| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Registration plate lamp issues | 2800 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 2734 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 1545 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 1357 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 1289 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 806 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 780 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 748 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 741 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 672 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 534 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 516 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 512 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 462 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 456 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 424 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 410 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 410 |
| Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 404 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 383 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 351 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 337 |
| Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 316 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 309 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 284 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 282 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 272 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 258 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 257 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 238 |
| Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 224 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 213 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 211 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 209 |
| Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 209 |
| Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 208 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 193 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 180 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 173 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 173 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 171 |
| Registration plate issues | 170 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 168 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 156 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 143 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 141 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a)) | 140 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 138 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 132 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 131 |
| Offside Rear Anti-roll bar ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 130 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 130 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 129 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 126 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 124 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 119 |
| Offside Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 119 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 115 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 110 |
| Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 107 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.2.2 |g|| | 106 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 96 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 96 |
| Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 94 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 90 |
| Nearside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 89 |
| Nearside Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 88 |
| Reversing lamp inoperative (4.6.1 (a)) | 87 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 87 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 84 |
| Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 84 |
| Windscreen has damage | 79 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 79 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 76 |
| Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 74 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 74 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 71 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 66 |
| Battery insecure and likely to fall from carrier (4.13 (a) (ii)) | 62 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 60 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 60 |
| Nearside Rear Leaf spring shackle pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 59 |
| Offside Rear Leaf spring shackle pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 59 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 59 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 59 |
| Central Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 57 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 55 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 54 |
| Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 54 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a)) | 53 |
| Stop lamp(s) all not working (4.3.1 (a) (iii)) | 52 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 52 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 51 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 50 |
| Offside Rear Service brake lagging in operation (1.2.1 (d)) | 49 |