| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Registration plate lamp issues | 1030 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 970 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 872 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 576 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 391 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 336 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 335 |
| Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 329 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 312 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 306 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 244 |
| Offside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 222 |
| Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 177 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 172 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 160 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 139 |
| Nearside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 128 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 126 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 124 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 121 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 119 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 109 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 107 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 105 |
| Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 101 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 100 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 82 |
| Registration plate issues | 77 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 63 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has negligible damping effect (5.3.2 (d)) | 59 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has negligible damping effect (5.3.2 (d)) | 58 |
| Central Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 55 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 53 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 53 |
| Brake pedal anti-slip provision missing (1.1.2 (c)) | 51 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 51 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 50 |
| Nearside Front Macpherson strut top bush or bearing has excessive wear or free play (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 49 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 45 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 45 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 44 |
| Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 44 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 44 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 42 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 41 |
| Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt insecure (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 36 |
| Electronic parking brake warning indicates a malfunction (1.1.6 (e)) | 35 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 34 |
| Offside Front Brake hose excessively twisted (1.1.12 (b) (ii)) | 34 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 34 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 34 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 33 |
| Offside Front Macpherson strut top bush or bearing has excessive wear or free play (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 32 |
| Nearside Rear Seat belt buckle not functioning as intended (7.1.2 (d)) | 32 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 32 |
| Nearside Front Brake hose excessively twisted (1.1.12 (b) (ii)) | 30 |
| Oil leaking excessively from engine (8.4.1 (a) (i)) | 29 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 29 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 28 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 27 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 26 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 26 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 26 |
| Offside Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 26 |