| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 1325 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 642 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 466 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 433 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 400 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 349 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 328 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 250 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 248 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 219 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 202 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 194 |
| Nearside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 188 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 176 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 160 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 160 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 151 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 149 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 146 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 145 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 142 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 134 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 133 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 125 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 125 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 122 |
| Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 118 |
| Registration plate issues | 109 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 105 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 97 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 95 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 93 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 79 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 79 |
| Nearside Rear Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i)) | 78 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 78 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c)) | 75 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 63 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 63 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 62 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 56 |
| Brake lever has insufficient reserve travel (1.1.2 (a)) | 55 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 54 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a)) | 54 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 50 |
| Nearside Front Sub-frame pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 50 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 46 |
| Offside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 45 |
| Offside Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 44 |
| Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b| | 44 |
| Offside Rear Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i)) | 43 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 43 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 41 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 39 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 38 |
| Offside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 36 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 34 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 34 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 34 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 34 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 33 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 33 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 32 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 32 |
| Nearside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 32 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 31 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 31 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 30 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 30 |
| Offside Front Sub-frame pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 30 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 29 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint 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 |
| Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 29 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 28 |
| Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 28 |
| Central Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 27 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 25 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 25 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 24 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 24 |
| Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 24 |
| Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 23 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 23 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 23 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 23 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 23 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 22 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 22 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 21 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 21 |
| Nearside Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 21 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 21 |