| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 2280 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 710 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 687 |
| Registration plate issues | 399 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 338 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 288 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 249 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 234 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 199 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 198 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 177 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 149 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 127 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 124 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 117 |
| Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 103 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 98 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 94 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 86 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 85 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 83 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 83 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 80 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 79 |
| Nearside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 78 |
| Offside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 78 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 71 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 71 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 70 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 69 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 68 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 67 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 66 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 60 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 57 |
| Reversing lamp inoperative (4.6.1 (a)) | 56 |
| Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 55 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 54 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 54 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault |7.1.6 |a|| | 54 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 53 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 52 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a) (ii)) | 52 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 50 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 49 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a)) | 48 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 48 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 47 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 46 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 46 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 45 |
| Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 44 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 43 |
| Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2| | 43 |
| Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 43 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.2.2 |g|| | 42 |
| Exhaust system insecure (6.1.2 (a)) | 42 |
| Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 41 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 40 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 39 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 39 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 39 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 38 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 38 |
| Nearside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 38 |
| Offside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 37 |
| Nearside Rear Reversing lamp inoperative (4.6.1 (a)) | 37 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 37 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 37 |
| Nearside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 36 |
| Offside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 35 |
| Nearside Reversing lamp inoperative (4.6.1 (a)) | 35 |
| Central Exhaust system insecure (6.1.2 (a)) | 35 |