| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 7931 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 2414 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 2318 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 1762 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 1353 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 1177 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 1003 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 904 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 854 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 592 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 547 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 505 |
| Registration plate issues | 462 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 383 |
| Nearside Rear Axle swivel pins and bushes swivel pin and/or bush excessively worn (5.1.2 (b) (i)) | 370 |
| Offside Rear Axle swivel pins and bushes swivel pin and/or bush excessively worn (5.1.2 (b) (i)) | 364 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 359 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 345 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 292 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 241 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 241 |
| Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 226 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 201 |
| Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 200 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 195 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 194 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 184 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c)) | 162 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 147 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 145 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 140 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 139 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a)) | 127 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 126 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 125 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 125 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 124 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 120 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 117 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a)) | 115 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 115 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a) (ii)) | 113 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp insecure (4.1.1 (c)) | 112 |
| Nearside Front Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 104 |
| Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 95 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 88 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 88 |