| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 3707 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 2079 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1384 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1380 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 935 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 814 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 776 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 641 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 593 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 581 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 581 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 488 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 456 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 451 |
| Registration plate issues | 363 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 292 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 276 |
| Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 238 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 231 |
| Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 230 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 210 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 190 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 178 |
| Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 169 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.2.2 |g|| | 159 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 156 |
| Central Rear Seat belt buckle not functioning as intended (7.1.2 (d)) | 148 |
| Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 143 |
| Offside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 140 |
| Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 136 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h|| | 123 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c)) | 118 |
| Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 113 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 113 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 106 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 105 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint likely to become detached (5.3.4 (a) (ii)) | 105 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 101 |
| Central Rear Seat belt locking mechanism does not secure or release |5.2.5a| | 100 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint likely to become detached (5.3.4 (a) (ii)) | 98 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 95 |
| Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 90 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.1.3 |b| |i|| | 89 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 88 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 87 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 84 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.1.3 |b| |i|| | 81 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 80 |
| Brake lever has insufficient reserve travel (1.1.2 (a)) | 79 |
| Emissions not tested (8.2.2.2 (e)) | 77 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault |7.12 |e|| | 76 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 76 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 76 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 75 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 74 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 73 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 73 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 71 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension component ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 71 |
| Offside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 69 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 69 |
| Nearside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 67 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 67 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 66 |
| Nearside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 64 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 61 |
| Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 60 |