| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 2233 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 1690 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 530 |
| Offside Rear Upper Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush (5.3.2 (c)) | 469 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorber has an excessively worn bush |2.7.4| | 456 |
| Nearside Rear Upper Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush (5.3.2 (c)) | 420 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush (5.3.2 (c)) | 418 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorber has an excessively worn bush |2.7.4| | 394 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush (5.3.2 (c)) | 378 |
| Offside Rear Upper Shock absorber has an excessively worn bush |2.7.4| | 285 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 238 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 236 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 225 |
| Nearside Rear Upper Shock absorber has an excessively worn bush |2.7.4| | 221 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 185 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 183 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 174 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 167 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 148 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 146 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush |5.3.2 |c|| | 143 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 143 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush |5.3.2 |c|| | 140 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 134 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 130 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 128 |
| Registration plate issues | 124 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 122 |
| Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits |7.3.D.3| | 120 |
| Offside Rear Upper Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush |5.3.2 |c|| | 113 |
| Nearside Rear Upper Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush |5.3.2 |c|| | 112 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 101 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 101 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 91 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 86 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 85 |
| Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 79 |
| Nearside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 76 |
| Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 71 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 67 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 64 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 64 |
| Emissions not tested (8.2.1.2 (d)) | 63 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 62 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 60 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 60 |
| Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 59 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 58 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 57 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 57 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 56 |
| Front brake excessively fluctuating | 55 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 55 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 55 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 54 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 53 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 51 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 49 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 48 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 47 |
| Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 47 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 47 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 47 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits |8.2.1.2 |c|| | 45 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 44 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 44 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 40 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 39 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 39 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 38 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 36 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 36 |
| Offside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 36 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 36 |