| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 1905 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 742 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 543 |
| Registration plate issues | 351 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 338 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 324 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 290 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 258 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 230 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 222 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 195 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 172 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 168 |
| Offside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 156 |
| Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 152 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 138 |
| Nearside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 125 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 123 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 123 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 119 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 115 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 113 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 112 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 99 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 97 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 97 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 95 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 87 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 87 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 84 |
| Nearside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 83 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 82 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 81 |
| Reversing lamp inoperative (4.6.1 (a)) | 81 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 80 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 79 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a)) | 78 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 77 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 74 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 74 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 72 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 71 |
| Central Exhaust system insecure (6.1.2 (a)) | 70 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 68 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 67 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 66 |
| Nearside Reversing lamp inoperative (4.6.1 (a)) | 59 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 58 |
| Nearside Rear Reversing lamp inoperative (4.6.1 (a)) | 57 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 57 |
| Offside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 56 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 54 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 53 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 52 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 51 |
| Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 49 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 49 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 49 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 48 |
| Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 48 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 47 |
| Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 47 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 47 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 46 |
| Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 44 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 44 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 43 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 41 |
| Offside Reversing lamp inoperative (4.6.1 (a)) | 41 |
| Exhaust system insecure (6.1.2 (a)) | 41 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 41 |
| Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 39 |
| Offside 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 Suspension arm pin or bush likely to become detached (5.3.4 (a) (ii)) | 37 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 37 |
| Rear Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 37 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.2.2 |g|| | 37 |
| Windscreen washer jets misaligned and not providing sufficient fluid to the windscreen (3.5 (a)) | 36 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 35 |