| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 1521 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 1236 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 782 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 573 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 470 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 299 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 287 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 269 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 240 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 204 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 189 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 173 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 166 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 159 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 156 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 151 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush (5.3.2 (c)) | 130 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 127 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush (5.3.2 (c)) | 126 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 118 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 118 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 117 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 110 |
| Offside Rear Upper Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush (5.3.2 (c)) | 102 |
| Nearside Rear Upper Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush (5.3.2 (c)) | 96 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 90 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 85 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 85 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 83 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 83 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 80 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 71 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 64 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 60 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 60 |
| Registration plate issues | 58 |
| Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 55 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 53 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 47 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 45 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 45 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 45 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 45 |
| Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 42 |
| Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 42 |
| Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 39 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 39 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 38 |
| Reversing lamp inoperative (4.6.1 (a)) | 35 |
| Emissions unable to be completed (8.2.1.2 (d)) | 35 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c)) | 35 |
| Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 35 |
| Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 34 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 32 |
| Offside Front Macpherson strut top bush or bearing has excessive wear or free play (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 31 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 31 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has negligible damping effect (5.3.2 (d)) | 30 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 30 |
| Nearside Front Macpherson strut top bush or bearing has excessive wear or free play (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 29 |
| Nearside Headlamp levelling device inoperative (4.1.5 (a)) | 29 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 28 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 28 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 28 |
| Offside Rear Seat belt buckle not functioning as intended (7.1.2 (d)) | 28 |
| Exhaust emissions likely to be affected by an exhaust leak (8.2.1.1 (b)) | 27 |
| Offside Front Headlamp insecure (4.1.1 (c)) | 27 |