| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 1131 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 721 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 259 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 257 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 135 |
| Registration plate issues | 125 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 104 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 93 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 84 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 79 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 77 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 74 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 72 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 71 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 69 |
| Rear brake binding | 68 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 57 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 56 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 51 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 47 |
| Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 46 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 45 |
| Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 42 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 42 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 41 |
| Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 38 |
| Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 38 |
| Nearside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 32 |
| Offside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 30 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 29 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 28 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 28 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 28 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 27 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 27 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 27 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 25 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 24 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 24 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 22 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 17 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 17 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h|| | 16 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 16 |
| Offside Rear Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 15 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 15 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively binding |1.2.1 |f|| | 15 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 15 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 14 |
| Windscreen has damage | 14 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 14 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 14 |