| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 128 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 127 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 77 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 60 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 43 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 36 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 35 |
| Offside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 29 |
| Nearside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 28 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 25 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 25 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 22 |
| Nearside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 21 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 21 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 21 |
| Registration plate issues | 19 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 17 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 17 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 17 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 16 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 16 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 16 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 15 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 15 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 14 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 14 |
| Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 14 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 14 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 13 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 13 |
| Offside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 12 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 10 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 10 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 10 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 9 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 9 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 9 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 9 |
| Stop lamp(s) remains on when the brakes are released (4.3.2 (a) (iii)) | 9 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 9 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 8 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 8 |
| Brake lever has insufficient reserve travel (1.1.2 (a)) | 8 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 8 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 7 |
| Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 7 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.2.2 |g|| | 7 |
| Rear Exhaust system insecure (6.1.2 (a)) | 7 |
| Offside Rear Axle swivel pins and bushes swivel pin and/or bush excessively worn (5.1.2 (b) (i)) | 7 |
| Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 7 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 7 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 7 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 7 |
| Front brake excessively fluctuating | 7 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 6 |
| Nearside Rear Axle swivel pins and bushes swivel pin and/or bush excessively worn (5.1.2 (b) (i)) | 6 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 6 |
| Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 6 |
| Nearside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 6 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 5 |
| Nearside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 5 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 5 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 5 |
| Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 5 |
| Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 5 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h|| | 5 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a)) | 5 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 5 |
| Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 4 |
| Offside Headlamp light intensity severely reduced (4.1.4 (a)) | 4 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 4 |
| Offside Front Brake hose excessively twisted (1.1.12 (b) (ii)) | 4 |
| Nearside Front Brake hose excessively twisted (1.1.12 (b) (ii)) | 4 |
| Offside Rear Sub-frame pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 4 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 4 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 4 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c)) | 4 |
| Nearside Rear Hydraulic brake calliper leaking (1.1.16 (b) (i)) | 4 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 4 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 4 |
| Drivers view of the road through the swept area of the windscreen significantly affected by an obstruction (3.1 (a) (ii)) | 4 |
| Reversing lamp inoperative (4.6.1 (a)) | 4 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 4 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 4 |
| Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b| | 3 |
| Battery insecure and likely to cause a short circuit (4.13 (a) (ii)) | 3 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 3 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 3 |
| Windscreen has damage | 3 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 3 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 3 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 3 |
| Nearside Rear Sub-frame pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 3 |
| Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 3 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 3 |
| Offside Rear Hydraulic brake calliper leaking (1.1.16 (b) (i)) | 3 |
| Nearside Front Inner Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 3 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator not working |1.4.A.2c| | 3 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect |4.1.2 |c|| | 3 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 3 |
| Rear Brake cable insecure | 3 |
| Oil leaking excessively from engine (8.4.1 (a) (i)) | 3 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 3 |
| Offside Front Inner Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 3 |