| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 2146 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 1981 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 1913 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a)) | 1384 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 691 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 680 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 584 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 543 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 513 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed default limit of 0.7m-1 (8.2.2.2 (b)) | 287 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 279 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 254 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 254 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 234 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 200 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 173 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 158 |
| Offside Rear Axle swivel pins and bushes swivel pin and/or bush excessively worn (5.1.2 (b) (i)) | 156 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturer`s specified limit |8.2.2.2 |a|| | 154 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 152 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 136 |
| Nearside Rear Axle swivel pins and bushes swivel pin and/or bush excessively worn (5.1.2 (b) (i)) | 136 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 124 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 123 |
| Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 121 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 121 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 118 |
| Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 116 |
| Registration plate issues | 106 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 106 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 104 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 98 |
| Exhaust emissions test not completed because smoke levels are significantly in excess of the specified limit values (8.2.2.2 (f)) | 97 |
| Exhaust on a vehicle fitted with a diesel particulate filter emits visible smoke of any colour (8.2.2.2 (d)) | 91 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 90 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 88 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 87 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 83 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 83 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 77 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 76 |
| Offside Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 66 |
| Nearside Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 62 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a)) | 60 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit 0.50 (8.2.2.2 (a)) | 59 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a) (ii)) | 58 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 46 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 46 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 43 |