| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 1637 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 1317 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 1139 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 980 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 943 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 939 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 840 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 809 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 799 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 723 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 692 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 604 |
| Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 406 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 380 |
| Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 335 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 324 |
| Central Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 307 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 300 |
| Registration plate issues | 235 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 224 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 212 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 182 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 162 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 154 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 152 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 146 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 146 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 130 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 128 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 123 |
| Nearside Obligatory mirror seriously damaged, affecting the rear view (3.3 (b) (ii)) | 120 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 114 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 113 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 113 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 112 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 105 |
| Windscreen damaged and affecting the drivers view of the road (3.2 (a) (ii)) | 99 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 98 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 97 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 92 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 89 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 82 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 82 |
| Central Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 81 |
| Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 79 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint worn to the extent there is a serious risk of detachment (2.1.3 (b) (ii)) | 78 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 71 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 71 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 70 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint worn to the extent there is a serious risk of detachment (2.1.3 (b) (ii)) | 68 |
| Nearside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 64 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 64 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.2.2 |g|| | 62 |
| Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 59 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 59 |
| Central Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 58 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 57 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 56 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 53 |
| Offside Obligatory mirror seriously damaged, affecting the rear view (3.3 (b) (ii)) | 50 |
| Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 50 |
| Offside Front Outer Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 49 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 47 |
| Nearside Front Lower Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 47 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 47 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 47 |
| Central Rear Upper Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 45 |
| Brake pedal anti-slip provision worn smooth (1.1.2 (c)) | 45 |