| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 200 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 200 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 158 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 150 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 134 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 83 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 76 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 68 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 63 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 56 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 51 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 51 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 51 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 50 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 47 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 45 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 37 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 35 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 31 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 31 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 29 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 28 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 26 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 26 |
| Registration plate issues | 25 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 20 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 20 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 20 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 20 |
| Nearside Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 19 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 19 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 18 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 18 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 18 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 18 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 17 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 17 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 17 |
| Offside Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 16 |
| Reversing lamp inoperative (4.6.1 (a)) | 13 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension component ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 13 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint likely to become detached (5.3.4 (a) (ii)) | 12 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 12 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 12 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 12 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 11 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 11 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 10 |
| Offside Rear All direction indicators incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 10 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) emits other than a steady red light (4.3.3 (a) (ii)) | 10 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 10 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 10 |
| Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 9 |
| Nearside Rear All direction indicators incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 9 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 9 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 9 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 9 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 8 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 7 |
| Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 7 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) emits other than a steady red light (4.3.3 (a) (ii)) | 7 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 7 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 7 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 7 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 7 |