| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 6304 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 4934 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 2672 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 1825 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 1697 |
| Nearside Rear Upper Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush (5.3.2 (c)) | 1249 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush (5.3.2 (c)) | 1204 |
| Offside Rear Upper Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush (5.3.2 (c)) | 1180 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush (5.3.2 (c)) | 1162 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1098 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 1070 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1069 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 1017 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 984 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 982 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 923 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 900 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 796 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 791 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 765 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 731 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 718 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 704 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 701 |
| Registration plate issues | 670 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 636 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 549 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 456 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 451 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 403 |
| Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 385 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 377 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 369 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 356 |
| Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 346 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 345 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 326 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 324 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 319 |
| Rear Brake cable insecure | 312 |
| Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 297 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 296 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 294 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 266 |
| Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 262 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 256 |
| Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits |7.3.D.3| | 250 |
| Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 248 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 243 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 233 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 224 |
| Reversing lamp inoperative (4.6.1 (a)) | 222 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 218 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 215 |
| Nearside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 212 |
| Nearside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 212 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 211 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 207 |
| Nearside Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 200 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorber has an excessively worn bush |2.7.4| | 199 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 198 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 197 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 197 |
| Exhaust emissions likely to be affected by an exhaust leak (8.2.1.1 (b)) | 196 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorber has an excessively worn bush |2.7.4| | 194 |
| Emissions not tested (8.2.1.2 (d)) | 193 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 190 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 189 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 182 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 178 |
| Emissions unable to be completed (8.2.1.2 (d)) | 174 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 169 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 167 |
| Nearside Rear Upper Shock absorber has an excessively worn bush |2.7.4| | 152 |
| Offside Rear Upper Shock absorber has an excessively worn bush |2.7.4| | 148 |
| Nearside Front Macpherson strut top bush or bearing has excessive wear or free play (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 147 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 145 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush |5.3.2 |c|| | 139 |