| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 3097 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 1224 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 1067 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 735 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 607 |
| Registration plate issues | 525 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 512 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 453 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 373 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 356 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 321 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 277 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 270 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 242 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 239 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 238 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 210 |
| Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 189 |
| Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 179 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 175 |
| Offside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 162 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 158 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 156 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 153 |
| Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 152 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 149 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 147 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 147 |
| Nearside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 146 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 141 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 138 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 138 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 137 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 134 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 131 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 131 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 129 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a)) | 127 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 121 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 116 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 115 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 114 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 110 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 105 |
| Nearside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 104 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 96 |
| Offside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 95 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 94 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 92 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 90 |
| Reversing lamp inoperative (4.6.1 (a)) | 89 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 88 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 88 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 88 |
| Offside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 84 |
| Central Exhaust system insecure (6.1.2 (a)) | 82 |
| Exhaust system insecure (6.1.2 (a)) | 80 |
| Nearside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 78 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 76 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 76 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 75 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 75 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 74 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 70 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 69 |
| Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 68 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 68 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 68 |
| Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 66 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 64 |
| Offside Rear Reversing lamp inoperative (4.6.1 (a)) | 59 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 59 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 58 |
| Rear Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 58 |
| Nearside Rear Reversing lamp inoperative (4.6.1 (a)) | 58 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 56 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 56 |
| Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 54 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 54 |
| 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)) | 54 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault |7.1.6 |a|| | 54 |
| Offside Front Macpherson strut top bush or bearing has excessive wear or free play (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 53 |