| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Registration plate lamp issues | 883 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 510 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 328 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 315 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 304 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 300 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 282 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 273 |
| Offside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 251 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 248 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 186 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 174 |
| Nearside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 174 |
| Offside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 174 |
| Nearside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 171 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 168 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 141 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 132 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 131 |
| Registration plate issues | 119 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 117 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 102 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 97 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 96 |
| Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 93 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 88 |
| Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 84 |
| Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 79 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 67 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 67 |
| Offside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 67 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 64 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 64 |
| Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 63 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 60 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 60 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 59 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 56 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 48 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 48 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 47 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 47 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 46 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 43 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 41 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 39 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 39 |
| Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 39 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 38 |
| Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 38 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 36 |
| Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 35 |
| Nearside Front Inner Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 34 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 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|| | 32 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.2.2 |g|| | 32 |
| Nearside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 31 |
| Nearside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 31 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 30 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 30 |
| Offside Rear Hydraulic brake calliper leaking (1.1.16 (b) (i)) | 30 |
| 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| | 29 |
| Rear brake binding | 29 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 29 |
| Nearside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 27 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 27 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 27 |
| Windscreen has damage | 27 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 27 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 26 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 26 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 26 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 26 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 25 |
| Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |6.1.7 |g| |ii|| | 25 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 24 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 24 |
| Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 23 |
| Offside Rear brake caliper leaking |3.6.A.1| | 23 |
| Brake hose excessively deteriorated | 23 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 23 |
| 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| | 22 |
| Offside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |6.1.7 |g| |ii|| | 21 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 21 |
| Nearside 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 |
| Nearside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 20 |
| Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 20 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 20 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 20 |
| Nearside Headlamp cleaning device inoperative |1.7.2| | 19 |
| Offside Headlamp cleaning device inoperative |1.7.2| | 19 |
| Offside Rear Hydraulic brake calliper leaking |1.1.16 |b| |i|| | 19 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 19 |