| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 863 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 663 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 589 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 409 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 335 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 235 |
| Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 147 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 147 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 142 |
| Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 116 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 115 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 100 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 98 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 90 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 78 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 77 |
| Registration plate issues | 77 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 71 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 68 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 66 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 60 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 57 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 57 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 54 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 54 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 52 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 51 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 50 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 49 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 49 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 48 |
| Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 48 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 46 |
| Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 45 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 44 |
| Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 43 |
| Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 42 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 34 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 32 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 32 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 31 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 30 |
| Nearside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 29 |
| Nearside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 29 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 28 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 28 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 27 |
| Nearside Front Outer Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 26 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 25 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 25 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 24 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 24 |
| Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 23 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 22 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 22 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a)) | 20 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 19 |
| Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| adversely affected by the operation of another lamp |1.1.A.3f| | 18 |
| Nearside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 18 |
| Offside Front Front position lamp|s| adversely affected by the operation of another lamp |1.1.A.3f| | 17 |
| Offside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 17 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| adversely affected by the operation of another lamp |1.1.A.3f| | 17 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 17 |