| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 1093 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 514 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 280 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 259 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 227 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 215 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 161 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 117 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 114 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 103 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 99 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 98 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 95 |
| Nearside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 86 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 85 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 79 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 75 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 65 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 65 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 59 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 58 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 56 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 55 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 53 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 53 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 52 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 51 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 46 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 44 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 40 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 39 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 39 |
| Registration plate issues | 38 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 38 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 37 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 36 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 36 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 31 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 31 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 31 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 29 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 29 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 29 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 28 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 27 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 25 |
| Offside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 24 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 24 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 23 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.2.2 |g|| | 23 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 23 |
| Nearside Rear Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i)) | 22 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 22 |
| Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 22 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 22 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 20 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 20 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 20 |
| Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 20 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 20 |
| Offside Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 19 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 19 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 19 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 19 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 19 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 18 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 18 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 17 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 16 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 16 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 16 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c)) | 16 |
| Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 16 |
| Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 15 |
| Central Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 15 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 15 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 15 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 15 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 14 |
| Nearside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 14 |
| Offside Rear Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i)) | 14 |
| Offside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 14 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 14 |
| Front brake excessively fluctuating | 14 |