| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 8173 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 5133 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 2908 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 2594 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 2170 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 1762 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1622 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 1490 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1457 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 1307 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a)) | 1296 |
| Registration plate issues | 1204 |
| Offside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 1119 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 1076 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 1022 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 1015 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 929 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 897 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 822 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 819 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 806 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 779 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 697 |
| Offside Rear Axle swivel pins and bushes swivel pin and/or bush excessively worn (5.1.2 (b) (i)) | 620 |
| Nearside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 591 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 578 |
| Nearside Rear Axle swivel pins and bushes swivel pin and/or bush excessively worn (5.1.2 (b) (i)) | 551 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturer`s specified limit |8.2.2.2 |a|| | 501 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 495 |
| Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 490 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 473 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 434 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 423 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 406 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 383 |
| Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 377 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 376 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 368 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 360 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 352 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 339 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 336 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 335 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 332 |
| Front brake excessively fluctuating | 328 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 326 |
| Exhaust emits an excessive level of metered smoke |7.4.B.3a| | 325 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel bead rim badly distorted |4.2.A.1a| | 325 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 322 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 315 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 314 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 286 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 277 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 271 |
| Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 270 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 266 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 258 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 254 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.1.3 |b| |i|| | 249 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 242 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 238 |
| Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 230 |
| Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 230 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 226 |
| Reversing lamp inoperative (4.6.1 (a)) | 220 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 215 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 206 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 203 |
| Horn not working |1.6.2a| | 203 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed default limit of 1.5m-1 (8.2.2.2 (b)) | 203 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 201 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a) (ii)) | 200 |
| Offside Rear Sub-frame pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 200 |
| Hazard warning switch inoperative (4.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 199 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a)) | 198 |
| Bonnet cannot be secured in the closed position (3.1 (b) (i)) | 195 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.1.3 |b| |i|| | 194 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |4.4.3 |a|| | 193 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 192 |
| Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 191 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |4.4.3 |a|| | 189 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 188 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 187 |
| Windscreen has damage | 185 |