| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Registration plate lamp issues | 366 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 337 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 228 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 136 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 75 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 73 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 57 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 55 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 51 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 51 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 40 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 36 |
| Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 36 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 35 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 33 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 33 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 33 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a)) | 32 |
| Registration plate issues | 32 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 26 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 25 |
| Offside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 25 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 25 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 24 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 22 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 21 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 20 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 20 |
| Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 20 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 19 |
| Nearside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 19 |
| Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 18 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 17 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 17 |
| Brake pedal anti-slip provision missing (1.1.2 (c)) | 17 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 16 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 14 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 14 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 14 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 11 |
| Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 11 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 11 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 10 |
| Nearside Headlamp light intensity severely reduced (4.1.4 (a)) | 10 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 10 |
| Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 10 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 9 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 9 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension component ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 9 |
| Central Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 9 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 9 |
| Nearside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 9 |
| Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 9 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed default limit of 0.7m-1 (8.2.2.2 (b)) | 8 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 8 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 8 |
| Offside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 8 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect |4.1.2 |c|| | 8 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 8 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect |4.1.2 |c|| | 8 |
| Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 7 |
| Offside Headlamp light intensity severely reduced (4.1.4 (a)) | 7 |
| Offside Front Headlamp light intensity severely reduced (4.1.4 (a)) | 7 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 7 |
| Offside Front Suspension component ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 7 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension component ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 7 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 7 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 7 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect |4.1.2 |c|| | 7 |