| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 2834 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 1752 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 1167 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 828 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 653 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 363 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 321 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 301 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 295 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 278 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 257 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 231 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 182 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 173 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 159 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 158 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 155 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 154 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 149 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 148 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 146 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 144 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 139 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 136 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 121 |
| Registration plate issues | 114 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 107 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 105 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 97 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 90 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 90 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 90 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 87 |
| 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)) | 82 |
| Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 80 |
| 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)) | 79 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 78 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 76 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 76 |
| Offside Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 73 |
| Nearside Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 72 |
| Offside Rear Seat belt buckle not functioning as intended (7.1.2 (d)) | 70 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 70 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 68 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 67 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 65 |
| Central Rear Seat belt buckle missing (7.1.2 (d)) | 64 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 64 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 60 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 60 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 59 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 53 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 52 |
| Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 51 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 49 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 47 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 47 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 45 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 44 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 44 |
| Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 42 |
| Offside 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 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush likely to become detached (5.3.4 (a) (ii)) | 41 |
| 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)) | 41 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 40 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 40 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 40 |