| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 5516 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 4006 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 2098 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 1071 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 888 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 758 |
| Nearside Rear Upper Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush (5.3.2 (c)) | 747 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush (5.3.2 (c)) | 732 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 716 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush (5.3.2 (c)) | 706 |
| Offside Rear Upper Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush (5.3.2 (c)) | 701 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 644 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 633 |
| Registration plate issues | 559 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 549 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 548 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 524 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 519 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 496 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 456 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 433 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 414 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 413 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 411 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 407 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 403 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 397 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 377 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 375 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 294 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 293 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 266 |
| Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits |7.3.D.3| | 250 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 241 |
| 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 Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 211 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 207 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 205 |
| 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 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 194 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorber has an excessively worn bush |2.7.4| | 194 |
| Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 190 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 189 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 184 |
| Emissions not tested (8.2.1.2 (d)) | 184 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 180 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 170 |
| Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 161 |
| Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 157 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 154 |
| 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 |
| Rear Brake cable insecure | 147 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 144 |
| Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 144 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush |5.3.2 |c|| | 139 |
| Front brake excessively fluctuating | 134 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush |5.3.2 |c|| | 130 |
| Offside Rear Upper Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush |5.3.2 |c|| | 129 |
| Nearside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 127 |
| Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 127 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 126 |
| Nearside Rear Upper Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush |5.3.2 |c|| | 125 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 123 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 119 |
| Nearside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 117 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 117 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 117 |
| Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 115 |
| Front brake application uneven | 114 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 110 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 109 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 109 |
| Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a| | 109 |
| Reversing lamp inoperative (4.6.1 (a)) | 106 |
| Offside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 106 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 105 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 104 |