| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 3068 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 1145 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 1053 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 824 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 743 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 646 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 632 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 530 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 369 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 330 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 257 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 223 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 203 |
| Nearside Front Wheel bearing has excessive play (5.1.3 (a) (i)) | 191 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 186 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 176 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 160 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 133 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 124 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 109 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 105 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 104 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 102 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 92 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 91 |
| Registration plate issues | 89 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 77 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 75 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a)) | 75 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 73 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 73 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 67 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 62 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 61 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 55 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush likely to become detached (5.3.4 (a) (ii)) | 52 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush likely to become detached (5.3.4 (a) (ii)) | 51 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 49 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 48 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 45 |
| Central Rear Seat belt not functioning as intended (7.1.2 (c)) | 43 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c)) | 42 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 42 |
| Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 42 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 40 |
| Offside Front Inner Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 40 |
| Nearside Front Inner Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 40 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn front bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 39 |
| Nearside Rear Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i)) | 37 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a)) | 37 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 36 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 36 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 35 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 35 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a) (ii)) | 35 |
| Offside Rear Lower Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 35 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn front bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 34 |