| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 136 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 114 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 111 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 92 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 72 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 66 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 63 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 60 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 55 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 50 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 50 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 49 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 48 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 47 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 44 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 43 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 40 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 39 |
| Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 35 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 29 |
| Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 29 |
| Reversing lamp inoperative (4.6.1 (a)) | 28 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 26 |
| Registration plate issues | 23 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 21 |
| Electronic parking brake warning indicates a malfunction (1.1.6 (e)) | 19 |
| Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 19 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 18 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 18 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 17 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 16 |
| Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 16 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 15 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 15 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 15 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 13 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 13 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 13 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 13 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 12 |
| Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 12 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.2.2 |g|| | 12 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 11 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 11 |
| Nearside Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 11 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 11 |
| Nearside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 10 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 10 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 10 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 10 |
| Nearside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 9 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 9 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 9 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 9 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 9 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 9 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 9 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 8 |
| Offside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 8 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 8 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 8 |
| Nearside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 8 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 7 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 7 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 7 |
| Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b| | 7 |
| Rear fog lamp tell tale not working |1.3.1b| | 7 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 7 |
| Offside Front Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i)) | 7 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 7 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 7 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 7 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |4.4.3 |a|| | 7 |
| Rear fog lamp tell-tale not working (4.9.1 (a) (ii)) | 6 |
| Electronic braking system warning device indicates a fault (1.7 (b)) | 6 |
| Offside Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 6 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.1.3 |b| |i|| | 6 |
| Nearside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 6 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 6 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 6 |
| Rear Reversing lamp inoperative (4.6.1 (a)) | 6 |
| Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 6 |
| Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 6 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 6 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 6 |
| Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 6 |
| Offside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 6 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint worn to the extent there is a serious risk of detachment (2.1.3 (b) (ii)) | 5 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 5 |
| Offside Headlamp light intensity severely reduced (4.1.4 (a)) | 5 |
| Nearside Front Outer Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 5 |
| Rear fog lamp switch inoperative (4.5.3 (a)) | 5 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 5 |
| Offside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 5 |
| Rear fog lamp not working |4.5.1 |a| |ii|| | 5 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h|| | 5 |
| Windscreen has damage | 5 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 5 |
| Brake fluid contaminated (1.8 (a)) | 5 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 5 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |4.4.3 |a|| | 5 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 5 |