| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 1219 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 1127 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 626 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 507 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 488 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 482 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 398 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a)) | 317 |
| Registration plate issues | 252 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 250 |
| Offside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 244 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 216 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 194 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 188 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 181 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 180 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 179 |
| Nearside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 160 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 145 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 132 |
| Brake hose excessively deteriorated | 130 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2| | 128 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 126 |
| Nearside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 125 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 116 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 114 |
| Offside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 109 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 108 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 103 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 101 |
| Exhaust emits an excessive level of metered smoke |7.4.B.3a| | 99 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2| | 92 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2| | 89 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 82 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 81 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturer`s specified limit |8.2.2.2 |a|| | 78 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 76 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 71 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 70 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed default limit of 1.5m-1 (8.2.2.2 (b)) | 68 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 66 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 65 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 64 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 64 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 62 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2| | 60 |
| Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 59 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 56 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 53 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 53 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 53 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 52 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 52 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 51 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 50 |
| Fuel system component leaking |7.2.3| | 49 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 49 |
| Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2| | 48 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 47 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 46 |
| Offside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 44 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 42 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 40 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 40 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 40 |
| Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 39 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |5.3.4 |b| |ii|| | 38 |
| Nearside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 38 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 38 |
| Exhaust on a vehicle fitted with a diesel particulate filter emits visible smoke of any colour (8.2.2.2 (d)) | 37 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 36 |