| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Registration plate lamp issues | 19592 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 14784 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 14030 |
| Nearside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 5714 |
| Offside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 5199 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 4513 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 4114 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 3777 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 3692 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 3506 |
| Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 3408 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 3252 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 3064 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 3011 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 2960 |
| Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 2854 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 2680 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 2467 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 2465 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 2443 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 2254 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 2176 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 1994 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 1935 |
| Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 1879 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 1810 |
| Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 1608 |
| Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b| | 1561 |
| Horn not working |1.6.2a| | 1474 |
| Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2| | 1401 |
| Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 1358 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 1318 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1315 |
| Centre Rear Seat belt locking mechanism does not secure or release |5.2.5a| | 1312 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 1293 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 1275 |
| Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 1268 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 1241 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 1220 |
| Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 1202 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1197 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 1186 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 1163 |
| Registration plate issues | 1150 |
| Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 1148 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 1127 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 1124 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 1098 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 1067 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 1056 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 1035 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 1024 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 1017 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 997 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.1.3 |b| |i|| | 986 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.1.3 |b| |i|| | 980 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 978 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 972 |
| Offside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 953 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 931 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 909 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 895 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 859 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 826 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 816 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 794 |
| Rear brake binding | 770 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 765 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 763 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 728 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 718 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 715 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 714 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 694 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 688 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 688 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c)) | 653 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 651 |
| 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| | 643 |
| Parking brake lever insecure |3.1.3b| | 636 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 632 |
| Front brake excessively fluctuating | 631 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 620 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 619 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 618 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 617 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 605 |
| Central Rear Seat belt buckle not functioning as intended (7.1.2 (d)) | 600 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 592 |
| Centre Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 585 |
| Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a| | 582 |
| Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.1.3 |b| |i|| | 579 |
| Front brake application uneven | 576 |
| 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| | 572 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 565 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 563 |
| Nearside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 533 |
| Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.1.3 |b| |i|| | 522 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 493 |
| Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a| | 490 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 489 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 479 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a) (ii)) | 471 |
| Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` |8.3.1e| | 464 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 462 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 455 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 451 |
| Nearside Steering rack gaiter missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii)) | 430 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault |7.1.6 |a|| | 424 |
| 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| | 422 |
| Nearside Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 413 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage fractured |2.4.G.1| | 406 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 401 |
| Nearside Front Steering rack gaiter missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii)) | 400 |
| Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits |7.3.D.3| | 395 |
| Parking brake lever, pawl mechanism pivots or their associated mountings are insecure |3.1.4b| | 387 |
| Nearside 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| | 386 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 382 |
| Nearside Front coil spring fractured |2.4.C.1a| | 373 |