| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 3852 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 1946 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 1444 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 824 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 701 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 691 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 534 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 499 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 497 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 482 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 472 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 420 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 395 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 380 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 360 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 342 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 334 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 326 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 303 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 296 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush (5.3.2 (c)) | 286 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 285 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 271 |
| Nearside Rear Upper Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush (5.3.2 (c)) | 270 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush (5.3.2 (c)) | 259 |
| Offside Rear Upper Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush (5.3.2 (c)) | 235 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 225 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 224 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 223 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 222 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 191 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 171 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 155 |
| Registration plate issues | 134 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 111 |
| Rear Brake cable insecure | 109 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 109 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 107 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 104 |
| Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 103 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 100 |
| Reversing lamp inoperative (4.6.1 (a)) | 95 |
| Nearside Front Macpherson strut top bush or bearing has excessive wear or free play (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 93 |
| Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 89 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has negligible damping effect (5.3.2 (d)) | 89 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 87 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 84 |
| Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 84 |
| Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 75 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 69 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits |8.2.1.2 |c|| | 68 |
| Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 67 |
| Emissions unable to be completed (8.2.1.2 (d)) | 66 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 66 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 65 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 62 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has negligible damping effect (5.3.2 (d)) | 60 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 60 |
| Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 59 |
| Offside Front Macpherson strut top bush or bearing has excessive wear or free play (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 57 |