| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 5666 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 2565 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 1320 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 1198 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 844 |
| Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 680 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 627 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 616 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 600 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 502 |
| 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 Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 442 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 420 |
| Offside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 405 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 398 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 373 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 358 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 351 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 348 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 341 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 325 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 278 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 268 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 254 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 247 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 245 |
| Offside Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 236 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 235 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 232 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 224 |
| Registration plate issues | 219 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 209 |
| Nearside Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 173 |
| Nearside Rear Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i)) | 165 |
| Offside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 152 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 144 |
| 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 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 130 |
| Central Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 127 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 126 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 108 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c)) | 102 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 102 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 102 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 101 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 101 |
| Nearside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 101 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 97 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 96 |
| Offside Rear Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i)) | 95 |
| 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 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 82 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 81 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 80 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 80 |
| Centre Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 80 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 79 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 76 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 75 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 74 |
| Brake lever has insufficient reserve travel (1.1.2 (a)) | 74 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 72 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 71 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 70 |
| Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 69 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 69 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 68 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 65 |