| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 76 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 27 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 25 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 25 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 24 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 20 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 15 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a)) | 15 |
| Registration plate issues | 13 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 9 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 9 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 7 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 7 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 5 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 5 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 5 |
| Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 5 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 4 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 4 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 4 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 4 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 4 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 4 |
| Rear Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 4 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 4 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 4 |
| Reversing lamp inoperative (4.6.1 (a)) | 4 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 3 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 3 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 3 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 3 |
| Windscreen damaged and affecting the drivers view of the road (3.2 (a) (ii)) | 3 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 3 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 3 |
| Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 3 |
| Offside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 3 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 3 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 3 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush likely to become detached (5.3.4 (a) (ii)) | 3 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 3 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 3 |
| Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 3 |
| Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 3 |
| Offside Rear Hydraulic brake calliper leaking (1.1.16 (b) (i)) | 2 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fractured (5.2.2 (a)) | 2 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 2 |
| Nearside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 2 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 2 |
| Offside Headlamp insecure (4.1.1 (c)) | 2 |
| Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 2 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 2 |
| Offside Front Front fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Nearside Side repeater light intensity significantly reduced (4.4.3 (a)) | 2 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 2 |
| Nearside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 2 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush likely to become detached (5.3.4 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 2 |
| Nearside Front Inner Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 2 |
| Nearside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 2 |
| Nearside Reversing lamp inoperative (4.6.1 (a)) | 2 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 2 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 2 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 2 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 2 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn Rear bush. (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 2 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush likely to become detached rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 2 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 2 |