| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 3047 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 1347 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 720 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 463 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 419 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 292 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 279 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 265 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 252 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 242 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 234 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 206 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 198 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 187 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 172 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 164 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 160 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 151 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 145 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 138 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 130 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 124 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 108 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 104 |
| Registration plate issues | 98 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 95 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush (5.3.2 (c)) | 94 |
| Nearside Rear Upper Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush (5.3.2 (c)) | 89 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush (5.3.2 (c)) | 86 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 85 |
| Offside Rear Upper Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush (5.3.2 (c)) | 75 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits |8.2.1.2 |c|| | 68 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 64 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 62 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 58 |
| Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 57 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 57 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 56 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 54 |
| Nearside Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 48 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 47 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 45 |
| Reversing lamp inoperative (4.6.1 (a)) | 44 |
| Rear Brake cable insecure | 43 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 43 |
| Emissions not tested (8.2.1.2 (d)) | 39 |
| Nearside Front Macpherson strut top bush or bearing has excessive wear or free play (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 39 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 38 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 36 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 35 |