| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 6489 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 2808 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 1497 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 1453 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 1376 |
| Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 1143 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 888 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 833 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 827 |
| Nearside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 777 |
| Offside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 759 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 698 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 665 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 623 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 581 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 578 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 499 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 489 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 462 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 451 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 429 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 420 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 419 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 344 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 331 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 317 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 300 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 286 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 283 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 281 |
| Offside Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 277 |
| Registration plate issues | 262 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 255 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 250 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 235 |
| Nearside Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 224 |
| Nearside Rear Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i)) | 223 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 205 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 205 |
| Offside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 188 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 188 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 184 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 176 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 175 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 172 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 168 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 163 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 160 |
| Offside Rear Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i)) | 159 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 153 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 136 |
| Nearside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 136 |
| Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 134 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 131 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 130 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 129 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 127 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 121 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c)) | 120 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 115 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 112 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 106 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 100 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 99 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 95 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 94 |
| Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 94 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 94 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 94 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 92 |
| Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 88 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 87 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 83 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 83 |
| Central Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 83 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 83 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 82 |
| Emissions not tested (8.2.1.2 (d)) | 81 |
| Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 80 |