| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 1019 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 544 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 233 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 232 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 134 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 119 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 106 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 106 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 89 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 80 |
| 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)) | 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)) | 74 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 72 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 65 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 59 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 58 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 53 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 52 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 50 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 48 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 47 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 46 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 43 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 41 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 38 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 38 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 36 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 33 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 31 |
| 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)) | 31 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 30 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 30 |
| 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)) | 30 |
| Offside Rear Seat belt buckle not functioning as intended (7.1.2 (d)) | 29 |
| Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 29 |
| Registration plate issues | 28 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 28 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 27 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 21 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 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 Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 19 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint dust cover insecure so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii)) | 19 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 17 |
| Nearside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 17 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 16 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 16 |
| Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 15 |
| Nearside Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 14 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 14 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 14 |
| Offside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 13 |
| Offside Rear Seat belt retracting mechanism defective (7.1.2 (e)) | 13 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 13 |
| Reversing lamp inoperative (4.6.1 (a)) | 13 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 12 |