| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 902 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 845 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 638 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 477 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 404 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 374 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 311 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 243 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 222 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 210 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 189 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 155 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 151 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 148 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 118 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 117 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 110 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 106 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 105 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 97 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 89 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 75 |
| Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 63 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 57 |
| Registration plate issues | 53 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 52 |
| Offside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 49 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 48 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 46 |
| Reversing lamp inoperative (4.6.1 (a)) | 44 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 44 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 43 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 43 |
| Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 40 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 39 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 39 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 38 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 37 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 36 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 36 |
| Nearside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 34 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 34 |
| Brake fluid contaminated (1.8 (a)) | 34 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 34 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 33 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 33 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 32 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 32 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 32 |
| Brake lever has insufficient reserve travel (1.1.2 (a)) | 29 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 29 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 28 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c)) | 28 |
| Emissions unable to be completed (8.2.1.2 (d)) | 28 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 25 |
| Front Sub-frame corroded and seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i)) | 25 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 24 |
| Exhaust emissions likely to be affected by an exhaust leak (8.2.1.1 (b)) | 24 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 24 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 23 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 23 |
| Nearside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 22 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint likely to become detached (5.3.4 (a) (ii)) | 22 |
| Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 20 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 20 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension component ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 20 |
| Nearside Headlamp insecure (4.1.1 (c)) | 20 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 19 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 19 |