| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 537 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 532 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 531 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 422 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 376 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 370 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 361 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 311 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 310 |
| Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 308 |
| Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 277 |
| Nearside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 210 |
| Offside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 208 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 183 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 171 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 165 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 161 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 156 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 153 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 150 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 140 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 92 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 78 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 70 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 62 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 59 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 59 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 58 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 57 |
| Reversing lamp inoperative (4.6.1 (a)) | 57 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 57 |
| Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |6.1.7 |g| |ii|| | 56 |
| Offside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |6.1.7 |g| |ii|| | 56 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 50 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 50 |
| Nearside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |6.1.7 |g| |ii|| | 49 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 46 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 46 |
| Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |6.1.7 |g| |ii|| | 46 |
| Nearside Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 41 |
| Offside Front Front constant velocity joint gaiter insecure to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc |2.5.C.1a| | 41 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 40 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 40 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 38 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 37 |
| Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt insecure (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 35 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 35 |
| Offside Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 35 |
| Front Sub-frame corroded and seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i)) | 34 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 34 |
| Registration plate issues | 34 |
| Nearside Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 32 |
| 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)) | 32 |
| Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 30 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint likely to become detached (5.3.4 (a) (ii)) | 30 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 30 |
| Offside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 29 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 29 |
| Offside Front constant velocity joint gaiter insecure to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc |2.5.C.1a| | 29 |
| Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 28 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 27 |
| Offside Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 26 |
| Nearside Front Front constant velocity joint gaiter insecure to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc |2.5.C.1a| | 26 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 25 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 25 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c)) | 25 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 25 |
| Brake lever has insufficient reserve travel (1.1.2 (a)) | 24 |
| Offside Outer Front constant velocity joint gaiter insecure to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc |2.5.C.1a| | 23 |
| Offside Front Outer Front constant velocity joint gaiter insecure to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc |2.5.C.1a| | 22 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 22 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 22 |
| Nearside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 22 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 21 |
| Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 21 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 21 |
| Nearside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 21 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint likely to become detached (5.3.4 (a) (ii)) | 21 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 20 |
| Brake fluid contaminated (1.8 (a)) | 20 |
| Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 20 |
| Nearside Front constant velocity joint gaiter insecure to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc |2.5.C.1a| | 19 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 19 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint likely to become detached (5.3.4 (a) (ii)) | 19 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 19 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 19 |