| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 12861 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 10370 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 7642 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 3402 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 2829 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 2168 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 2154 |
| Offside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 2012 |
| Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 1499 |
| Nearside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 1259 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 1141 |
| Nearside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 943 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 875 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 870 |
| Registration plate issues | 783 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 776 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 742 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 739 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 724 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 723 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 638 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 589 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 585 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 567 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 535 |
| Centre Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 532 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 526 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 521 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 511 |
| Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 496 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 489 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 486 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 452 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 431 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 418 |
| Nearside Rear Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i)) | 393 |
| Central Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 390 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 388 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 382 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 369 |
| Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 368 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 358 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 341 |
| Nearside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 333 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 333 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 329 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 325 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 305 |
| Offside Rear Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i)) | 305 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 303 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 297 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 289 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 281 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 274 |
| Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour |4.4.3 |a|| | 273 |
| Offside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 266 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 266 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 251 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 248 |
| Windscreen wiper blade insecure | 243 |
| Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 232 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 224 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 221 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 219 |
| Nearside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 219 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 218 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 215 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 209 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a)) | 204 |
| Nearside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour |4.4.3 |a|| | 200 |
| Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 195 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 193 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 192 |
| Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 191 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 184 |
| Brake hose excessively deteriorated | 181 |
| Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 178 |