| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 5783 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 3443 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 1936 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 1364 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 969 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 804 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 779 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 778 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 769 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 736 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 609 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 599 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush (5.3.2 (c)) | 578 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 573 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 571 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 554 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 542 |
| Nearside Rear Upper Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush (5.3.2 (c)) | 514 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush (5.3.2 (c)) | 498 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 485 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 477 |
| Offside Rear Upper Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush (5.3.2 (c)) | 456 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 447 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 437 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 420 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 399 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 332 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 303 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 288 |
| Registration plate issues | 268 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 265 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 229 |
| Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 217 |
| Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 210 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 209 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 185 |
| Rear Brake cable insecure | 164 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 153 |
| Nearside Front Macpherson strut top bush or bearing has excessive wear or free play (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 149 |
| Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 147 |
| Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 144 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 133 |
| Emissions unable to be completed (8.2.1.2 (d)) | 132 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 131 |
| Nearside Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 125 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has negligible damping effect (5.3.2 (d)) | 119 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 119 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 115 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 111 |
| Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits |7.3.D.3| | 109 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a)) | 109 |
| Reversing lamp inoperative (4.6.1 (a)) | 106 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 105 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 103 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 100 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 95 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 95 |
| Offside Front Macpherson strut top bush or bearing has excessive wear or free play (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 95 |
| Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 94 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively damaged or deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii)) | 92 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 91 |