| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 301 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 259 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 130 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 108 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 87 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 45 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 44 |
| Registration plate issues | 41 |
| 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)) | 41 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 40 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 35 |
| 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)) | 32 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 31 |
| Nearside Rear Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i)) | 29 |
| Offside Rear Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i)) | 27 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 26 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 26 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 26 |
| Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 25 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 24 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 23 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 22 |
| Offside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 21 |
| Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 19 |
| Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 18 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 18 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 13 |
| Exhaust emissions likely to be affected by an exhaust leak (8.2.1.1 (b)) | 12 |
| Nearside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 12 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 12 |
| Offside Front Macpherson strut top bush or bearing has excessive wear or free play (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 11 |
| 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)) | 10 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 10 |
| Emissions not tested (8.2.1.2 (d)) | 10 |
| Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases flexi (6.1.2 (a)) | 9 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 9 |
| Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 9 |
| 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)) | 9 |
| Reversing lamp inoperative (4.6.1 (a)) | 8 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 8 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a)) | 8 |
| 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)) | 7 |
| Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 7 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 7 |
| Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 7 |
| Emissions unable to be completed (8.2.1.2 (d)) | 7 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint dust cover insecure so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii)) | 7 |
| Nearside Front Macpherson strut top bush or bearing has excessive wear or free play (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 6 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 6 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 6 |