| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 297 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 94 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 50 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 45 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 38 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 28 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 26 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 23 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 21 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 21 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 20 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 20 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 19 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 19 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 17 |
| Registration plate issues | 16 |
| Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 15 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 13 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 13 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 11 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 11 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 10 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 10 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 9 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a)) | 9 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 9 |
| Emissions not tested (8.2.1.2 (d)) | 8 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 8 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 8 |
| Offside Front Macpherson strut top bush or bearing has excessive wear or free play (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 7 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 7 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 7 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 7 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 7 |
| Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 6 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 6 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 5 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 5 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 5 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 5 |
| Nearside Front Macpherson strut top bush or bearing has excessive wear or free play (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 4 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 4 |
| Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 4 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 4 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 4 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 4 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 4 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 4 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 4 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 4 |
| Parking brake lever insecure |3.1.3b| | 4 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 4 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 4 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 4 |