| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 12737 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 10934 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 8943 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 7455 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 3462 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 3321 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 3125 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 3101 |
| Offside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 2906 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 2267 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 1896 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 1792 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 1761 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 1625 |
| Nearside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 1619 |
| Registration plate issues | 1476 |
| Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage fractured (5.3.3 (b) (ii)) | 1452 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 1300 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 1257 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a)) | 1247 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 1245 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 1178 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 1174 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 1098 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 1094 |
| Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage fractured (5.3.3 (b) (ii)) | 1038 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 923 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 913 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 852 |
| Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 804 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 728 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 728 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a)) | 700 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 660 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 618 |
| Nearside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 605 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 596 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 591 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 587 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 572 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 533 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 527 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 482 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 469 |
| Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage insecurely attached (5.3.3 (a) (i)) | 433 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 413 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 408 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 391 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |4.4.3 |a|| | 376 |
| Offside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 374 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 367 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 366 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 362 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h|| | 357 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a) (ii)) | 356 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 354 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 352 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |4.4.3 |a|| | 336 |
| Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 317 |
| Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage pin or bush likely to become detached (5.3.4 (a) (ii)) | 311 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 303 |
| Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage missing (5.3.3 (a) (ii)) | 301 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 298 |