| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 3362 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 3052 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 2351 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 1031 |
| Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2| | 942 |
| Offside Rear coil spring incomplete |2.4.C.1a| | 845 |
| Registration plate issues | 827 |
| Nearside Rear coil spring fractured |2.4.C.1a| | 808 |
| Offside Rear coil spring fractured |2.4.C.1a| | 735 |
| Nearside Rear coil spring incomplete |2.4.C.1a| | 704 |
| Nearside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 568 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 561 |
| Offside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 550 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 356 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 339 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 334 |
| Brake hose excessively deteriorated | 318 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 309 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 300 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 244 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 241 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault |7.1.6 |a|| | 232 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 217 |
| Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits |7.3.D.3| | 202 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 190 |
| Electronic stability system warning lamp indicates a fault |3.4.1c| | 190 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 186 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 186 |
| Offside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 175 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 166 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 163 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2| | 161 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 155 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 154 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 153 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2| | 151 |
| Brake servo vacuum pipe collapsed |3.6.C.1b| | 149 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 145 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 144 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 140 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 136 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 123 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 123 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 120 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 116 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 115 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 112 |
| Fuel cap/sealing device sealing washer deteriorated |7.2.4c| | 110 |
| Nearside Rear coil spring cracked |2.4.C.1a| | 108 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 108 |
| Horn not working |1.6.2a| | 101 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h|| | 98 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 98 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 97 |
| Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a| | 96 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2| | 94 |
| Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 93 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 92 |
| Front brake application uneven | 90 |
| Windscreen has damage | 83 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 83 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 82 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 80 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2| | 80 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 80 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 80 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 78 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 78 |
| Driver`s airbag obviously defective |5.4.1| | 73 |
| Offside Rear coil spring cracked |2.4.C.1a| | 73 |
| Bonnet cannot be secured in the closed position |8.4.1| | 73 |
| Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a| | 72 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2| | 71 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2| | 71 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2| | 70 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 69 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 67 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 66 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 61 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 61 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 61 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 58 |