| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 360 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 313 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 304 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 293 |
| Offside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 258 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 223 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 181 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 174 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 172 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 172 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 163 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 161 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 158 |
| Nearside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 157 |
| Rear brake binding | 151 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 124 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 115 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 114 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 109 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 97 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2| | 96 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2| | 94 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 94 |
| Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 94 |
| Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 92 |
| Nearside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 89 |
| Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 84 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.1.3 |b| |i|| | 82 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 70 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2| | 66 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 65 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 64 |
| Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 64 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2| | 60 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 60 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 59 |
| Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b| | 59 |
| Registration plate issues | 59 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.1.3 |b| |i|| | 58 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 56 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 56 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 55 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 55 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2| | 50 |
| Offside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 49 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 48 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2| | 45 |
| Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.1.3 |b| |i|| | 42 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 42 |
| Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a| | 41 |
| Service brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 40 |
| Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a| | 38 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a) (ii)) | 38 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2| | 36 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c)) | 34 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 33 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2| | 32 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 30 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a)) | 30 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 30 |
| Offside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 29 |
| Front brake excessively fluctuating | 29 |
| Horn not working |1.6.2a| | 28 |
| Nearside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 27 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 27 |
| Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 26 |
| Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.1.3 |b| |i|| | 25 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 25 |
| Nearside Front suspension ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2| | 24 |
| Rear Mechanical brake component has restricted free movement | 23 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 23 |
| Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 22 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 21 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 21 |
| Offside Front suspension ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2| | 20 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 18 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 17 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 17 |
| Nearside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 17 |
| Front brake application uneven | 17 |
| Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits |7.3.D.3| | 17 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 16 |
| Nearside Front suspension ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2| | 16 |
| Offside Front suspension ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2| | 16 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 16 |
| Nearside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 15 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 15 |
| Offside Front Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a| | 15 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 15 |
| Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 15 |