| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 3768 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 1737 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 1537 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 1495 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 906 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 905 |
| Rear brake binding | 811 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 683 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 629 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 575 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 546 |
| Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 540 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 489 |
| Registration plate issues | 482 |
| Offside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 451 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 447 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 443 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 412 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 371 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 343 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 339 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 334 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 330 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 317 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 313 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 298 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 295 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 287 |
| Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 266 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 265 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 263 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 257 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 252 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 251 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 250 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 249 |
| Nearside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 243 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 236 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a)) | 227 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 225 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 221 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 218 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 214 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 214 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 197 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 191 |
| Offside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 186 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 170 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 169 |
| Rear Mechanical brake component has restricted free movement | 150 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 149 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 148 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 147 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 144 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 141 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 139 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 138 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 137 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding |1.2.1 |f|| | 127 |
| Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 126 |
| Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 126 |
| Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 123 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed default limit of 1.5m-1 (8.2.2.2 (b)) | 122 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp insecure (4.1.1 (c)) | 119 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 119 |
| Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 117 |
| Nearside Headlamp insecure (4.1.1 (c)) | 115 |
| Brake pedal anti-slip provision missing (1.1.2 (c)) | 113 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 113 |
| Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 110 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding |1.2.1 |f|| | 110 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 103 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 101 |
| Nearside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 96 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 95 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 95 |
| Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 90 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 90 |
| Offside Headlamp insecure (4.1.1 (c)) | 89 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 88 |
| Offside Front Headlamp insecure (4.1.1 (c)) | 87 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 86 |
| Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 85 |