| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 12355 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 11121 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 10673 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 4782 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 4112 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 3721 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 3048 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 3027 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a)) | 2843 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 2387 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 2367 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a)) | 2271 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 2181 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 2171 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 1913 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 1814 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 1675 |
| Registration plate issues | 1622 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 1528 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 1518 |
| Offside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 1355 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 1346 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 1282 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 1242 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 1172 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 1105 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 1084 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 962 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 956 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a) (ii)) | 844 |
| Nearside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 814 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 736 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 702 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturer`s specified limit |8.2.2.2 |a|| | 680 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 656 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 647 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 622 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 609 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 557 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 461 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 444 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 409 |
| Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 409 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 408 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 396 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 395 |
| Horn not working |7.7 |a| |ii|| | 393 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 391 |
| Offside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 375 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 362 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 355 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 346 |
| Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 345 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 340 |
| Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 336 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 317 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 314 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 313 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 311 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 297 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 296 |
| Nearside Front Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 281 |
| Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 278 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 278 |