| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 4892 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 1237 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 727 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a)) | 524 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 501 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a) (ii)) | 472 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 440 |
| Offside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 385 |
| Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 338 |
| Nearside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 283 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 275 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 263 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 254 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 249 |
| Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 242 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 188 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 187 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 177 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 176 |
| Horn not working |7.7 |a| |ii|| | 166 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 155 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 146 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 133 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 127 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 126 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage fractured (5.3.3 (b) (ii)) | 126 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 124 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 112 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 111 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 106 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 101 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 94 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 91 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 88 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c)) | 86 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage fractured (5.3.3 (b) (ii)) | 83 |
| Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 79 |
| Nearside Headlamp levelling device inoperative (4.1.5 (a)) | 78 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 75 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 73 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 66 |
| Registration plate issues | 63 |
| Offside Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 61 |
| Horn not working |1.6.2a| | 60 |
| Brake lever has insufficient reserve travel (1.1.2 (a)) | 57 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 55 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 54 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 53 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 52 |
| 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)) | 51 |
| Nearside Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 51 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 48 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 48 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 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 Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 45 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 45 |
| Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt insecure (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 42 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 42 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp levelling device inoperative (4.1.5 (a)) | 41 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 40 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage pin or bush likely to become detached (5.3.4 (a) (ii)) | 38 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 38 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 37 |