| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 3229 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 1040 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 976 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 900 |
| Registration plate issues | 653 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 507 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 456 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 358 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 358 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 351 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 301 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 298 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 290 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 274 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 273 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 266 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 250 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 239 |
| Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 226 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 223 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 192 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 190 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 187 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 180 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 179 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 178 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 176 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 175 |
| Offside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 174 |
| Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 168 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a)) | 164 |
| Offside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 160 |
| Central Exhaust system insecure (6.1.2 (a)) | 156 |
| Nearside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 151 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 144 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 144 |
| Offside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 133 |
| Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 132 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 131 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 129 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 128 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 122 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 121 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 114 |
| Nearside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 114 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 113 |
| Nearside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 112 |
| Exhaust system insecure (6.1.2 (a)) | 110 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.2.2 |g|| | 107 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 107 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 99 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 99 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 99 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 94 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 94 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 92 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 92 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 89 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 89 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 88 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 87 |
| Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2| | 82 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 81 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h|| | 81 |
| Offside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 81 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 79 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 79 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 79 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 78 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 77 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 75 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 75 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 74 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 71 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 70 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 69 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a) (ii)) | 68 |
| Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 67 |
| 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)) | 65 |
| Windscreen has damage | 65 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault |7.1.6 |a|| | 65 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 64 |
| Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 60 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 59 |
| Offside Front Upper Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 58 |
| Horn not working |1.6.2a| | 57 |
| Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 57 |