| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 14731 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 11354 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 10007 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 1762 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 1532 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 1431 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 1380 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 1313 |
| Offside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 1265 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 1191 |
| Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 1122 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 1044 |
| Nearside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 1032 |
| Registration plate issues | 944 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 902 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 842 |
| Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 805 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 803 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 773 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 666 |
| Nearside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 664 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 663 |
| Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2| | 648 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 614 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 610 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 597 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 589 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 589 |
| Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits |7.3.D.3| | 587 |
| Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 546 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 546 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 543 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 541 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 538 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 538 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 531 |
| Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 516 |
| Nearside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 499 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 498 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 495 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 481 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 474 |
| Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 471 |
| Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 455 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 449 |
| Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 448 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 447 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 446 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 446 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 445 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 439 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 425 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 416 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 400 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 398 |
| Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 397 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 384 |
| Offside Rear Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i)) | 368 |
| Windscreen wiper blade insecure | 364 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 360 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 360 |
| Centre Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 358 |
| Nearside Rear Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i)) | 351 |
| Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle excessive |7.3.D.3| | 327 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp adversely affected by the operation of another lamp (4.2.3 (c)) | 312 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 301 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 292 |
| Offside Rear wheel bearing rough when rotated |2.6.1| | 287 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 287 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 276 |
| Nearside Rear wheel bearing rough when rotated |2.6.1| | 274 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 274 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 273 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 273 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h|| | 270 |
| Brake hose excessively deteriorated | 270 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 267 |
| Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` |8.3.1e| | 262 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 260 |
| Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b| | 259 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 259 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 256 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 253 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 248 |
| Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 243 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 240 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 229 |
| Offside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 228 |
| 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| | 227 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 220 |
| Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour |4.4.3 |a|| | 220 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 212 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault |7.1.6 |a|| | 211 |
| Offside Rear Rear wheel bearing rough when rotated |2.6.1| | 205 |
| Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content at idle excessive |7.3.D.4| | 203 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 203 |
| Nearside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour |4.4.3 |a|| | 202 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 202 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 202 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 201 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 198 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 197 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 197 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.1.3 |b| |i|| | 194 |