| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 9624 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 5613 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 3901 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 2394 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 2311 |
| Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 1980 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 1887 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 1782 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 1420 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 1299 |
| Nearside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 1288 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 1089 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 1081 |
| Offside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 1068 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 974 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 917 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 881 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 876 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 858 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 768 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 767 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 754 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 750 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 660 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 643 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 616 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 611 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 609 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 599 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 590 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 568 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 562 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 556 |
| Registration plate issues | 536 |
| Nearside Rear Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i)) | 521 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 494 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 470 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 444 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 435 |
| Offside Rear Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i)) | 424 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 404 |
| Offside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 383 |
| Offside Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 342 |
| Nearside Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 316 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 313 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 287 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 276 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 268 |
| Nearside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 266 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 259 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 259 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 255 |
| Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 251 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 249 |
| Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 247 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 246 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 244 |
| Central Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 239 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 235 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 231 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 229 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 221 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 219 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 211 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 207 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 197 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 194 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 186 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 183 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 183 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a)) | 182 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 182 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 160 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 159 |
| Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 159 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c)) | 157 |
| Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 152 |
| Stop lamp(s) all not working (4.3.1 (a) (iii)) | 151 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 150 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 144 |
| Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 139 |