| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 1525 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 1485 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 463 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 457 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 452 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 396 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 358 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 256 |
| Offside Front Inner Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 252 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 243 |
| Nearside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 230 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 226 |
| Nearside Front Inner Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 218 |
| Registration plate issues | 210 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a)) | 209 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 192 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 189 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 186 |
| Offside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 184 |
| Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 181 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 180 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 174 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 172 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 163 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 153 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 149 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 148 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 146 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 145 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 143 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 136 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 133 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 129 |
| Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 128 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 128 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 126 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 123 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 121 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 120 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 119 |
| Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b| | 119 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 116 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 114 |
| Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 114 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c)) | 110 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 104 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 103 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 102 |
| Offside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 99 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 99 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 98 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 97 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 96 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 94 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 92 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 89 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 87 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 86 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 86 |
| Exhaust emits an excessive level of metered smoke |7.4.B.3a| | 85 |
| Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 83 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 81 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 81 |
| Offside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 80 |
| Nearside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 79 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 78 |
| Brake lever has insufficient reserve travel (1.1.2 (a)) | 76 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 76 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 76 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 74 |
| Rear brake binding | 73 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 73 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 72 |
| Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2| | 72 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 68 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 66 |
| Service brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 65 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 62 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 60 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 59 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturer`s specified limit |8.2.2.2 |a|| | 59 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 57 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 57 |
| Nearside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 54 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 53 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 52 |
| Offside Front Lower Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 52 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 52 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 51 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 49 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 48 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 48 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 48 |
| Horn not working |1.6.2a| | 48 |
| Nearside Front Lower Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 45 |
| Offside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 43 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 41 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |4.4.3 |a|| | 40 |
| Offside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 39 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 39 |
| Windscreen has damage | 38 |
| Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b| | 37 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 37 |
| Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 37 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 36 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 36 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 36 |
| Exhaust emits an excessive level of metered smoke for a turbo charged engine |7.4.B.3b| | 35 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 35 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b| | 35 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |4.4.3 |a|| | 35 |