | 11 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 10 |
| 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)) | 10 |
| Exhaust emissions likely to be affected by an exhaust leak (8.2.1.1 (b)) | 10 |
| Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 9 |
| Fuel cap/sealing device ineffective (6.1.3 (b) (i)) | 8 |
| Offside Rear Wheel bearing has excessive play (5.1.3 (a) (i)) | 8 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 8 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 7 |
| Reversing lamp inoperative (4.6.1 (a)) | 7 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 7 |
| Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 7 |
| Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 7 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 7 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 7 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding |1.2.1 |f|| | 7 |
| Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases flexi (6.1.2 (a)) | 6 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 6 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 6 |
| Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 6 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits |8.2.1.2 |c|| | 6 |
| 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)) | 6 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding |1.2.1 |f|| | 6 |
| Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 6 |
| Nearside Front Lower Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 6 |