| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 1542 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 1091 |
| Registration plate issues | 768 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 570 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 500 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 431 |
| Offside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 428 |
| Nearside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 308 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 296 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 282 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 255 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 232 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 214 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 213 |
| Nearside Rear Road wheel cracked |4.2.A.1a| | 205 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 177 |
| Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 176 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 164 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 155 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 154 |
| Offside Rear Road wheel cracked |4.2.A.1a| | 132 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 126 |
| Nearside Headlamp cleaning device inoperative |1.7.2| | 125 |
| Offside Headlamp cleaning device inoperative |1.7.2| | 124 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 122 |
| Electronic parking brake warning indicates a malfunction (1.1.6 (e)) | 120 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 111 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b| | 110 |
| Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 99 |
| Electronic parking brake control defective so that it cannot be satisfactorily operated (1.1.6 (d)) | 99 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 97 |
| Nearside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 97 |
| Electronic parking brake control inoperative (1.1.6 (d)) | 96 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 91 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 89 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 87 |
| Electronic parking brake warning indicates a malfunction |3.1.7| | 84 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 82 |
| Nearside Rear Wheel bolt|s| missing |4.2.A.1e| | 80 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 78 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 77 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 75 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 75 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 75 |
| Headlamp cleaning device inoperative |1.7.2| | 74 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 73 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 72 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 70 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 70 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 69 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 69 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 68 |
| Nearside Front Wheel bolt|s| missing |4.2.A.1e| | 67 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 67 |
| Offside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 66 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 66 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 66 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 64 |
| Electronic parking brake control insecure |3.1.3b| | 63 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 63 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a)) | 62 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 62 |
| Nearside Rear Road wheel fractured (5.2.2 (a)) | 62 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 61 |
| Front Headlamp cleaning device inoperative |1.7.2| | 61 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 61 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 60 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 60 |
| Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 58 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 58 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 57 |
| Electronic parking brake control defective so that it cannot be satisfactorily operated |3.1.3c| | 56 |
| Windscreen has damage | 56 |
| Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 56 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 56 |
| Brake hose excessively deteriorated | 55 |
| Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 54 |
| Offside Rear Road wheel fractured (5.2.2 (a)) | 54 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp cleaning device inoperative |1.7.2| | 52 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 52 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.C.1b| | 52 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 52 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel cracked |4.2.A.1a| | 51 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 51 |
| Nearside Rear Inner Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 51 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 51 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 50 |
| Offside Front Headlamp cleaning device inoperative |1.7.2| | 50 |
| Offside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 50 |
| Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b| | 48 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 47 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 46 |
| Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 46 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 45 |
| Brake fluid warning lamp illuminated |3.6.G.2| | 43 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working |4.5.1 |a| |ii|| | 43 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 42 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 41 |