| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 2653 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 2154 |
| Offside Rear Upper Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush (5.3.2 (c)) | 734 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 667 |
| Nearside Rear Upper Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush (5.3.2 (c)) | 653 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush (5.3.2 (c)) | 587 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush (5.3.2 (c)) | 547 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 487 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorber has an excessively worn bush |2.7.4| | 456 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 421 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorber has an excessively worn bush |2.7.4| | 394 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 352 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 296 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 295 |
| Offside Rear Upper Shock absorber has an excessively worn bush |2.7.4| | 285 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 281 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 278 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 269 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 265 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 265 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 249 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 244 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 234 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 227 |
| Nearside Rear Upper Shock absorber has an excessively worn bush |2.7.4| | 221 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 215 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 213 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 166 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 159 |
| Registration plate issues | 153 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 145 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush |5.3.2 |c|| | 143 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 142 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush |5.3.2 |c|| | 140 |
| Nearside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 137 |
| Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 136 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 135 |
| Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 125 |
| 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 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 112 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 111 |
| Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 109 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 103 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 101 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 100 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 98 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 97 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 97 |
| Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 95 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 91 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 90 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 89 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 88 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 88 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 83 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 81 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 78 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 76 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 76 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp adversely affected by the operation of another lamp (4.2.3 (c)) | 75 |
| Exhaust emissions likely to be affected by an exhaust leak (8.2.1.1 (b)) | 74 |
| Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 70 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 68 |
| Emissions not tested (8.2.1.2 (d)) | 66 |
| Emissions unable to be completed (8.2.1.2 (d)) | 66 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 64 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 64 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 61 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 61 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 60 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 59 |
| 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 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 56 |
| Front brake excessively fluctuating | 55 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 54 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 54 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 52 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 51 |
| Oil leaking excessively from engine (8.4.1 (a) (i)) | 49 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 49 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp adversely affected by the operation of another lamp (4.2.3 (c)) | 49 |
| Reversing lamp inoperative (4.6.1 (a)) | 49 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 49 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 49 |