| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 4784 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 1771 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 1558 |
| Registration plate issues | 1499 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 1140 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 1140 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 847 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 733 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 559 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 485 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 481 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 399 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 350 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 349 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 329 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 283 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 282 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 265 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 265 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 244 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 233 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 210 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 208 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 189 |
| Parking brake lever ratchet not holding correctly (1.1.6 (a)) | 185 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 165 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 165 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 165 |
| Nearside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 163 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 154 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 150 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a)) | 142 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 140 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 139 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 139 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 138 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 137 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.2.2 |g|| | 131 |
| Nearside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 129 |
| Parking brake lever defective so that it cannot be satisfactorily operated (1.1.6 (d)) | 127 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 124 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 123 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 119 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 119 |
| Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 114 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 112 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 112 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 111 |
| Nearside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 105 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 103 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 101 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn rear arm (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 101 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h|| | 99 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 98 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 94 |
| Nearside Front Lower Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 87 |
| Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 87 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 87 |
| Offside Front Lower Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 86 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn rear arm (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 83 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 83 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 81 |