| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 1919 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 1316 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 379 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 375 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 353 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 280 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush (5.3.2 (c)) | 190 |
| Nearside Rear Upper Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush (5.3.2 (c)) | 188 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 179 |
| Offside Rear Upper Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush (5.3.2 (c)) | 177 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush (5.3.2 (c)) | 176 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 154 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 151 |
| Nearside Rear Other passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle (6.2.3 (a)) | 145 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 140 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 139 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 129 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 123 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 116 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 91 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 87 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 87 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 82 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 81 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 79 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 69 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 68 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 64 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 62 |
| Stop lamp(s) all not working (4.3.1 (a) (iii)) | 58 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 55 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 52 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 51 |
| Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 48 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 48 |
| Offside Rear Other passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle (6.2.3 (a)) | 47 |
| Nearside Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 46 |
| Emissions not tested (8.2.1.2 (d)) | 45 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 42 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 42 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 41 |
| Registration plate issues | 41 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush |5.3.2 |c|| | 40 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush |5.3.2 |c|| | 36 |
| Reversing lamp inoperative (4.6.1 (a)) | 35 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 35 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 35 |
| Nearside Rear Other passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle |6.2.3 |a|| | 35 |
| Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 34 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 34 |
| Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 33 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 33 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 32 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 31 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 31 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 29 |
| Central Prop shaft bearing excessively worn (6.1.7 (b) (i)) | 28 |
| Nearside Rear Brake cable damaged (1.1.15 (a)) | 28 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 28 |
| Nearside Rear passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle |6.2.B.1c| | 28 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 26 |