| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 293 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 166 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 146 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 141 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 114 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 113 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 85 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 83 |
| Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 82 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 80 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 80 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 76 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 75 |
| Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 72 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 70 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 67 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 60 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 54 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 54 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 48 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 43 |
| Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 38 |
| Nearside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 38 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 37 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 37 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 34 |
| Nearside Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 33 |
| Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 32 |
| Reversing lamp inoperative (4.6.1 (a)) | 32 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 32 |
| Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |6.1.7 |g| |ii|| | 31 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 30 |
| Offside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 30 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 29 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 29 |
| Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 29 |
| Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 29 |
| Offside Front Front constant velocity joint gaiter insecure to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc |2.5.C.1a| | 27 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 26 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 25 |
| Offside Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 25 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 24 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a)) | 23 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 23 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 23 |
| Offside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |6.1.7 |g| |ii|| | 22 |
| Registration plate issues | 21 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 20 |
| Electronic parking brake warning indicates a malfunction (1.1.6 (e)) | 20 |
| Offside Front Outer Front constant velocity joint gaiter insecure to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc |2.5.C.1a| | 19 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 19 |
| Nearside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 19 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 19 |
| Offside Front constant velocity joint gaiter insecure to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc |2.5.C.1a| | 19 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 19 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 18 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 18 |
| Nearside Front constant velocity joint gaiter insecure to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc |2.5.C.1a| | 18 |
| Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |6.1.7 |g| |ii|| | 17 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 17 |
| Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 16 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 16 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 16 |
| Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 15 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 15 |
| Nearside Front Front constant velocity joint gaiter insecure to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc |2.5.C.1a| | 15 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 15 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 14 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 14 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 14 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 14 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 14 |
| Nearside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |6.1.7 |g| |ii|| | 14 |
| Nearside Rear Reversing lamp inoperative (4.6.1 (a)) | 13 |
| Rear fog lamp tell-tale not working (4.9.1 (a) (ii)) | 13 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 13 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 13 |
| Offside Outer Front constant velocity joint gaiter insecure to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc |2.5.C.1a| | 13 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 12 |
| Nearside Front Outer Front constant velocity joint gaiter insecure to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc |2.5.C.1a| | 12 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 12 |
| Nearside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 11 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 11 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 11 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 11 |
| Offside Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 11 |
| Nearside Front Wheel bearing has excessive play (5.1.3 (a) (i)) | 11 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint worn to the extent there is a serious risk of detachment (2.1.3 (b) (ii)) | 10 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 10 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 10 |
| Nearside Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 10 |
| Rear fog lamp not working |4.5.1 |a| |ii|| | 9 |
| Offside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 9 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 8 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 8 |
| Rear fog lamp tell tale not working |1.3.1b| | 8 |
| Offside Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |6.1.7 |g| |ii|| | 8 |
| Nearside Front Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i)) | 8 |