| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 1604 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 1397 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 1054 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 907 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 875 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 787 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 654 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 615 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 587 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 554 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 528 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 515 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 514 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 506 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 458 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 421 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 418 |
| Reversing lamp inoperative (4.6.1 (a)) | 389 |
| Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 388 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 366 |
| Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 350 |
| Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 326 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 318 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 303 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 300 |
| Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 272 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 258 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 224 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 218 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 216 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 214 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 213 |
| Offside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 208 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 203 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 203 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 188 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 186 |
| Offside Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 185 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 184 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 179 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 179 |
| Registration plate issues | 176 |
| Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b| | 176 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 172 |
| Nearside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 171 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 169 |
| Nearside Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 162 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 161 |
| Rear fog lamp tell-tale not working (4.9.1 (a) (ii)) | 160 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.1.3 |b| |i|| | 154 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 153 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 150 |
| Rear fog lamp tell tale not working |1.3.1b| | 146 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 145 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 144 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 141 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 140 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 133 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 129 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 126 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 111 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 107 |
| Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 106 |
| Electronic parking brake warning indicates a malfunction (1.1.6 (e)) | 101 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.1.3 |b| |i|| | 97 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.2.2 |g|| | 96 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 96 |
| Electronic parking brake warning indicates a malfunction |3.1.7| | 89 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 88 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 88 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 84 |
| Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.1.3 |b| |i|| | 84 |
| Reversing lamp inoperative |4.6.1 |a|| | 84 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 81 |
| Nearside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 77 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b| | 76 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 76 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 75 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 74 |
| Rear fog lamp not working |4.5.1 |a| |ii|| | 73 |
| Rear fog lamp switch inoperative (4.5.3 (a)) | 73 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 72 |
| Offside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 71 |
| Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 67 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a)) | 66 |
| Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 64 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 63 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 61 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 60 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 59 |
| Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.1.3 |b| |i|| | 58 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 57 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 57 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 56 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 56 |
| Offside Front Outer Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 56 |
| Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 54 |
| Nearside Rear Reversing lamp inoperative (4.6.1 (a)) | 53 |
| Rear Reversing lamp inoperative (4.6.1 (a)) | 52 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a)) | 52 |