| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Registration plate lamp issues | 6404 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 3584 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 3453 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 1545 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 1218 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 1214 |
| Offside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 1128 |
| Nearside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 1050 |
| Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 1035 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 996 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 975 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 937 |
| Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 863 |
| Offside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 858 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 839 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 832 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 773 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 735 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 687 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 681 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 658 |
| Exhaust emits an excessive level of metered smoke for a turbo charged engine |7.4.B.3b| | 655 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 639 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 559 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 539 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 538 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 536 |
| Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 532 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 528 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 523 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 516 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 515 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 502 |
| Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 478 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 443 |
| Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 440 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 421 |
| Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b| | 400 |
| Rear brake binding | 399 |
| Centre Rear Seat belt locking mechanism does not secure or release |5.2.5a| | 391 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 381 |
| Nearside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 367 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 357 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 354 |
| Registration plate issues | 347 |
| Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 344 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 335 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 333 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 327 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 318 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 318 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 302 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 300 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 294 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 292 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 290 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 289 |
| Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2| | 289 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 279 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 274 |
| Horn not working |1.6.2a| | 273 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 270 |
| Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a| | 266 |
| Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a| | 264 |
| Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 244 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.1.3 |b| |i|| | 243 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.1.3 |b| |i|| | 240 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 231 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 225 |
| Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 225 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 222 |
| Centre Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 215 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 212 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 210 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 193 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 191 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 190 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a)) | 182 |
| Front brake excessively fluctuating | 182 |
| Front brake application uneven | 181 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 177 |
| Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.1.3 |b| |i|| | 171 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 170 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 170 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 168 |
| Central Rear Seat belt buckle not functioning as intended (7.1.2 (d)) | 165 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2| | 157 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |4.4.3 |a|| | 157 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 155 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 154 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2| | 154 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 152 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |4.4.3 |a|| | 148 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 143 |
| Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` |8.3.1e| | 141 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 140 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 140 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 137 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 136 |
| Windscreen has damage | 136 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed level of metered smoke for a turbo charged engine (8.2.2.2 (b)) | 136 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 135 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 134 |
| Headlamp switch faulty |1.7.1| | 133 |
| Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.1.3 |b| |i|| | 132 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 132 |
| Nearside Rear wheel bearing rough when rotated |2.6.1| | 131 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c)) | 130 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 130 |
| Offside Front coil spring fractured |2.4.C.1a| | 127 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 126 |
| Rear brake application uneven | 126 |
| Nearside Front coil spring fractured |2.4.C.1a| | 122 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage fractured |2.4.G.1| | 122 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 122 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 121 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 120 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 120 |
| Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 120 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 118 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 117 |
| Offside Rear wheel bearing rough when rotated |2.6.1| | 115 |
| Offside Front coil spring incomplete |2.4.C.1a| | 114 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed level of metered smoke for a turbo charged engine |8.2.2.2 |b|| | 113 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 111 |
| Nearside Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 110 |
| Nearside Front Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a| | 110 |
| Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 108 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2| | 106 |
| Offside Rear coil spring incomplete |2.4.C.1a| | 102 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 102 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 102 |