| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 1294 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 674 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 435 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 420 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 418 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 394 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 277 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 246 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 206 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 205 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 201 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 175 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 173 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 169 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 139 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 123 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 119 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 108 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 108 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 99 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 98 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 86 |
| Nearside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 86 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 84 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 84 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 82 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 79 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 75 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 75 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 75 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 75 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 72 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 71 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 64 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 62 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 55 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 53 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 53 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 53 |
| Nearside Rear Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i)) | 52 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 52 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 52 |
| Registration plate issues | 48 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 48 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 46 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 45 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 44 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 44 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 42 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 42 |
| 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|| | 40 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 39 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 39 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 37 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c)) | 35 |
| Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 34 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 34 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 31 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 31 |
| Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 31 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 31 |
| Offside Rear Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i)) | 30 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a)) | 30 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 30 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 28 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 27 |
| Offside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 24 |
| Central Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 24 |
| Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 23 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.2.2 |g|| | 23 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a)) | 22 |
| Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 22 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 21 |