| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 733 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 460 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 265 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 222 |
| Offside Rear Upper Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush (5.3.2 (c)) | 215 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush (5.3.2 (c)) | 211 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush (5.3.2 (c)) | 196 |
| Nearside Rear Upper Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush (5.3.2 (c)) | 195 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorber has an excessively worn bush |2.7.4| | 184 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorber has an excessively worn bush |2.7.4| | 161 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 160 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 149 |
| Offside Rear Upper Shock absorber has an excessively worn bush |2.7.4| | 116 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 116 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 114 |
| Registration plate issues | 111 |
| Offside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 111 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 110 |
| Nearside Rear Upper Shock absorber has an excessively worn bush |2.7.4| | 99 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 85 |
| Nearside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 78 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 77 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c)) | 77 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 74 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 74 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 74 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 71 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 70 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 69 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 62 |
| Brake lever has insufficient reserve travel (1.1.2 (a)) | 61 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush |5.3.2 |c|| | 59 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 57 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 56 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 54 |
| Offside Rear Upper Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush |5.3.2 |c|| | 53 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 51 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush |5.3.2 |c|| | 49 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 49 |
| Nearside Rear Upper Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush |5.3.2 |c|| | 45 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 45 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 43 |
| Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 43 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 42 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 41 |
| Offside Front Macpherson strut top bush or bearing has excessive wear or free play (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 40 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 39 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 39 |
| Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b| | 38 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 38 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 38 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 37 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 37 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 37 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 37 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 34 |
| Reversing lamp inoperative (4.6.1 (a)) | 33 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 33 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 28 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 26 |
| Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 25 |
| Oil leaking excessively from engine (8.4.1 (a) (i)) | 25 |
| Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 24 |
| Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 24 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 24 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 22 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 22 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 22 |
| Nearside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 22 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 22 |
| Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 21 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 20 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 20 |
| Nearside Front Macpherson strut top bush or bearing has excessive wear or free play (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 19 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value |1.4.2 |a| |ii|| | 19 |
| Nearside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 19 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 19 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 18 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 18 |
| Front brake excessively fluctuating | 18 |
| Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 18 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 17 |
| Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 17 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 16 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 16 |
| Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 16 |
| Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 16 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorber has an excessively worn bush top bush |2.7.4| | 16 |
| Offside Rear Upper Shock absorber has an excessively worn shock absorber pivot |2.7.4| | 16 |