| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Registration plate lamp issues | 2604 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 1982 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 1815 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 967 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 768 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 755 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 696 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 477 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 465 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 447 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 423 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 387 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 385 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 384 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 383 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 382 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 345 |
| Registration plate issues | 334 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 322 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 314 |
| Offside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 313 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 310 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 297 |
| Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 267 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 266 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 266 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 240 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 220 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 214 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 190 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 182 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 175 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 174 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 174 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 171 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 162 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 161 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 150 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 145 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 139 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 138 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 136 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 135 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 133 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 118 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 114 |
| Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 113 |
| Offside Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 112 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working |4.4.1 |a| |ii|| | 108 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 106 |
| Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 105 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 105 |
| Nearside Front Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 104 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a)) | 100 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 99 |
| Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 98 |
| Offside Front Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 94 |
| Offside Side repeater not working |4.4.1 |a| |ii|| | 92 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 91 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 87 |
| Nearside Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 86 |
| Nearside Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 85 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 81 |
| Offside Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 78 |
| Nearside Front Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 76 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 73 |
| Offside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 73 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 69 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 68 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 68 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 67 |
| Offside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 66 |
| Offside Front Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 65 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 63 |
| Offside Side repeater light intensity significantly reduced (4.4.3 (a)) | 63 |
| Nearside Rear Inner Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 62 |
| Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b| | 60 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 59 |
| Nearside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 56 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 56 |
| Offside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 55 |
| Offside Rear Inner Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 55 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 54 |
| Offside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 53 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 53 |