| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Registration plate lamp issues | 1931 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 1684 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 978 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 959 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 956 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 558 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 468 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 465 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 460 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 359 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 349 |
| Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 310 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 281 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 278 |
| Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 240 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 221 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 199 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 195 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a)) | 194 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 193 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 188 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 184 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 183 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 183 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 177 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 177 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 175 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 172 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 164 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 163 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 149 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 143 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 126 |
| Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 123 |
| Nearside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 122 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 120 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 119 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 109 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 104 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 100 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 98 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 92 |
| Offside Rear Anti-roll bar ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 79 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 78 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 75 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 72 |
| Registration plate issues | 71 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 67 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 65 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 62 |
| Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 58 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 56 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 52 |
| Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 50 |
| Offside Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 48 |
| Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 48 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 48 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 47 |
| Reversing lamp inoperative (4.6.1 (a)) | 46 |
| Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 45 |
| Central Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 44 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a) (ii)) | 44 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 43 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 43 |
| Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 42 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 42 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 42 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 41 |
| Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 40 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 40 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 40 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 39 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 38 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint likely to become detached (5.3.4 (a) (ii)) | 37 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 37 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 37 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 36 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 35 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 35 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 35 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 35 |
| Windscreen has damage | 34 |
| All direction indicators incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 33 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 33 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.2.2 |g|| | 32 |
| Nearside Rear Leaf spring shackle pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 32 |
| Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 32 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint likely to become detached (5.3.4 (a) (ii)) | 31 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 31 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 30 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 30 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 29 |
| Offside Rear Leaf spring shackle pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 29 |
| Offside Obligatory mirror seriously damaged, affecting the rear view (3.3 (b) (ii)) | 29 |