| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 1396 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 760 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 478 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 417 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 370 |
| Nearside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 277 |
| Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 232 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 225 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 213 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 183 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 165 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 165 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 162 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 145 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 139 |
| Registration plate issues | 138 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 134 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 133 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 127 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 125 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 125 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 124 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 121 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 117 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 116 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 106 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 104 |
| Offside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 100 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 98 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 98 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 89 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 87 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 85 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 83 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 79 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 77 |
| Offside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 69 |
| Offside Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 66 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 62 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 59 |
| Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b| | 55 |
| Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 54 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 54 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 53 |
| Nearside Rear Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i)) | 49 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 49 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 48 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 47 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 46 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c)) | 46 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 45 |
| Offside Rear Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i)) | 44 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 43 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 43 |
| Nearside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 42 |
| Nearside Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 41 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 41 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 39 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 36 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 35 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 34 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 34 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 33 |
| Front brake excessively fluctuating | 32 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 32 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 32 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 31 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 31 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 30 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 30 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 30 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 29 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 29 |
| Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 28 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 28 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 28 |
| Nearside Rear Wheel bearing rough when rotated |5.1.3 |b| |i|| | 27 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 26 |
| Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 26 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 26 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 25 |
| Brake lever has insufficient reserve travel (1.1.2 (a)) | 24 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 24 |
| Nearside Front Sub-frame pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 23 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 22 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 22 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 22 |
| Offside Front drive shaft support bearing excessively worn |2.5.C.2c| | 22 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 22 |