| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 11044 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 8137 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 6008 |
| Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits |7.3.D.3| | 5100 |
| Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle excessive |7.3.D.3| | 4534 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 4270 |
| Registration plate issues | 3681 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 3560 |
| Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content at idle excessive |7.3.D.4| | 3262 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 3076 |
| Offside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 2925 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 2908 |
| Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 2544 |
| Nearside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 2541 |
| Offside Front coil spring fractured |2.4.C.1a| | 2336 |
| Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 2267 |
| Exhaust emissions hydrocarbon content after 2nd fast idle excessive |7.3.D.3| | 1963 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 1636 |
| Nearside Front coil spring fractured |2.4.C.1a| | 1566 |
| Offside Front coil spring incomplete |2.4.C.1a| | 1516 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 1490 |
| Indicator switch faulty |1.4.A.1| | 1472 |
| Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2| | 1452 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 1369 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 1358 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 1241 |
| Rear brake binding | 1182 |
| Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 1181 |
| Offside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 1146 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 1131 |
| Offside Rear coil spring fractured |2.4.C.1a| | 1096 |
| Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported |7.1.1| | 1078 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 1057 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 1056 |
| Nearside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 1025 |
| Nearside Front coil spring incomplete |2.4.C.1a| | 1013 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 993 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 972 |
| Nearside Rear coil spring fractured |2.4.C.1a| | 958 |
| Exhaust system not adequately supported |7.1.1| | 949 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 932 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h|| | 866 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 780 |
| Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b| | 762 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 737 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2| | 697 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 685 |
| Centre Exhaust system not adequately supported |7.1.1| | 665 |
| Offside Rear coil spring incomplete |2.4.C.1a| | 647 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 639 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits |8.2.1.2 |c|| | 621 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 598 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 596 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 595 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 594 |
| Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a| | 585 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 570 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2| | 570 |
| Nearside Rear coil spring incomplete |2.4.C.1a| | 565 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 564 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 564 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 558 |
| Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 536 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 530 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 523 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 503 |
| Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a| | 482 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 478 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 474 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 474 |
| Electronic stability system warning lamp indicates a fault |3.4.1c| | 467 |
| Fuel cap/sealing device does not fasten securely maintaining the sealing arrangement |7.2.4b| | 455 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 447 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 446 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 444 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2| | 439 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 425 |
| Windscreen has damage | 416 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 413 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 409 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits |8.2.1.2 |b|| | 400 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 385 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2| | 374 |
| Nearside Front Wheel bolt|s| missing |4.2.A.1e| | 363 |
| Front Exhaust system not adequately supported |7.1.1| | 357 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 356 |
| Horn not working |1.6.2a| | 347 |
| Offside Front coil spring cracked |2.4.C.1a| | 339 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a)) | 333 |
| Front Windscreen wiper not operating automatically when switched on |8.2.1b| | 331 |
| Nearside Rear Wheel bolt|s| missing |4.2.A.1e| | 330 |
| Offside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 327 |
| Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` |8.3.1e| | 318 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 314 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content at idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 312 |
| Offside Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 307 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2| | 304 |
| Service brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 299 |
| Nearside Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 294 |
| Offside Front Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a| | 293 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b| | 286 |
| Brake hose excessively deteriorated | 285 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 281 |
| Exhaust hydrocarbon content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 279 |
| Front brake excessively fluctuating | 279 |
| Nearside Front Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a| | 278 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 276 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 274 |
| Front brake application uneven | 272 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2| | 258 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 258 |
| Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2| | 253 |
| Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2| | 252 |
| Offside Front Wheel bolt|s| missing |4.2.A.1e| | 252 |