| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 681 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 445 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 261 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 214 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 195 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 175 |
| Registration plate issues | 162 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 161 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 141 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 136 |
| Offside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 104 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 89 |
| Nearside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 88 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 86 |
| Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 84 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 82 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 80 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 76 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a)) | 69 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 63 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 55 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 54 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 53 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 49 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 44 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 42 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 40 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 38 |
| Rear Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 38 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 38 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 38 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 34 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 33 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush likely to become detached (5.3.4 (a) (ii)) | 32 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush likely to become detached (5.3.4 (a) (ii)) | 32 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 31 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 30 |
| Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 28 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 28 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 28 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 27 |
| Nearside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 27 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 26 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 26 |
| Offside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 25 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 25 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 24 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 23 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 23 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 23 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 22 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 22 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 22 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn Rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 22 |
| Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 21 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 21 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 20 |
| Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 20 |
| Reversing lamp inoperative (4.6.1 (a)) | 20 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 19 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 19 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 19 |
| Offside Front Inner Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 19 |
| Nearside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 19 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 18 |
| Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 18 |
| Nearside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 18 |
| Nearside Front Inner Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 18 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 17 |
| Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 17 |
| Offside Front Macpherson strut top bush or bearing has excessive wear or free play (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 17 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 17 |
| Offside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 17 |