| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 133 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 110 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 96 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 93 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 78 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 66 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 55 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 46 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 41 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 39 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 36 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 34 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 32 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 27 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 25 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 23 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 21 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 20 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 20 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 17 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 14 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 14 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 14 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 13 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 12 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 11 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint likely to become detached (5.3.4 (a) (ii)) | 10 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 10 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 10 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 8 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 8 |
| Reversing lamp inoperative (4.6.1 (a)) | 8 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 8 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 7 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 7 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c)) | 7 |
| Registration plate issues | 6 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 6 |
| Offside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 6 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension component ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 6 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a)) | 6 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 6 |
| Offside Front Suspension component ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 6 |
| Offside Headlamp insecure (4.1.1 (c)) | 6 |
| Offside Front Headlamp insecure (4.1.1 (c)) | 6 |
| Nearside Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 6 |
| Nearside Rear All direction indicators incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 5 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 5 |
| Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 5 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 5 |
| Nearside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 5 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) emits other than a steady red light (4.3.3 (a) (ii)) | 5 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 5 |
| Nearside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 4 |
| Offside Rear All direction indicators incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 4 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp insecure (4.1.1 (c)) | 4 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 4 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 4 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 4 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) emits other than a steady red light (4.3.3 (a) (ii)) | 4 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim not tested (4.1.2 (b)) | 4 |
| Nearside Headlamp insecure (4.1.1 (c)) | 4 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 4 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 4 |
| Nearside Front Suspension component ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 4 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) emits other than a steady red light (4.3.3 (a) (ii)) | 4 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint likely to become detached (5.3.4 (a) (ii)) | 4 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension component ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 4 |