| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 897 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 528 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 321 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 283 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 164 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 101 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 100 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 99 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 92 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 84 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 80 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 69 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 63 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 59 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 59 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 58 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 55 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 55 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 50 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 48 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 46 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 44 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively damaged or deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii)) | 42 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 42 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 40 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 37 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 36 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 35 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 35 |
| Registration plate issues | 34 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively damaged or deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii)) | 34 |
| Offside Rear Seat belt buckle not functioning as intended (7.1.2 (d)) | 31 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 30 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 30 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 28 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 27 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 26 |
| Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 25 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 25 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 23 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 21 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 21 |
| Offside Rear Upper Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush (5.3.2 (c)) | 21 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 20 |
| Nearside Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 20 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint dust cover insecure so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii)) | 20 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 19 |
| Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 19 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 18 |
| Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 18 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 17 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 17 |
| Offside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 17 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 17 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 16 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 16 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 16 |
| Nearside Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively damaged or deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii)) | 16 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 15 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 15 |
| Nearside Rear Upper Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush (5.3.2 (c)) | 15 |
| Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 15 |
| Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b| | 14 |
| Offside Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 14 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 14 |
| Central Rear Seat belt buckle missing (7.1.2 (d)) | 14 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 14 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed default limit of 0.7m-1 (8.2.2.2 (b)) | 14 |
| Reversing lamp inoperative (4.6.1 (a)) | 14 |
| Offside Front Macpherson strut top bush or bearing has excessive wear or free play (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 14 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 13 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 13 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c)) | 13 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 13 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush likely to become detached (5.3.4 (a) (ii)) | 13 |
| Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 13 |