| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 1661 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 1200 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 317 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 219 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 186 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 178 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 174 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 134 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 133 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 118 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 105 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 86 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 81 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 66 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 64 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 59 |
| Registration plate issues | 56 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 56 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 56 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 54 |
| Reversing lamp inoperative (4.6.1 (a)) | 49 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 48 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 47 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 38 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 35 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 32 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 32 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 32 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 31 |
| Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 30 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 30 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c)) | 29 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 28 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 28 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 27 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 27 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 25 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 24 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 23 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 23 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 23 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 22 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 22 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 21 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 21 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 20 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 20 |
| Windscreen wiper blade insecure | 19 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 19 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint likely to become detached (5.3.4 (a) (ii)) | 19 |