| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 6620 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 3076 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 1993 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 1836 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 1351 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 1206 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 1162 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 969 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 821 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 776 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 730 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 698 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 684 |
| Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 680 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 621 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 605 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 562 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 515 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 503 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 499 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 476 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 475 |
| Nearside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 475 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 456 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 448 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 442 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 425 |
| Offside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 405 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 364 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 325 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 321 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 307 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 300 |
| Nearside Rear Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i)) | 298 |
| Registration plate issues | 275 |
| Offside Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 236 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 232 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 221 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 218 |
| Central Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 206 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 201 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c)) | 188 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 180 |
| Nearside Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 173 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 173 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 173 |
| Offside Rear Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i)) | 172 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 162 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 155 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 152 |
| Offside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 152 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 146 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 143 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 143 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 142 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 141 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 127 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 126 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 125 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a)) | 125 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 122 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 120 |
| Brake lever has insufficient reserve travel (1.1.2 (a)) | 117 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 113 |
| Stop lamp(s) all not working (4.3.1 (a) (iii)) | 110 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 107 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 104 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 102 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 102 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 102 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 101 |
| Nearside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 101 |
| Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 100 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 98 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 98 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 97 |
| Central Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 94 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 93 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 92 |
| Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 91 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 91 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 91 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 88 |