| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 12632 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 4675 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 4626 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 3706 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 3702 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 3458 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 3081 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 2903 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 1816 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 1584 |
| Offside Rear Axle swivel pins and bushes swivel pin and/or bush excessively worn (5.1.2 (b) (i)) | 1578 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 1529 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 1527 |
| Nearside Rear Axle swivel pins and bushes swivel pin and/or bush excessively worn (5.1.2 (b) (i)) | 1519 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 940 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 852 |
| Registration plate issues | 800 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 784 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 762 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 718 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 717 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 626 |
| Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 608 |
| Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 590 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 576 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 558 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 555 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 547 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 535 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 498 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 452 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 433 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a)) | 372 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 342 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 339 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 338 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 324 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 320 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a)) | 305 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 297 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c)) | 295 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 286 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 282 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 265 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 259 |
| Offside Rear Sub-frame pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 247 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 238 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 235 |
| Nearside Rear Sub-frame pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 227 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 219 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 205 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp insecure (4.1.1 (c)) | 203 |
| Nearside Front Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 195 |