| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 628 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 434 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 369 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 358 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 343 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 286 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 244 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 232 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 230 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 224 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 196 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 192 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 182 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 175 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 147 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 145 |
| Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 139 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 131 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 116 |
| Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 115 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 100 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 100 |
| Registration plate issues | 97 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 89 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 82 |
| Reversing lamp inoperative (4.6.1 (a)) | 81 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 77 |
| Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 76 |
| Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 75 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 71 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 71 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 64 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 62 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 61 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 61 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 60 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 56 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 53 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 53 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 52 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 52 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 51 |
| Nearside Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 51 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 50 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 50 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 50 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 50 |
| Nearside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 48 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 47 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 42 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 42 |
| Rear fog lamp tell-tale not working (4.9.1 (a) (ii)) | 40 |
| Offside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 38 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 38 |
| Offside Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 35 |
| Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 35 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 35 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.2.2 |g|| | 34 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 34 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 33 |
| Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 33 |
| Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b| | 32 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 32 |
| Electronic parking brake warning indicates a malfunction (1.1.6 (e)) | 31 |
| Nearside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 31 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 31 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.1.3 |b| |i|| | 31 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 31 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 30 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 29 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 27 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h|| | 27 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 26 |
| Rear fog lamp tell tale not working |1.3.1b| | 26 |
| Offside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 25 |
| Nearside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 25 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 24 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a)) | 24 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint worn to the extent there is a serious risk of detachment (2.1.3 (b) (ii)) | 23 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 23 |
| Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.1.3 |b| |i|| | 22 |
| Nearside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 22 |
| Brake fluid contaminated (1.8 (a)) | 21 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.1.3 |b| |i|| | 21 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 21 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 20 |
| Offside Front Outer Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 20 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 20 |
| Reversing lamp inoperative |4.6.1 |a|| | 20 |
| Nearside Rear Reversing lamp inoperative (4.6.1 (a)) | 19 |
| Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 18 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 18 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 18 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 18 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 17 |
| Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 17 |