| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Registration plate lamp issues | 4804 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 1381 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 1342 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 626 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 507 |
| Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 455 |
| Offside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 387 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 373 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 296 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 256 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 248 |
| Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 234 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 200 |
| Nearside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 192 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 190 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 187 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 177 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 155 |
| Registration plate issues | 141 |
| Electronic parking brake control defective so that it cannot be satisfactorily operated (1.1.6 (d)) | 139 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 134 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 124 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 121 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 118 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 114 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 107 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 99 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 98 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 96 |
| Electronic parking brake warning indicates a malfunction (1.1.6 (e)) | 91 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a)) | 91 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 91 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 90 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 89 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 87 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 86 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 84 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 81 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 79 |
| Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt insecure (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 77 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 77 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 76 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 73 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 72 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 72 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 70 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 69 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 65 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 62 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 60 |
| Offside Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 58 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 55 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 54 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 52 |
| Offside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 52 |
| Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 51 |
| Offside Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 48 |
| Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |6.1.7 |g| |ii|| | 48 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a)) | 47 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 47 |
| Offside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |6.1.7 |g| |ii|| | 47 |
| Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 45 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 44 |
| Nearside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 41 |
| Offside Front Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i)) | 40 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 40 |
| Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 39 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 38 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 38 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 36 |
| Nearside Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 36 |
| Offside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt insecure (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 35 |
| Electronic parking brake control inoperative (1.1.6 (d)) | 35 |
| Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 35 |